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Connect the ICSF Sessions: Free education and networking at Open Connect

How can agents, tech companies and brokerages all move Faster, Better, Together? Learn how this July at Inman Connect San Francisco. Buy your ticket here, and remember that Select members get a $100 discount. Thinking of bringing your team? There are special onsite perks and discounts when you buy those tickets together too. Just contact us […]

NYS legislative session ends without title insurance regulation reform

A New York State Senate bill to reform regulations that oversee the title insurance industry passed with broad bipartisan support last week, but a sister bill did not make it out of committee in the New York State Assembly on Thursday, the end of this year’s legislative session. The bill, sponsored by State Senator Marty […]

Most Americans still not catching on to sharing services like Airbnb

Even as home-sharing services such as Airbnb grow in popularity, most Americans are still not turning to them for their travel plans. On Monday, insurance company Allianz Global Assistance released a study showing that 53 percent of Americans were either “not very likely” or “not at all likely” to use a sharing economy service — […]

A peek into the magical realm of Disney’s real estate ventures

For decades, the Disney name has been synonymous with breathtaking animation, captivating storytelling and all the magic that childhood dreams are made of, and now that Disney has forayed into real estate, the magic of those dreams has become a reality. Disneyland | Photo credit: Travis Gergen | Unsplash While founder Walt Disney may not […]

Government investigation into Zillow co-advertising program ends with no penalties

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ended its investigation into whether the Zillow Group violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and Section 1036 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act with its co-marketing program for agents and lenders, according to a form Zillow filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The co-marketing […]

New home sales climb 6.7% after last month’s drop

New home sales climbed 6.7 percent month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted total of 689,000 in May, according to the latest data released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Year-over-year sales rose 14.1 percent. The median sales price for a new home in May 2018 […]

15 badass secrets to running a successful brokerage

What does it take to run a successful real estate brokerage in today’s highly competitive marketplace? It comes down to 15 key factors. Source: click here

10 reasons for a brokerage to acquire another company

EXIT Realty’s white paper shows that it’s prime time for mergers — and consolidating is still a way for traditional brokerages to stay competitive. Source: click here

Higher lumber costs have boosted new home prices by $9,000

While rising mortgage rates and historically low inventory levels are often to blame for rising single-family home prices, there’s another culprit: lumber.  Source: click here

How to boost your value proposition internationally

Agents who are immersed in the luxury space work hard to build a database of international agents. Unfortunately, very few of us share enough information about our market with this database — and without that information about our locale, the listings we share are essentially useless. Source: click here

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