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Top 25 things real estate agents REALLY want for Christmas 2025

Dec 24, 2025

From lumps of coal to listing wars, Carl Medford lists the things everyone in the real estate world is looking for on Christmas morning.

Elevate your marketing, and make it a strategic component to growth

Dec 24, 2025

Real estate marketing isn’t just tactical, marketing expert Cara Tachibana writes. Learn how a strategic brand approach drives growth and agent adoption as she walks through her brokerage's marketing makeover.

How 2 friends created 1 of the top women-led teams in New York City

Dec 24, 2025

Through long-term planning, persistence and good relationships, Alli Chiaramonte and Tania Friedland of the ATelier Team have created a high-powered small team climbing its way to the top of NYC's luxury market.

The $92M real estate lesson Jake Paul taught us from the boxing ring

Dec 23, 2025

In real estate, attention is currency, Josh Ries writes. If you want to close more deals in 2026, you have to start by getting in front of more people.

Meet Areia, real estate’s ‘synthetic human,’ always-there agent avatar

Dec 23, 2025

An acronym for Autonomous Real Estate Intelligence Assistant, Areia assumes the look of a blond woman as it helps buyers peruse the market and sellers understand pricing strategy.

The last deal of 2025: What it takes to close during the holidays

Dec 23, 2025

If you’re racing the calendar to get to the closing table before year-end, take a tip from these agents who are still working right up through New Year’s Eve.

When your social account gets hacked, your clients are next

Dec 23, 2025

Real estate agents are high-trust targets. A compromised Instagram or Facebook account can turn into a fast-moving scam aimed at your sphere, your clients and your reputation.

The biggest recruiting mistake most real estate leaders make

Dec 23, 2025

One-size-fits-all recruiting pitches are costing brokerages top talent, writes recruiting expert Brett Jennings. Here’s how an assessment-driven, customized approach changes everything.

Real estate’s ghosts: A compliance carol for past, present and future

Dec 23, 2025

On the eve of reflection, choice and accountability, compliance expert Summer Goralik shares a compliance carol with the real estate industry.

Choose a side! How selective outrage can increase your leads

Dec 22, 2025

Whether we like it or not, people don’t just want a service anymore, Josh Ries writes. They want alignment. They want to know what you stand for and against.

Home sales could inch up even if growth stays sluggish next year

Dec 22, 2025

Home sales should break through the five million mark next year as more inventory gradually comes on the market and home prices decline, economists at the Mortgage Bankers Association predict.

Yet another report says the real estate market is sputtering

Dec 22, 2025

Redfin reported that both buyers and sellers are in retreat, active and new listings fell in November, and, ultimately, 2025 will be comparable to the slowest year for real estate in decades.