Buyer (agent) beware before opting for a workaround: The Download
What do you make of commission-sharing workarounds, and how are you planning to change up your communication strategy?...
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Interest rate waiting game: Should buyers purchase now or wait it out?
Is it better to buy now or wait it out in today's housing market? RE/MAX President Amy Lessinger lays out the factors that can help you help buyer clients decide....
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REColorado owners oust board amid plans to sell MLS
Owners of the 16th largest MLS in the country plan to sell to a newly formed private company called MAZL that is run by a person identified only as J. Burks....
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Prospects for lower mortgage rates grow as inflation continues to ease
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge fell to 2.56 percent in May, getting closer to the Fed's 2 percent target for the 2nd month in a row. Core inflation reading is lowest since March 2021....
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Jones Fridman International brings on Straser Silicon Valley team
The merger brings on Katy Thielke Straser's seven-person team and allows Jones Fridman International to expand its market area into Northern California. The team now represents about $25 billion in career sales....
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Ryan Serhant’s flashy ‘Owning Manhattan’ raises bar for reality TV
The Netflix series focuses on Serhant's agents and lifts the stakes on real estate-focused reality TV thanks to high production values and sophisticated plotting, reporter Lillian Dickerson writes....
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Keller Williams picks up 31-agent Texas indie
TJ Lewis Real Estate is based in Austin, Keller Williams' home turf, and has done $27.9 million in volume this year so far....
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Marilyn Monroe’s former home achieves cultural monument status
The home's current owners, heiress Brinah Milstein and reality TV producer Roy Bank, had hoped to demolish the home and said that instead of selling, they will continue their legal fight against the city of LA....
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RealPage lays off 4% of workforce amid ongoing lawsuits and probe
The layoffs include employees at various levels of the company and come as RealPage faces scrutiny from federal regulators, who claim its software allows landlords to collude on rent....
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Commission workarounds, courts cases, content ideas: Inman’s Top 5
Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers.
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