5 questions to ask 55+ buyers that most real estate agents skip
The 55+ buyer is making a different kind of purchase, prioritizing planning for a future they aren't yet experiencing. Seniors Real Estate Specialist Karen Light shares ways to guide the conversation.
Is the Bay Area Boom real or just smoke and mirrors?
The Bay Area has always been resilient. Now, it’s accelerating again, Brett Jennings writes. The question for real estate pros is how to show up.
Home sale cancellations dip as buyer, seller negotiations improve
Redfin reported contract cancellations declined 0.1 percent in April to 47,000 — the lowest level since September 2024.
NAR is presiding over a real estate free-for-all where there are no rules
The performance of the National Association of Realtors in past decades is what stewardship failure looks like at industry scale, Amit Kulkarni writes.
HUD targets construction costs as inventory gap persists
HUD has published recommendations urging state and local governments to reduce regulatory barriers to housing construction. But independent analyses from Zillow and Realtor.com identify mortgage rate lock-in, stretched consumer budgets and tariff-driven volatility as supply constraints that the report does not address.
Newrez to borrowers: Let ChatGPT answer your mortgage questions
Newrez launches Rezi Mortgage Assistant, a custom ChatGPT tool trained on its own underwriting guidelines, letting borrowers research mortgage options without forms, phone calls or sales pressure.
Chicago agents caught in middle as MRED-Zillow dispute hits listings
For agents and brokers, the disruption moved a broader fight over pre-marketed listings into more practical territory about advising clients.
The retention strategy most brokers overlook — and it doesn’t cost what you think
Kathy Viard and Peter Morris, co-owners of Signature Premier Properties on Long Island, New York, talk with Darryl Davis about culture and retention.
9 AI red flags that are destroying your professional credibility
When content feels generic, it signals a lack of effort, and that is a direct hit on your credibility as a communicator, Holly Brink writes.