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Oregon recently passed a bill banning love letters, letters from home buyers to sellers discussing why they should be picked to buy the home. Does this mean the end of love letters?

The National Association of Realtors new report outlines potential solutions to America’s housing shortage.

Game Changers Susan Jenkins, Ph. D., principal broker and CEO and Barry Jenkins, broker-owner and chief legal compliance officer for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Native American Group in Virginia found success in REOs and relocations. But, the growth of the firm skyrocketed when they joined Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate. Now, they’re updating their strategy to recruit new-to-the-business agents.

Potential tax reform and rising inflation may slow down the booming market. Assessing the proposed tax legislation and current market conditions, our crystal ball will help you plan for what’s next.

An upgrade to the Zestimate algorithm uses neural networks, a type of machine learning, to produce more accurate price estimates.

Congratulations to the 2021 RealTrends Game Changers. These brokerage leaders grew their brokerages dramatically over the past five years. Brokerages are chosen based on transaction side percentage growth between 2016-2020.

In this edition of RealTrending, Steve Murray, senior advisor to RealTrends, shares his thoughts on how to compete in today’s competitive arena. He’ll share a book recommendation and reveal some insights into why agent productivity is flat even though growth in the agent rankings is at all-time highs.

Homes are selling within days in many U.S. metros, and the day a home is listed can have an impact on time on market and sale price. Spoiler alert: Thursdays are the best day to list a home.

Ben Caballero once again topped RealTrends’ list of the top 1,000 real estate agents in America in 2020. Here’s a breakdown of which agents thrived in 2020.

Lower taxes, rational pandemic policy and a higher quality of life are bringing a huge influx of wealthy buyers into Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami area, moving more Florida agents into the top 20 of RealTrends The Thousand.