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Home Sales Hit With Seasonal Cooldown as Inventory Increases

Fall is the season where green turns to orange—including the number of home sales, with an expected seasonal leveling off that held true once more in 2024.  RE/MAX published its latest monthly housing survey, looking across 52 U.S. metro areas to track fickle market trends such as inventory supply. While the number of homes for…

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Leading Through Change: Upholding Core Values During a Time Brokers and Agents Need It Most

Strong leadership is critical where uncertainty and disruption have become the norm. The recent NAR lawsuit and broader industry challenges have placed new pressures on brokers and agents, making clear direction, transparency and trust the foundations of effective leadership. Leading through change requires a commitment to upholding values and a deep sense of empathy. Real…

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Play the Cards You Get…and ‘Play to Win’

From left, Dave Liniger and John Featherston. Photo by AJ Canaria. During times of disruption and uncertainty, the best thing you can do is talk to someone who’s been there. Someone who’s lived through daunting challenges before, and not just survived, but come out the other side stronger. In the residential real estate ecosystem, no…

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The Top 10 Rental Markets in September

While the housing market has been seeing many positive shifts as of late—pointing to a potentially larger boom in activity to come—renting remains a strongly popular option in the housing market. Rental markets across the country, however, are starting to see many shifts in line with purchase markets.  A new report from RentCafe takes a…

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Op-Ed: Clear Cooperation—A Rule Worth Defending

Clear Cooperation is an essential rule from the National Association of REALTORSⓇ that is under fire by some brokerage leaders who are trying to dismantle it. At its core, this rule ensures that when a REALTORⓇ lists a property and markets it in any way, it must be shared with all other brokers on the…

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Social Skills: Adding a Spooky Twist to Your Property Showings

Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. Halloween presents a fantastic opportunity to inject fun and creativity in your real estate marketing efforts. Whether through spooky virtual tours, in-person Halloween-themed open houses or trick-or-treat events…

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Thoughts on Leadership: Harnessing the Power of Planning and Dedication

In “Welcoming the Real Estate New Year,” we emphasized the significance of strategic planning as we embrace October as the start of our real estate New Year. Coupled with the insights from “The True Meaning of Hard Work in Today’s World,” we uncover how effective planning and relentless dedication can propel us toward our 2025…

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Luxury Zip Codes Continue to Thrive in 2024

Despite slowing growth in home prices throughout the year, luxury markets continue to thrive. In fact, almost 70% of luxury markets saw price increases from 2023, according to a new report from Property Shark. Property Shark’s new report looked at residential transactions and the home sale prices from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 2024 to…

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Benchmark Realty Announces Value Awards at Annual Expo

Benchmark Realty, a member of the United Real Estate family of companies, announced the company held its annual Benchmark EXPO on October 4, 2024, drawing more than 425 attendees from the Greater Nashville, Southern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee real estate communities. The company said this year’s EXPO marked a significant milestone with the introduction of…

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COURT REPORT: NAR Fulfills Supreme Court Promise; Buyer Cases Partially Paused

Deadlines in some of the biggest cases affecting real estate are fast approaching, with final settlement hearings for half a dozen big brokerages scheduled for Halloween, and the last date for the Department of Justice to intervene in the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) deal only a few days before that. In the meantime, there…

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