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Are Zillow Flex agents required to send buyers to Zillow Home Loans?

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The hits against residential real estate listing portal giant Zillow keep coming. On Tuesday, The Capitol Forum published a report claiming that their research and reporting shows that Zillow’s Flex program could violate the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).  According to the report, agents, many of whom were former Zillow Flex agents, told The Capitol […]

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11 proven real estate email templates (with sky-high open rates)

11 proven real estate email templates (with sky-high open rates)

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Most real estate agents (still!) get email marketing wrong. They either painstakingly type out each message by hand or, worse, ask ChatGPT to write them. The results? Mixed at best. Sure, those 500-word heartfelt emails to loyal clients get opened, but they also take 45 minutes to compose on a phone. The rest of their

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How a rebel Realtor became Chicago’s No. 2 power player in luxury real estate

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Reflecting on her nearly three decades long — and counting — real estate career, Chicago-based @properties Christie’s International Real Estate broker Carrie McCormick believes it was the rebellious nature she had as a child that has contributed to her success. “I was and still am a rebel spirit,” McCormick said. “I don’t like following the

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Gen Z homeowners report higher insurance company dissatisfaction

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A new survey from Kin Insurance suggests that Gen Z homeowners are less satisfied with their home insurance providers than older generations, citing poor customer service and claims experiences rather than cost as their main frustrations. Findings highlight a growing disconnect between digital-native Gen Z homeowners — born between 1997 and 2012 — and the

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Are you ready for it? Realtor.com hit with Taylor Swift copyright claim

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What do Realtor.com, CoStar, Zillow, and Taylor Swift have in common? One might think it would be something to do with multimillion dollar properties, but in fact it is copyright lawsuits.  On Monday, photographer Brynn Burns, who was responsible for a portfolio of photos of the estate where Travis Kelce proposed to Taylor Swift, filed

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Revive expands, renames agent AI platform

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Renovation technology firm Revive has introduced new tools and features for its artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Revive AI. Leaders said enhancements are designed to give real estate professionals greater visibility into client activity, as well as more control over branding and outreach. The platform — formerly known as Revive Vision AI — will see updates

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Propy leans on acquisitions, AI to ‘modernize’ title

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Title and escrow company Propy says it is ready to revolutionize the title insurance industry. Central to this plan is a $100 million expansion, which includes the planned acquisitions of title firms nationwide, according to an announcement on Thursday.  Propy says, once acquired, it will upgrade the firms “to faster, safer and fully digital closings,

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The Texas law threatening to break the affordable housing equation

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A quiet change in Texas law this past spring could ignite a crisis in affordable housing – and send a chilling signal to investors nationwide. House Bill 21 (HB 21), passed in May, drastically rewrites the rules for how affordable housing partnerships in Texas qualify for property tax abatements. For years, those abatements have been

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Safety in real estate extends far beyond the physical

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Agent safety in October, and every other month, remains a critical theme. The industry is rightly reminded each fall to take precautions during showings and open houses, and true safety extends well beyond physical well-being. For agents, particularly those navigating the complexities of the rental market, safety increasingly means protection against lawsuits, regulatory violations, and

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