3 Tips to Navigate Facebook’s New Changes bit.ly/2EKcerT After receiving a large amount of backlash over their privacy scandal, Facebook has been working to regain the trust of their users. Their latest announcement seems to be tailored to this goal, and, while it is …

In an Opposite Turn, Pending Home Sales Underwhelm bit.ly/2JMHaM6 In an about-face from March, April’s pending home sales slid 1.5 percent, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales Index, based on contract signings. The decline persisted y…

NAR Moves to Dismiss ‘Baseless’ Lawsuit, Hopes to Consolidate All Cases bit.ly/2IjJvLB The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) recently filed a motion to dismiss the class action lawsuit Moehrl v. NAR, which alleges the organization conspired to inflate commission…

Embracing Global Diversity: Benedetta Viganò, Giorgio Viganò Real Estate bit.ly/2Wd63XZ Editor’s Note: This is the second in a five-part series on best practices for operating a culturally and globally diverse real estate company. See Part 1.  Benedetta Viganò (Credi…

Amid housing slowdown, Southern California prices rise slightly in April lat.ms/2Wd4mtL The Southern California median home price ticked up in April from a year earlier, a gain that comes one month after prices fell for the first time since 2012. Sales, meanwhile, we…

Industry Excellence Has ‘Arrived’ bit.ly/2KaXLc3 For as long as I can recall, real estate professionals have been stressing the importance of “raising the bar” in the real estate industry. Are you dialed into the program that’s turning that objective into a reality? …

Every REALTOR® Should Have a Little Black Book bit.ly/2JPb3vx NAR PULSE—NAR is excited to announce the release of The Little Black Book: Relationship Rules to Live By for REALTORS®, now available for purchase in the online REALTOR® Store. This must-have publication gi…

5 Tips for Using NAR’s Online Domain in Your Business bit.ly/2JL1JII Since its release last fall, REALTORS® have been using NAR’s top-level domain (TLD), .realestate, in creative ways to forge stronger connections with homebuyers, sellers, investors, and just about an…

Home price gains slow in L.A. and other cities for 12th straight month lat.ms/30OK1tl Home price gains in 20 U.S. cities decelerated in March for a 12th straight month, suggesting that sellers’ demands have made properties unaffordable for many. The S&P CoreLogic Cas…

Smart Homes Offer Convenience but Can Also Compromise Privacy bit.ly/30LMsg1 (TNS)—You walk into your house and the lights automatically dim, your favorite song begins to play and the air gets slightly cooler. Upstairs, your steam bath is already prepared and your bli…

A little-noticed zoning twist is set to spark a home-building boom in L.A. lat.ms/2KdkDrt On a recent spring day, bulldozers leveled the low-slung Holiday Auto Plaza in Palms, home to several repair shops. Just another unremarkable commercial building being swept away…

Daryl Owen: Leveraging Growth Opportunities bit.ly/2M4GROB Vitals: Nationwide Real Estate ExecutivesYears in Business: 8 Size: 8 offices, 603 agents Regions Served: Orange County, Los Angeles County and minimal service to Riverside and San Bernardino Counties 2018 Sal…

Legal weed can raise the roof on home prices lat.ms/2VJ6JiR The societal ramifications of state-legalized marijuana — a $10.4-billion industry — are being hashed out, study by study. And home values are one of the effects under scrutiny. The link between real estate …

7 Secrets to Growing Your Facebook Live Show bit.ly/2QhX3e2 Did you know Facebook Live videos have five times more engagement on the platform than photos? They also have three times more engagement than a recorded video! Facebook wants you to go live—but maybe you’ve …

Data and the MLS: Diving Into the Unique Challenges of NYC bit.ly/2M4Dt6w The New York City real estate market is truly unique, specifically revolving around the use and ownership of data. That was the major discussion among industry leaders at The State of Real Estat…

Generate Instagram Leads in 5 Simple Steps bit.ly/2Wlc44g To capture Instagram leads, your brand has to be searchable, and your content has to match the medium. Here’s a statistic: Instagram has more than 500 million daily users, and is the third-largest platform in …

Chasing Paradise in the Dominican Republic bit.ly/2Hylr8w Select Caribbean Properties focuses on everything from condos to luxury villas. Sabine A. Mertes, owner of Select Caribbean Properties, takes great pride in delivering outstanding service to each and every cli…

Corporate Bill Requests Companies Disclose Representation on Boards bit.ly/2HzlDnS In February, Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) introduced H.R. 1018, the Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019, which will require public companies to disc…

Developing Your Brand With Video Marketing bit.ly/2WWHMlj Static content is no longer enough. While those flyers you’ve been sending out monthly still help capture eyeballs, they’re predictable and less effective than they used to be. That doesn’t mean you should jus…

3 Roadblocks to Look for in a Complex Sale bit.ly/2JYTTuG When working in high-end real estate, you will often find that a sale may involve multiple people throughout the process. It’s also entirely possible that you may never work directly with the buyer or seller at…