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Christie’s International Real Estate SC adds agent Jordana Leigh

Christie’s International Real Estate SC adds agent Jordana Leigh

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Jordana Leigh has joined Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California, the brokerage announced. Known for work in the region’s luxury and celebrity real estate market, Leigh has more than $5 billion in career sales and has represented clients including Orlando Bloom, Simon Cowell, Eve and the late Naya Rivera. “After many years of friendship and […]

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Real estate pros: Explain the value of buyer rep without sounding like a script

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One of the most important parts of a real estate agent’s job is helping buyers understand why working with you matters, especially now that the new rules around representation and compensation have changed the conversation. Now, more than ever, it is important for buyers to understand the value your representation brings to the table. Since being an agent is ultimately about building relationships, your goal is to connect with your buyers

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Avoiding a ‘sea of sameness’: Small real estate teams talk AI

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Artificial intelligence is elbowing its way into real estate, promising efficiency while threatening the very thing agents trade on: human connection. For Jeff Funk in Orlando and Michael Franco in New York City, the daily experiment isn’t whether to use AI, but how far to lean in without losing authenticity. Funk, leader of eXp Realty-affiliated

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AREAA releases 2025 A-List of top-producing agents and teams

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The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) has named 109 individual agents and 64 teams to its annual A-List of top producers. Honorees closed 7,743 transaction sides and recorded $8.49 billion in sales volume in 2024. The top 50 agents and 25 teams will be recognized at AREAA’s national convention in Santa Monica, Calif.,

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‘Zillow, show me this house with mid-mod furniture’

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Consumers shopping for a home on Zillow can now virtually stage properties in their specific design style, as long as those properties are using Zillow Showcase. The listing portal giant announced the integration of Virtual Staging with Zillow Showcase on Wednesday. The integration enables homebuyers using Zillow to view rooms — in listings that are

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The real estate broker’s edge: Turning real estate education into your recruiting strategy

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In today’s crowded real estate landscape, getting licensed is easy — but standing out as a brokerage is hard. New agents are being courted by dozens of firms. What they’re really looking for? Clear guidance, mentorship, and a roadmap to growth.  That’s where education becomes your edge — and your recruiting superpower. In this dynamic

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Building an agent-first future: Inside Homes.com’s scalable growth strategy

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As the real estate industry undergoes rapid change, questions around listing display, agent attribution, and new technology are reshaping how consumers connect with agents. Andy Stearns,  Senior Vice President, Sales at Homes.com, speaks with us about building scalable teams, creating an agent-first platform, and how his experience leading growth at large organizations informs Homes.com’s go-to-market

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Should your mother-in-law be your real estate agent (or your mortgage broker, home inspector, etc.)? 

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Dave Ramsey says, “You’re gonna get screwed.” But economics disagrees. I think the better question is: What’s the cost of NOT working with your mother-in-law?  Whether or not you agree with the saying “time is money”, I believe that whatever you think you might be financially saving by going with a third-party real estate professional,

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MTV host Nēv Schulman joins Coldwell Banker Warburg as agent

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Nēv Schulman, known for hosting MTV reality show “Catfish,” has joined Coldwell Banker Warburg (CBW) as a real estate agent, the brokerage announced Thursday. His father, Robert Schulman, has been a broker at the firm for more than 30 years and recorded more than $10 million in 2024 volume with an average sale price of

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eXp Realty welcomes top-performing Lubbock agent, team

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The top brokerage in the country by transaction side count is welcoming yet another top-producing team of agents. Led by Amy Tapp, the team at Amy Tapp Realty, a Lubbock, Texas-based independent brokerage is making the move to eXp Realty, according to an announcement on Thursday.  Tapp’s team consists of 40 agents and five staff

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