Century 21 Real Estate has announced the affiliation of Monument Real Estate, a locally owned brokerage in Emporia, Kansas. The firm, founded in 2021 by broker-owner Christian Keisler, will now operate as Century 21 Monument Real Estate. Keisler, who entered the real estate industry in 2016 after a career in sales and marketing, has built […]
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Compass, which previously slammed Northwest MLS’s (NWMLS) motion to dismiss its antitrust suit as “misleading and self-serving,” officially fired back Monday with a formal reply filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle. Originally filed in April, Compass claims that NWMLS’s listing rules, which mandate that members must input listings into the MLS within 24 hours
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Are you afraid of “oversharing” on social media? It’s not just you. It’s why so many Realtors post nothing but market updates and store-brand-vanilla boring “JUST SOLD!!” posts. They know they’re leaving likes and leads on the table, but actually being themselves on their professional Instagram? They’d rather walk naked through Trader Joe’s. On a
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Access to the real estate platform Rayse has been provided to all realMLS members at no additional cost. The platform, designed to improve transparency in real estate transactions, is now available through agents’ realMLS dashboards and at rayse.com/realmls. The rollout comes on the heels of a major platform update from Rayse, which recently added tools
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Let’s be honest, real estate open houses can feel a little awkward if you’re not sure what to say. You’re juggling sign-ins, smiling on cue and trying to figure out whether the couple by the kitchen is just killing time or actually thinking about writing an offer. That’s where having a few go-to scripts in
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In cities across the U.S., the scales have tipped, and most of the real estate industry hasn’t noticed. More than 44.5 million households in the United States are renter-occupied, accounting for 35 percent of all homes. But in many of the country’s most economically influential metros, that number isn’t 35 percent but the majority. Manhattan?
On this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with David Brooke — founder of the Brooke Team at eXp Realty — for a candid conversation about the challenges and rewards of team leadership in today’s real estate landscape. From navigating team turnover and agent burnout to building a strong, values-driven
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Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) has added digital listing and offer negotiation platform Final Offer to its Solutions Group — a curated program of preferred business resources available to its global network of 550-plus real estate firms. Final Offer provides tools that allow listing agents to share sellers’ preferred terms and timelines
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Two Oakland County, Michigan, title insurance agents have had their licenses suspended following allegations of misappropriating millions in escrow funds. The agents are also accused of failing to cooperate with auditors and a state investigation — as well as contributing to at least one homeowner’s foreclosure, according to a local news report. The Michigan Department
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The Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) has launched a new bilingual, voice-activated home search tool designed to make real estate listings more accessible to a wider range of users, including people with disabilities. The platform — called Finding Homes — allows users to search listings using natural speech through Alexa-enabled devices or apps. It’s available
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