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Why more brokerages should fight for their buyer agent commissions

Dec 16, 2025

The Echo Fine Properties arbitration offers proof that real estate pros can turn the tide and ensure that they're compensated for their time, Spencer Krull writes.

How this agent’s marathon mindset made him one of luxury real estate’s top earners

Dec 16, 2025

Santiago Arana realizes that real estate is all about playing the long game. And even if it seems like no clients are transacting, it is important to stay visible and top-of-mind.

Morning meetings show managers are here to help, not hinder

Dec 16, 2025

"Accountability is love," team leader Mahala Landin says. Find out how Carolina Collective Realty keeps it at the core of every meeting, training and celebration with coach Verl Workman.

70% of digital transformations fail. The other 30% will redefine us

Dec 16, 2025

Mergers and acquisitions are big business in real estate, and technology plays a critical role, writes contributor Lauren Henss. The real game changer? Whether the organization can handle the merger swiftly.

Binsr Inspect proves AI can improve transactions: Tech Review

Dec 16, 2025

The application uses sharp user interface design and AI to shrink data input and offer inspectors a number of ways to complete reports in less time, tech expert Craig Rowe writes.

Here’s the real secret to increasing your lead conversion rates

Dec 15, 2025

If you want better lead conversion rates in your real estate business, stop chasing volume, and start delivering real relevance, Josh Ries writes.

Analyst: Portals like Zillow face ‘long-term risk’ from Google real estate experiment

Dec 15, 2025

Google is displaying real estate listings as search results in some markets — prompting questions about IDX violations and analyst speculation about risks to the portals.

Brian Walshe found guilty of first-degree murder

Dec 15, 2025

The Massachusetts art fraudster has been found guilty of killing, dismembering and disposing of his wife, real estate executive Ana Walshe.

Zillow stalemate with Chicago’s MLS looks like it’s coming to a head

Dec 15, 2025

In a weekend email to its members, Chicago’s MRED MLS warned that Zillow had been contacting subscribers to say there may be "disruptions" starting in the new year.

Opendoor appoints new president and CFO

Dec 15, 2025

Lucas Matheson of Coinbase Canada has been named president and Christy Schwartz, who had been interim CFO, has officially been given the title on a permanent basis.

From cable repo to nail tech to $50M producer in under 3 years

Dec 15, 2025

In three years, Scott Poe has built a 50-agent brokerage, partnered with Zillow and Realtor.com, launched a mortgage company and architected a system designed to scale to $1 billion in sales.

Many agents contemplate leaving NAR if their MLS lifts policy: Intel

Dec 15, 2025

While most would stay, the share of real estate agents who say they would toss their Realtor membership if allowed is not small. Here's how some brokerages are planning to respond, and what arguments agents might find convincing, according to Intel's latest industry survey.