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Brokers: It’s Not All About the Money for Agents or Managers

Going ‘Indie’: How One Brokerage Went Against the Current and Found Success Though there were 120 independent brokerages in the 2019 REAL Trends 500, it seems the buzz is always surrounding the franchise networks.

Dotloop Founding Partners Launch Short-term Vacation Rental Brand D. Alexander , a vertically integrated real estate fund that owns and manages a portfolio of single-family vacation homes, has launched a hospitality brand for short-term vacation rental homes. According to a press release, the outfit will be operated like a boutique hotel to deliver consistent standards, modern […]

What Real Estate Professionals Should Know (and Tell Their Clients) About Homeowners Insurance Many homeowners arbitrarily pick their home insurance policy without knowing exactly what is covered, and by some estimates,  60% of U.S. homes are underinsured today. Making this mistake can be financially devastating when disaster strikes. Real estate professionals can help their clients […]

Houston Ranks Top Destination for Movers Houston holds steady as the No. 1 U.S. Destination City according to the latest U-Haul migration trends report, staking its claim to the top spot for the 10th consecutive year.

Property values in Paris, Dublin may surge, while values in London struggle to keep up. Although Theresa May battled valiantly, albeit unsuccessfully to save her Brexit deal, it appears that the U.K. is headed toward an exit from the European Union regardless of who is in charge on Downing Street. Whatever happens—soft Brexit deal, hard Brexit […]

10 Steps to Speed Conversion and Homebuyer Satisfaction When it comes to a shifting market, we need to shift the way that we work with buyers in our attempt to move them forward faster. As I like to say, “Leads are not like fine wine, they don’t age well.” And yet, buyers may want to hang […]

Indiana’s RE/MAX 1st Merges with County-Wide Properties 25 Agents Join LaPorte, Indiana Office; franchise will rebrand as RE/MAX County Wide 1st. RE/MAX 1st broker/owner Dan Kelley is welcoming 25 agents to his LaPorte, Indiana office as part of a merger with County-Wide Properties, an independent real estate company owned by Betty Daniel-Lanie and managed by […]

Beware the Pitfalls of Listing a Vacant Home A new study gives weight to the value of staging a home to be listed on the market. Redfin found that nationwide, vacant homes sell for $11,306 less and are on the market for six more days than comparable occupied homes.

Redfin and Zillow Agree to Terms for Syndicating Listings in Four Markets Real estate makes strange bedfellows. First there was a referral agreement between Redfin and rival RE/MAX, which was dissolved a week after it was struck. Now, Redfin has announced a partnership of sorts with another rival–Zillow.