Netflix’s "Buying Beverly Hills," starring The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky, daughters Farrah Brittany and Alexia Umansky, and other agents from the Beverly Hills locale, drops on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Here's an inside look at your next real estate reality TV binge.
Broker Spotlight: Brandon Tabassi, RE/MAX Partners Relocation
This week the spotlight shines on New England broker Brandon Tabassi of RE/MAX Partners Relocation in Andover, Massachusetts.
5 autumnal marketing ideas clients fall for every time
These marketing strategies with an autumn feel help you connect with your leads and clients while deepening your relationship. The Agency's Rainy Hake Austin offers proven strategies perfect for this time of year.
The path to riches is paved with boredom. Here’s how to get there
There are no shortcuts, no easy routes to victory, team leader Carl Medford writes. The pathway to success takes hours of mastering mundane activities to earn income, but it can lead to an exciting lifestyle that’s anything but boring.
9 steps for getting buyers the best deal in a down market
To flourish as the market changes, real estate agents need to be able to provide comprehensive and meaningful service to buyers. Author and trainer Bernice Ross offers strategies to help eager homebuyers get the most for their buying power.
Prices may be dropping, but homes still have loads of equity
As prices began to fall, home equity held strong. Even the most distressed properties held positive equity in the third quarter of 2022, according to a new report from Attom.
Pointing to Ukraine war, Fed approves another drastic rate hike
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the pace of rate hikes could slow but may ultimately need to go higher than the forecast in September.
Offerpad posts net loss of $80M, ending profitability streak
The iBuyer brought in higher-than-expected revenues but racked up a much higher net loss than the previous year, according to a Q3 earnings call on Wednesday.
President of Greenwich Association of Realtors joins BHS
Bryan Tunney will serve as executive vice president and managing director of sales in Greenwich and help support and manage the office's roughly 30 agents.
New York man turns former laundromat into quirky apartment
Twenty-seven-year-old Sampson Dahl has turned a former coin-operated laundromat in Maspeth, Queens, into his residence and a venue/watering hole for his neighborhood.
Zillow sees Q3 revenue dip, but manages to significantly trim losses
The company brought in $483 million in revenue and suffered a loss of $53 million — an improvement over the Q3 2021 losses of $329 million, according to quarterly earnings results Wednesday.
Finance of America refugees land at Hallmark Home Mortgage
Hallmark is positioned to become one of the top 100 mortgage lenders with expansion into Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina and Texas.
Rent.com develops program to help clients trend on TikTok
Rent describes the solution as turnkey, fully managed and a way to convert existing marketing content on the Rent network into dynamic, digital branding messages.
LoanDepot launches joint venture with National HomeCorp
NHC Mortgage will offer home loans in Florida, Iowa and North Carolina, with plans to expand to nine other states in 2023.
Airbnb pledges to make prices more transparent following strong Q3
High average daily rates helped spike Airbnb profits during the third quarter. But the company is preparing to roll out changes to make its prices clear, add competition among hosts.
Compass agrees to waive broker fees for NYC Section 8 renters
Compass must waive broker fees for the first 25 Section 8 renters who lease a property through the brokerage, said New York's Attorney General, as part of the new terms to an April housing discrimination settlement.
Opendoor lays off 18% of workforce ahead of Q3 earnings call this week
The cuts affect approximately 550 people, Opendoor CEO Eric Wu said in a blog post Wednesday, and come amid a worsening housing market that has forced layoffs across the real estate industry.
Is ‘The Watcher’ back? Police have visited NJ home 58 times since 2019
Police have been called to the notorious Westfield home nearly 60 times since July 2019, a new report claims. But call logs suggest the supposed stalker hasn't been at the center of the complaints.
Deal falling apart? 10 solutions to keep things moving forward
In today's complex market, it takes give-and-take on both sides of the transaction to make sure you get to the closing table. Broker Cara Ameer offers 10 solutions to keep a deal moving forward, no matter what the market throws at you.
Rocket’s new loyalty program furthers lender’s fintech strategy
After initial focus on mortgages, Rocket Rewards will be expanded to provide discounts on other "ecosystem" offerings including personal loans and solar panels.