4 soft skills to focus on post-NAR settlement rule changes
These soft skills have never been more critical in light of the National Association of Realtors’ commission suit settlement and subsequent rule changes, OJO Labs CEO Chris Heller writes....
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7 tips for staying motivated no matter what happens in the market
If you want to tune out the noise, focus on your growth, ensure you have accomplished something at the end of the year, and learn to feel successful no matter what the market does, team leader Jen Berbas writes....
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Polly hiring after landing $25M in new equity funding led by 8VC
New funding will allow Polly's product and engineering teams "to double down on new product innovation," including a new AI platform that was in closed beta testing with a number of the nation's largest mortgage lenders in May....
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NYC favors life-science workspaces over affordable housing
The growing need for affordable housing has generated interest in utilizing NYC’s Kips Bay site for residential development, but the Adams administration has declared the plan unviable....
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Computer vision firm Restb.ai hits 720K agents across US, Canada
Barcelona-based computer vision software firm Restb.ai expanded its reach to 17 new multiple listing services in New York, Rhode Island, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Minnesota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, California, and British Columbia during the first half of...
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Mortgage industry vet Diana Reid is first woman to lead Freddie Mac
With former JP Morgan Chase Director Priscilla Almodovar serving as Fannie Mae's CEO since 2022, both mortgage giants are now led by women for the first time in history....
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The late James Earl Jones planted deep roots in the Hudson Valley
Around the time that Jones landed his first hit film role in "The Great White Hope," he visited the Hudson Valley with a friend and fell in love with the small town of Pawling....
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Tell us about the communication blunders you’re seeing: Pulse
Stakes are high, which makes communication tougher than ever for agents, colleagues and clients. Tell us what you're seeing go wrong these days....
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Erin Sykes launches SYKES brokerage backed by Side
Having grown up in a family-owned construction business, the former Nest Seekers International chief economist always knew she wanted to run her own brokerage. Now in partnership with Side, she has the resources to do so....
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Sotheby’s International Realty launches ‘1 of 1’ brand ad campaign
The campaign positions each luxury home sold under the Sotheby's International Realty banner as one-of-a-kind and the agents who represent those properties as "curators of the unique," the firm told Inman....
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