California agent charged with price gouging during NorCal fires
On April 16, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed three three misdemeanor charges against real estate agent Melissa “Missy” Echever
Wells Fargo hit with $1B fine in mortgage account scandal
Federal regulators on Friday hit banking giant Wells Fargo with a $1 billion fine for violations involving home mortgages and auto insurance.
Parker Principle 12: Standing up to climate change
During our session, we spoke at length about disaster preparedness, stranded assets, rising home insurance rates, and the promise of new home technolo
HUD resumes its investigation into Facebook over discriminatory housing ads
Facebook is under investigation for housing discrimination, again. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reopened an investigation int
The bold plan to rebuild the tech behind property listings across the U.S.
Eight of the nation's largest multiple listing services have committed to taking decisive steps toward streamlining the delivery of listing data for r
ListFlash wants to give pre-market listings the eyeballs they deserve
In an effort to increase pre-market listing exposure for its customers, ZipLogix has introduced a new product called listFlash, which gives agents a
10 steps for making the most of your open house
Before the internet completely redefined the real estate market, open houses were one of the most effective ways to showcase a home. By using the foll
5 new tax changes your investor clients will want to know
The new tax law or 2017 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" includes five changes that every real estate agent and broker should know for their serious real estat
Truth: Daily naps can change your life as an agent
“Cause Uptown Funk gon’ give it to you!” Ugh, it’s 4:50 a.m. — wake-up time. You’re probably thinking, “What if she falls back asleep?
The Real Word: Zillow’s homebuying plan and NAR’s logo kerfuffle
Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they’ll tackle Zillow becoming
Will iBuyers like Opendoor face a sudden backswing?
The newest technology-based companies trying to reinvent the housing-brokerage business are the iBuyers. All are trying to simplify the process of sel
Imagining urban utopia — America’s ‘perfect city’
YouTube channels Life Noggin and Real Engineering contemplate "the perfect city."
6 ways agents can thrive in an AI-driven world
AI is an umbrella term for things like machine learning, facial recognition, speech recognition, computer vision, and natural language processing. But
Home prices surge nearly 9%, biggest growth spurt in 4 years: Redfin
Home prices soared last month, climbing 8.9 percent over March of last year with 23.9 percent of homes selling above list price. The jump was the bigg
Hawaii real estate community rallies around victims of disastrous flooding
After heavy rainfall from a storm of close to 28 inches on the island of Kauai, the North Shore community there was bowing under pressure to cope with
How BHHS Fox & Roach is automating its ‘Coming Soon’ listings
Coming Soon is a feature on Zillow many agents find useful — although they have to pay Zillow thousands of dollars to take advantage. Berkshire Hath
