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Top Connecticut team returns to Coldwell Banker Realty

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Coldwell Banker Realty is welcoming another top-producing team. The Anywhere–owned brokerage announced Monday that the Fowler Sakey Team is making the move from William Raveis to Coldwell Banker. The Connecticut-based team will be joining the Fairfield Coldwell Banker Realty office.  “We are thrilled to welcome the Fowler Sakey Team to Coldwell Banker Realty,” Steven Thomson, […]

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Meet Collov AI: The world’s first listing marketing AI agent built for real estate

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Staging a home can make or break a sale — but the traditional approach is broken. Furniture rentals, photography sessions, and weeks of back-and-forth leave agents stuck in the past. Even the traditional virtual staging solutions take days to turnaround, while today’s buyers make decisions to attend an open house online—often in seconds. In a

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Culture over commission: Building a top-producing team that lasts

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Some brokerages are what I sometimes think of as “Lily Pads” because they’re waystations where agents sometimes go—albeit briefly—to level up their commission splits. And then they move on. Lily Pad brokerages attract and recruit based on a higher split, but fail to retain a cohesive team because they don’t lead with a culture focused

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Tech Pulse: Fannie Mae targets fraud, DirectOffer launches AI assistant

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Welcome to Tech Pulse — a new weekly series rounding up the latest in technology, including tools, integrations and trends impacting mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Fannie Mae partners with Palantir to detect, prevent mortgage fraud Fannie Mae has teamed up with Palantir Technologies to crack down on mortgage fraud. The

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New platform aims to ease California down payment burden

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Zown, a real estate platform that offers upfront financial help to homebuyers, is expanding into California with a goal to ease the burden of down payments and elevated home prices. The service has launched in the Golden State after gaining traction in Canada, where it supported more than 250 homebuyers and facilitated $300 million-plus in

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Compass seller disclosure form clarifies off-MLS marketing

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Compass has put forth a revised version of its seller disclosure form to clarify how its three-phase marketing strategy works — including when and how listings are shared with the public. The Compass 3-Phased Marketing Strategy Client Disclosure Form expands on a version first introduced in 2024. Updates include language aimed at improving seller understanding

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Latest data reports continued subdued agent mobility through April 2025, highlighting persistent market caution  

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Despite April traditionally signaling a strong month for agent transfers as brokerages gear up for the peak selling season, this year’s AMI registered at 114.1, notably lower than the 129.8 recorded in April 2024 — a 12% decline. The subdued metric emphasizes the ongoing cautions stance among agents regarding brokerage changes. Seasonally adjusted figures reflect

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Apartment security in 2025: Trends, challenges and renters’ concerns

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While housing market conditions do seem to be easing as we move towards the midpoint of 2025, the dream of homeownership may still lie a little out of reach to many potential buyers.  With the average home price in the US up 1.4% year-over-year and mortgage rates forecast to settle around 6% by year-end, now

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Texas bill aimed at NAR speech code fails to advance

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A Texas bill that aimed to prohibit professional and trade associations like the National Association of Realtors (NAR) from denying membership based on protected characteristics or what’s perceived to be free speech failed to advance in the state legislature Wednesday, according to Inman. Senate Bill 2713, introduced by Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston), was reportedly left

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DOJ withdraws objection to MLS PIN settlement, clearing the way for preliminary approval

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn its objection to MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN)’s preliminary settlement of the Nosalek commission lawsuit after the two sides negotiated amended terms. In a court filing on Thursday, MLS PIN and the plaintiffs disclosed that the former will prohibit offers of cooperative compensation on its platform, which

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