RE/MAX Ranked Top Franchise By Entrepreneur Magazine RE/MAX, LLC, one of the world’s leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, once again ranks as the leading real estate franchise in the 2019 Franchise 500®. RE/MAX has been the top real estate franchise in the annual survey, produced by Entrepreneur magazine, for seven consecutive years.
Now that the new year is here, it’s time to start working toward the goals you’ve set and to refresh your referral network to keep the funnel going. Word-of-mouth referrals are the most effective type, which is why it’s incredibly important to continually evaluate your existing referral network and devise new ways to expand.
Study Finds the Self-Employed Feel Lingering Affects of Housing Crisis Urban Institute researchers suggest that credit availability is at play. A new study from the Urban Institute indicates that the self-employed have not recovered from the housing crisis to the same extent that salaried employees have. Study authors Karan Kaul, Laurie Goodman, and Jun Zhu […]
Zillow to Award $1 Million in a Contest to Improve Zestimates After almost two years and submissions by nearly 4,000 teams, the results are in. On Jan. 30, Zillow will reveal the winner of the $1 million competition to improve the accuracy of the Zestimate. Zillow will also award $100,000 to the second-place team and […]
Lone Wolf Technologies Names New CEO, Executive Chair Real estate software leader Lone Wolf Technologies announced that it has named Jack Blaha as its new Chief Executive Officer and Patrick Arkeveld as Executive Chairman. These leadership changes come as Lone Wolf seizes momentum of recent successes and seeks to propel the company to the next level of growth.
Merger of Coldwell Banker Brokerages Forms One of Nation’s Largest Franchises Coldwell Banker Paradise joins Schmidt Family of Companies. Vero Beach, Fla.-based Coldwell Banker Paradise announced that it has merged with the Schmidt Family of Companies to create one of the world’s largest independently-owned Coldwell Banker franchises and one of the nation’s largest real estate firms […]
Realty Goes ‘Over the Edge’ to Raise Money for Brain Cancer Research For the third year in a row, the Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty Team of “Edgers” rappelled down one of the tallest buildings in San Diego to support funding to find a cure for brain cancer. As the largest team participating in 2018 Over […]
The Changing Demographics of First-time Homebuyers Single women are one of the fastest-growing demographics in the housing market, according to realtor.com research. The future of real estate will be significantly influenced by women, millennials and Hispanics, according to realtor.com®‘s analysis of first names on 2018 home sales deeds.
Holly Pasut, author of “A Strange Path to Freedom”, talks with REAL Trends editor-in-chief, Tracey Velt about her time as a North Carolina real estate agent and her lessons learned from her time spent in prison for mortgage fraud.
Realogy Appoints Equifax CTO Bryson Koehler to Board of Directors Bryson Koehler
