7 time-sucking activities real estate agents can’t quit

Tackle these common time sucks head-on and implement effective strategies to streamline your day-to-day tasks.

Fed mistakes, membership dues, contract issues: Inman’s Top 5

Wondering what you missed this week? Find out with Inman's Top 5 most-read stories of the week.

‘Not run of the mill’: How 1 agent sold an island to Darien township

A year after the town of Darien, Connecticut, entered into contract to buy Great Island, it finally closed for $18 million under the asking price. Here's how Douglas Elliman's Jennifer Leahy got it done.

Built by 3 MLSs, search portal Nestfully should have considered a 4th: Tech Review

Nestfully is a home search portal built by CRMLS, REcolorado and BrightMLS to help agents market homes and consumers find them.

Take care of your money and it’ll take care of you: The Download

Each week on The Download, Inman’s Christy Murdock takes a deeper look at the top-read stories of the week to give you what you’ll need to meet Monday head-on. This week: NAR's membership fee hike and balancing your budget.

A recession is looming. How will it affect real estate?

The bad news is that a recession is on the horizon. The good news? People will move anyway, driven by a host of other factors.

‘Mommunes’: Mothers Are Living Single Together

Women are joining forces under one roof, using the age-old power of sisterhood to split the household bills and raise their children.

NAR votes to require fair housing training for all 1.5M Realtors

Members will be required to complete two hours of fair housing training every three years beginning in 2025 following a vote Thursday by the National Association of Realtors' board of directors.

Rosie O’Donnell Lists Her Manhattan Penthouse (as Malibu Beckons?)

The duplex apartment on East 49th Street is on the market for $8.3 million, slightly above what the comedian and actor paid for it six years ago.

Colin King’s Step-by-Step Guide to Arranging a Coffee Table

It takes some effort to create anything that looks effortless — including a well-styled tablescape. But you can do it yourself: Here’s how.

Help first-time buyers (and their pets) find a fur-ever home

Increases in pet ownership mean that many of your buyers are focusing on providing the right type of home environment for their fur-babies.

You probably suck at helping 26% of your clients. Here’s how to fix it

If someone with a disability wanted to attend your next open house, would they be able to tour the property? If your client has hearing or low vision issues, how will you pivot quickly to change your communication in the transaction?

How to Style a Coffee Table

It takes some effort to create a well-styled tablescape. But you can do it yourself.

The agent’s guide to testimonials and reviews

Word of mouth (the digital kind) comes from online feedback in the form of reviews and testimonials. Find out how to gather and use good words from your past clients to attract your next ones.

10 things that are killing deals in 2023 (and how to avoid them)

This market will be another badge of honor we can add to our resume, and will position us to be the best possible advisors to clients and prospects.

Engel & Völkers enters nation’s capital with 14th Street shop

The new office, led by License Partners Rick Foster, Tom Spier, Phil Di Ruggiero and Travis Gray, will service neighborhoods in D.C. as well as Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland; and Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax Counties in Virginia.

Mr. Cooper closing in on $1T portfolio with Home Point deal

After selling off originations businesses and laying off thousands, Home Point will sell $84 billion in mortgage servicing rights for $324 million in cash.

Realtor.com parent Move saw traffic and revenue fall in Q1

Between January and March, Realtor.com had an average of 72 million unique monthly users — down 24 percent compared to one year earlier, according to the company's first-quarter earnings report.

US debt default may mean tanking sales, huge mortgage costs

A debt default by the U.S. government is unlikely, but if it were to transpire, the cost of a mortgage could increase by 22 percent, pushing rates to a peak above 8 percent in September, according to Zillow.

iGuide software update draws in architects with DWG format

Property data capture company Planitar, which sells iGuide, a digital twin and dynamic digital floor plan production software, has worked its way deeper into the architectural mainstream, according to the company.

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