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With consumers fueled by digital information, social media has perfectly positioned us to create relationships — beyond just a name in your database. And savvy agents can do it at an extremely high level in a relatively short time using only the tools at their fingertips.

If seller commission expectations and a worsening “listing-inventory-to-agent-count” ratio have you thinking about moving to a 100-percent brokerage with the idea that change would lead to higher net income, here are some things that you ought to be considering.  

The real estate industry threw some curve balls. Take Inman's news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week.

A pair of lawsuits could upend how compensation works, but NAR believes the cases "are wrong on the facts, wrong on the economics and wrong on the law."

Competition for hiring top agents is intense, especially when said agents are getting propositioned with signing bonuses among other perks. Hear tried-and-true secrets for recruiting the top producers to your indie in this Inman Connect Las Vegas discussion.

The fixer, master, money man, tortoise and inventor.

Find out how the latest technologies and software are automating and enhancing the lives of both agents and consumers from the mouths of tech creators onstage at Inman Connect Las Vegas.

With no iBuyer strategy, yet many options, realtor.com is falling further behind in delivering value to both consumers and agents. Here’s why.

The National Association of Realtors cheered the new policy, which is aimed at increasing the number of condos eligible for FHA mortgages.

The National Association of Home Builders' Housing Market Index rose to 66, up one point from July.

To make sure your team gets the most out of social media, make sure they know the answers to these questions. 

New York and Florida are the states with the highest number of vacant homes, according to a new Attom Data Solutions study released Thursday.

Agents will be continually challenged to strike a balance between technology and good old-fashioned face-to-face techniques. You have to learn to tune out the noise and focus on growth, which will likely come from mining your database rather than single-digit online lead conversion.

Before learning about the local restaurants and parks, consider becoming an expert on the housing stock in the neighborhood. Commit important numbers to memory, and beat your competition.

Peer Reputation helps agents connect, rank and refer one another to leverage relationships. But is its true potential in peer-to-peer referrals, or could recruiting be a better use?