by | Oct 15, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
New 2026 research suggests that written buyer agreements have made fees and representation more visible, but commissions themselves have not necessarily fallen. A Zillow survey of 366 U.S. real estate agents found that 89% believe written agreements outlining...
by | Oct 15, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Tech, Technology |
Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series on how agents earn recommendations and referrals from AI. Read part one here and part two here. When a prospective buyer or seller asks someone they trust to recommend a real estate agent, you want your name to...
by | Oct 15, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
The classic idiom, “there is no ‘I’ in team” isn’t part of Phil Sexton’s philosophy. In fact, on his team, the “I”—the individual agent—is everything. Launching his Scottsdale, Arizona-based HomeSmart NEXT team earlier...
by Paige | Oct 14, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Above, from left: John Featherston, Leo Pareja, James Dwiggins. Photo by AJ Canaria. Consolidation has been one of the most talked about trends in real estate this year—and the conversation continued at RISMedia’s 38th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange when Leo...
by | Oct 14, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part story on builder incentives. Part two will focus on what agents and brokers think about incentives, and how they guide buyers. These may be uncomfortable days for many buyers, with mortgage rates in the mid-7s and...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 14, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Politics, Premier, Tech, Technology |
With less than three weeks until the midterms, recent data released on a constitutional amendment in Florida known as Amendment 3, a housing affordability relief measure that would raise the property tax exemption for residents of the Sunshine State, is not showing a...