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  The Desolate Wilderness

  Wendi Harrelson, Keller Williams regional director for the South Texas region, talks with editor-in-chief, Tracey Velt about lessons learned, personal passions and their top strategies for recruiting and retaining productive agents.

Single-Family Starts Post Slight Decline as Builders Grapple With Affordability Issues Rising housing affordability concerns continue to weigh on single-family production even as total housing starts edged higher in October. According to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department, total housing starts rose 1.5 percent in […]

Breaking Down a 5-Star Homebuying Experience With trustworthiness in real estate agents remaining low (per Gallup, only 18% of Americans think real estate agents have high ethical standards), Open Listings wanted to identify ways to increase buyer trust & satisfaction by studying the traits modern homebuyer value in great real estate agents.

UpNest Earns Place on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 List UpNest, a fast-growing real estate agent marketplace, announced it was ranked number 85 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, and number 21 in the Bay Area. Technology Fast 500™ is a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North […]

Homebot Claims Grand Prize at 2018 Realogy FWD Innovation Summit Homebot is among technologies selected to showcase the future of real estate agent technology. Founders of the website Homebot created their platform in 2015 to provide homeowners information about their largest nest egg – their house. This week, the Denver startup emerged as winner of Realogy […]

Kristen Ankerbrandt to Join Compass as Chief Financial Officer Following $400m Series F, Real Estate Technology Firm Appoints Carlyle Group Technology Leader to Oversee Acquisition Strategy and Accelerate Growth. NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Compass, a real estate technology company, today announced that Kristen Ankerbrandt will join as Chief Financial Officer. Ankerbrandt will accelerate […]

  REAL Trending Episode 24

Luxury Industry Isn’t What It Used To Be Real estate agents can learn much from the Luxury Institute’s survey of affluent consumers. While not specific to real estate, it provides a glimpse of what luxury buyers want in the coming year.  

The ‘Amazon Effect’ on Real Estate in New HQ Cities