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Lead with Fire: Act with confidence, clarity (even if your voice shakes)

May 29, 2025

Confident leadership is woven from truth, not titles. You build it from the inside out, Debra Trappen writes in the latest installment of her Lead with Fire series.

Beyond trophies: Top brokerages rethink agent appreciation

May 29, 2025

Rethink the way you support and celebrate the agents who make your brokerage run by reimagining your agent appreciation program, First Team's Lauren Henss writes.

Trump, Pulte shed more light on plans for Fannie and Freddie

May 28, 2025

Promise that the government will maintain "implicit guarantees" of the companies' obligations suggests that what Trump has in mind is monetization, not privatization.

Trump pardons ex-‘Chrisley Knows Best’ stars Todd and Julie Chrisley

May 28, 2025

The former reality television stars known for the USA Network series "Chrisley Knows Best" had been serving multi-year sentences in prison for bank and tax fraud since the beginning of 2023.

Maverix Advisory Group names Pam O’Connor to board

May 28, 2025

Pam O’Connor has joined the advisory board of Maverix Advisory Group, an industry consulting group working with proptech startups and growing brokerages.

Fannie Mae taps Palantir to detect ‘rampant’ mortgage fraud

May 28, 2025

Head of mortgage giants' federal regulator, Bill Pulte, has made fraud an issue after leveling accusations against Trump opponent Letitia James.

RealPage may catch break under Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’

May 28, 2025

Rental software company RealPage could soon see a reprieve from state and local efforts to ban its algorithmic pricing system thanks to a new tax bill passed Thursday by the House of Representatives under President Trump's administration.

Compass recruits Aspen, Colorado, agents away from Douglas Elliman

May 28, 2025

The six agents include Marian Lansburgh, Jennifer Engel, Raifie Bass, Wendy Wogan, Julia Herman and Lauren Garrity — all of whom have worked together for decades.

How this ‘Truman Show’ moment may unravel NAR’s settlement

May 28, 2025

Tanya Monestier’s appeal to the commission settlement isn’t just a legal challenge, compliance expert Summer Goralik writes. It’s a reality check the industry didn’t see coming.

Rently, Local Logic link up to enhance vacancy marketing

May 28, 2025

Local Logic's hyper-local marketing data will help Rently users and their applicants know more about what surrounds an available rental.

UrbanDigs relaunches UD Advisor service with new features

May 28, 2025

The new rendition of UD Advisor adds upgraded visual presentations, quicker report delivery times, a scalable version of the service for teams or entire brokerages and an appraiser slide.

What if real estate agents bought and sold countries?

May 28, 2025

Just for fun, Chris Drayer crunches the numbers to see which countries are buyer opportunities, which are seller plays and which hold must-watch investment potential.