by Paige Brown | Aug 4, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, Marketing, News, Premier |
Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. When a real estate agent takes a look at their calendar on any given day, there’s a good...
by Beth McGuire | Aug 3, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Teams |
At the end of 2024, Mark Siwiec found himself confronting a problem most real estate agents would be happy to have: There was simply too much business. That year, Siwiec was considered (by at least a few reputable sources) the top agent in the six-county Rochester...
by Beth McGuire | Aug 3, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
What happens when technology fails at the worst possible moment? A contract deadline is approaching, but the printer freezes. An agent on the go can’t connect to the MLS right before a showing. Or their smartphone suddenly won’t take a photo. These may sound like...
by Beth McGuire | Jul 31, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Above, from left, Wendy Forsythe, James Dwiggins, Shayan Hamidi, Cory Vasquez and Michael Valdes As residential real estate evolves, your competition may look different than it used to. From the expansion of virtual models to the formation of large real estate...
by Beth McGuire | Jul 31, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Before I entered the world of real estate PR, I spent many years as a news writer and producer at a top station in Philadelphia. I learned how to work under intense pressure while meeting deadlines. I learned the value of fact-checking because it’s better to be right...
by Beth McGuire | Jul 31, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Four retired federal judges are formally protesting the procedure by which the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) and other big brokerages, including Anywhere, settled the buyer commission cases, saying that the practice will encourage “forum-shopping” by...