Resources

Caution! 3 ways your buyer’s love letter could violate Fair Housing

Apr 14, 2025

Jonathan Pressman offers real-world examples of the way buyer love letters can violate fair housing, along with fixes to help your clients write right.

Maverix Advisory Group names Baur founding board member

Apr 14, 2025

York Baur, formerly CEO of MoxiWorks, has joined the advisory board of real estate technology consulting group Maverix Advisory Group.

Tariffs, stalled construction threaten to end rent stability

Apr 14, 2025

As of March, the median asking rent dipped slightly year over year to $1,610. That's just a 0.6 percent decline from the previous year and a slight 0.4 percent increase from February. While those very subtle changes have offered some relief to renters, Redfin economists say that the landscape is shifting, and fast.

CoStar’s Florance: New Zillow rule ‘hijacks your leads for profit’

Apr 14, 2025

CoStar founder and CEO Andy Florance takes Zillow to task for its new listings policy, calling it anti-consumer and anti-agent.

Agents attracted to techie brokerages, capped fees: Report

Apr 14, 2025

A new report suggests agent recruiting remains intense in real estate and that churn from company to company comes with significant costs to brokerages.

The No. 1 concern from brokers right now? Recruiting and retention

Apr 14, 2025

Recruiting and retention outweigh interest rates, regulation and other obstacles as top business challenges brokers face now, according to the latest results from the Inman Intel Index survey.

Checkmate or alienate? Reactions mixed as firms align with Zillow

Apr 14, 2025

NextHome threw its support behind Zillow's private-listing policy Friday, the second brokerage to officially back the plan, as rival portals and critics of NAR's Clear Cooperation Policy sounded off.

7 ways to grow relationships with your past clients this spring

Apr 14, 2025

Spring is all about growth and nurturing, so it's the perfect time to reach out to past clients and turn them into repeat clients and referral partners, Darryl Davis writes.

How Zillow views, saves and shares impact home price and sale speed

Apr 14, 2025

New Zillow insights reveal key benchmarks to track — and why listing transparency helps agents drive better results.

You’re not behind: Mindset and strategies needed for success

Apr 13, 2025

If you feel like your progress has stalled, Jimmy Burgess writes, implement these strategies and build the real estate business you've been dreaming of.

The AI shortcut: 9 ways ChatGPT can simplify your listing process

Apr 12, 2025

Real's Drew Thompson offers tips that save you time and money when you put the power and potential of artificial intelligence to work for your listings.

Zillow pushes back against private listings: The Download

Apr 12, 2025

Zillow's answer to the rising tide of private listing networks has been met with both praise and pushback from industry leaders.