Awaiting Potential Tariffs Effect, Fed Chooses Not to Make Rate Change
As had been widely speculated, the Fed on March 19 decided to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.50%,...
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Turn Those Leads Into Listings! 3 Ways to Get Them to Convert
As a real estate agent, you hear one word nonstop: leads, leads and leads. However, not all leads are created...
Bess Freedman to Headline 37th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange
When RISMedia’s 37th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange kicks off on September 3, 2025, it will mark just over one...
United Real Estate Richmond and River City Blues Realty Announce Merger, Forming RVA Blue Realty
United Real Estate Richmond and River City Blues Realty have announced their official merger, forming RVA Blue Realty—an independent entity...
9 Proven Strategies to Generate More Listing Leads Right Now
The real estate landscape can shift like quicksand, but in the midst of it, one rock-like truth remains firm: listings...
Personal Buying and Selling: How Should REALTORS® Approach Real Estate Investing?
While real estate professionals are familiar with running their own business, helping buyers and sellers, what about being on the...
Thoughts on Leadership: The Lion Mentality
Today’s blog was inspired by Renee Gonzales, CEO of Long Companies, a HomeServices of America company headquartered in Tucson, AZ....
Mortgage Applications Down but Overall See 6-Week High
While mortgage applications were down this past week, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) pointed to steadier mortgage rates and increased...
How Melissa Swader Is Building a Community of 800+ Through Her Women in Commercial Real Estate Group
Melissa Swader, president and CEO of Ruby Red Media, was named a Trailblazer on RISMedia’s 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers earlier...
Op-Ed: The Call for Transparency Is Hitting a Nerve, but Why?
Understanding history helps guide tomorrow, and in the context of real estate—it is incredibly prescient. Likewise, the sharing of opinions...
3 Ways Agents Can Build Trust in the First Conversation
In today’s market, trust is often the deciding factor in whether a client chooses to move forward with an agent or keep looking. And that trust is usually built, or lost, in the very first conversation. Read more.
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