In the World of AI, Are Designations Dead?
“Do I still need to invest in an expensive designation course when AI can generate a three-day crash course on everything from negotiating to social media marketing?” Join Craig Rowe and Toby Schifsky as they delve into the rapidly evolving landscape of professional development...
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Meet Lucy, an AI assistant that’s ‘all about empowering’ agents
Rechat wants agents to lean on AI like Lucy to improve their value proposition to consumers and make better use of the powerful tools software companies are building for them...
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Inventory’s up, but buyers aren’t biting as June sales slide again
Existing-home sales declined by 2.7 percent from May 2025 but held steady compared to one year ago. Mortgage rates and high home prices continue to dissuade potential buyers....
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What’s happening with home prices in your market? Pulse
Sellers want their price, and buyers believe they deserve a break. So what's happening with home prices in your market, and how are you setting expectations with clients?...
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How to make recruiting ‘a hell of a lot easier,’ according to one exec
ERA Brand President Alex Vidal knows that agents are getting hit up by competing brokers. But he has a four-step guide for successfully grabbing more agents...
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It’s not all about the money: The savvy agent’s guide to working with athletes and celebrities
In Part 3 of her five-part series, Cara Ameer provides insight on the financial realities of working with high-profile clients and trusted members of their entourage....
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Instant gratification is destroying your business. Here’s how to avoid the distraction trap
Learn to lock in the necessary behaviors required to build your business, team leader Carl Medford writes, repeat them constantly, avoid pleasurable distractions and reap the rewards....
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The leadership playbook: Stay ahead in a fast-moving market
In hypercompetitive, low inventory markets, brokerage President Jack Gross writes, success boils down to a few key principles: innovation, adaptability, a return to fundamentals and a commitment to agent education....
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Homes.com just signed up thousands of agents, sold scores of ‘boosted’ listings
CoStar reported net profit of $6.2 million in the second quarter, down from $19 million in Q2 2024, as it sought to gain market share....
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Luxury brokerage Douglas Elliman is now in the mortgage business
Mortgage broker Elliman Capital, a "strategic alliance" with Associated Mortgage Bankers Inc., will offer traditional and specialty loan products "from multiple national and regional lenders."...
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