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2026 is shaping up to be a year of opportunity as mortgage rates ease and the industry adapts to new rules, with economists across the board predicting a better future on the horizon that will bring the market closer to...

In the weeks after commission offers were removed from the MLS last year, RISMedia offered the first glimpse of how this long-contemplated policy affected your bottom line. Somewhere between the predictions of doomsayers and Pollyannas lay the truth—the new policies...

A great many agents in America work strictly with clients buying or selling single-family, standalone houses. But at some point in their careers, they very well may be in a market in which condominiums (condos), townhomes and housing cooperatives (co-ops)...

In today’s competitive real estate market, a strong social media presence is a must for staying top-of-mind with clients and prospects, lead generation, relationship building and long-term business growth. But with so many platforms, types of content and trends to...

The real estate market continues to face a high-cost, low-affordability environment. While the biggest cost when buying a home is the home price itself, buyers must also consider closing costs and everything else needed to close a transaction. That price...

If 2024 was a lightning bolt that struck down longstanding real estate policies and practices, 2025 might be the corresponding thunderclap. Reverberating effects of policy disruption and practice changes are now reaching other sectors of the business, as regulatory scrutiny...

Now that the sun has set on one of the most tumultuous years in the history of residential real estate, brokers and agents alike are doubling down on tackling the challenges facing the industry as we continue to adapt to...

Commissions are falling. For now. After months of speculation—and years of trepidation—RISMedia can say definitively that at least in the short term, the percentage of a home’s sale price that agents and brokers claim as their hard-earned compensation has shrunk....

August 17, 2024 will undoubtedly go down in residential real estate history as the date when buyer agency changed dramatically. Whether post-8/17/24 will eventually be considered for the better, worse or somewhere in between in comparison to pre-8/17/24 is a...

Can there be a more time-worn adage than “The more things change, the more they stay the same?” As we navigate the complexities of a post-Burnett world, you’ll be putting those words to the test. How will things change for...

The busy spring and summer selling seasons are upon us, and if you aren’t jazzed about your prospects to prosper as an agent—with the tide finally turning in your favor—you should be. Let’s not even waste keystrokes on all the...

In real estate, seeing is still believing. Not just when observing something like the square footage of a house, but even more so when people are looking at you. For those trying to make a living in this business—and in...

It is already happening. Real estate is changing. In the wake of the Burnett case, in which recent homesellers convinced a jury that major real estate players conspired to inflate commissions, more lawsuits promise to upend the traditional practice of...

National Football League players continually pore over the team playbook to learn everything from formations, positional requirements, strategies, assignments, the actual plays and more. It’s the textbook for gridiron pros.  As the real estate market began to slow down this...

Given today’s residential real estate sales climate, agents have to work harder than ever to gain new listings and clients, and achieve successful closings. But it’s a different pressure for brokers who are faced with business decisions that must be...

Real estate is a relationship business—but that doesn’t just mean having strong relationships with your sphere of influence, clients, leads and other real estate professionals. Building up your relationships and reputation in your community is one of the most powerful...

For real estate agents, 2022 was a year like no other. It was a tale of two halves, with the first six months seeing historically low mortgage rates, a dizzying sales pace and bidding wars on almost all listings. The...