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5 snack-sized 2025 predictions from a luxury real estate expert

Jan 7, 2025

Wondering what this year will hold for the real estate market? Luxury real estate expert Beau Blankenship shares predictions for real estate investors and the luxury landscape in 2025.

New agent guide to leveraging non-contingent offers in a hot market

Jan 7, 2025

Investor Zain Jaffer offers tips for conducting due diligence and presenting a competitive offer that's unencumbered by contingencies.

Jimmy Carter’s blueprint: Build with purpose, lead with heart

Jan 7, 2025

Darryl Davis offers lessons from the life of the late President Jimmy Carter, a tireless advocate for peace, progress and the transformational power of "home."

Realty Texas app update includes buyer representation experience

Jan 7, 2025

Realty Texas, a four-office Lone Star State independent, has taken matters into its own hands when it comes to helping agents present buyer representation agreements.

Robert Reffkin predicts the end of Clear Cooperation in 2025

Jan 6, 2025

The Compass CEO, long a critic of the polarizing NAR rule, believes that the real estate industry as a whole will finally come around to his view in the near future.

Manufactured homebuilder’s lender draws regulatory scrutiny

Jan 6, 2025

Vanderbilt Mortgage, which also does business as Silverton Mortgage, is accused by CFPB of approving loans that it should have known borrowers couldn't repay

Corcoran Group veteran Julie Pham joins Compass

Jan 6, 2025

After 20 years with Corcoran, veteran broker Julie Pham has moved to Compass. Pham, alongside former Corcoran agent Angela Remigio, also started a namesake team focused on new development and international buyers.

‘Breaking Bad’ house on sale for $4M; owner is ‘done’ with fans

Jan 6, 2025

Joanne Quintana, the current homeowner, lived in the home with her family when filming began and was excited for the production. However, what started as a novelty eventually became overwhelming. The situation escalated when a package addressed to "Walter White" arrived in the wee hours of the morning, prompting the family to call a bomb squad.

New York City real estate mogul Jacob Chetrit dies

Jan 6, 2025

Alongside his brother Juda, Jacob led the Chetrit Organization, which owned notable properties, including a 366,000-square-foot building at 1 Whitehall Street in New York's Financial District. The duo also had major prospects underway in Pompano Beach and Hollywood Beach in Florida.

Pent-up demand, ‘she-elites,’ new hot spots may drive luxury in 2025

Jan 6, 2025

Luxury "is expected to remain the shining star of real estate," Coldwell Banker Global Luxury's Michael Altneu said in the brand's annual luxury trend report released on Monday, which highlighted areas to watch in 2025.

Sherry Chris to join NAR as consultant following Anywhere exit

Jan 6, 2025

The industry veteran announced she was stepping down from an advisory role at Anywhere in December 2024 after officially retiring in April 2023. Now, she will help NAR build relationships and trust, and serve as special advisor to CEO Nykia Wright.

Results Realty ERA acquires Mark Allen Realty to expand in Chicago

Jan 6, 2025

The acquisition of Mark Allen Realty will create a combined team of 80 real estate agents in three offices as the Anywhere brand grows its footprint across Chicagoland, executives announced.