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From market movements to marketing strategies, everyone’s scared of something. Check out our list of what real estate agents around the country are afraid of this spooky season, and hop in the comments to tell us what strategies you’ve found to counter these common fears.

Outside of your sphere, how are you getting and converting new leads? Here are a number of ways that agents and brokers are finding those all-important new connections.

The MLS functions because of bilateral cooperation and compensation. You have to “pay to play,” and you pay by providing your listings. You can’t just take from the MLS without giving back.

Movoto Real Estate, the operator of one of the most popular real estate sites and a fast-growing brokerage, has raised $8 million to build on what its CEO cast as a dramatic turnaround over the last two years.

Built by a local minister in the 1990s, the 97-foot-tall treehouse was reduced to rubble in just 15 minutes.

There are nearly 650,000 millennial millionaires in the United States, and there are many more to come. During Luxury Connect, Coldwell Banker agents discussed what you need to know about this new crop of luxury buyers.

During Luxury Connect, top agents shared tips for giving sellers realistic expectations about what kind of experience they’ll have while their home is on the market.

Two legends of luxury — Branden and Rayni Williams, the husband-and-wife co-founders of Williams & Williams Estates Group — shared their story during Luxury Connect, and offered a blueprint for growth.

According to the Consumer Federation of America, only 32 percent of Americans know an agent's typical commission, in part because agents are reluctant to share information.

Fast-growing vacation rental startup Vacasa announced this morning that it has raised $319 million in its latest funding round, helping drive its total valuation to more than $1 billion.

Ribbon, a startup that makes cash offers on behalf of homebuyers, announced today that it has raised $30 million in cash as well as secured $300 million in debt.

Calltharp, Zillow's director of industry outreach, is set to leave the real estate tech behemoth to work with agents, he confirmed with Inman on Monday.

Home prices climbed 3.2 percent year-over-year in August, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index.

Contract signings are up 1.5 percent in September and 3.9 percent year-over-year, according to data released by the National Association of Realtors on Tuesday.

If you’ve ever sensed annoyance, anger or frustration in your real estate client, you might be guilty of one of the following seven traits.