The post-settlement period in real estate might be remembered as the era of consolidation, at least based on 2025’s headlines. Along with many smaller buyouts, the purchase of consumer portal and discount brokerage Redfin by mortgage giant Rocket, and Compass’s (still pending) deal to take over Anywhere are somewhat unprecedented, at least since the post-Great…
Above, from left: Helen Hanna Casey, Terrie O’Connor, Sherry Rahnama and Carol Bulman. Photo by AJ Canaria. As more women rise to executive roles across the real estate industry, the conversation is shifting from breaking barriers to building what comes next. During an insightful panel titled “We Broke the Glass Ceiling – Now What?” at…
Above, Morgan Carey Real Estate Webmasters recently launched powerful updates to REW CRM, with Automations Phase 2 and the new AI-Generated Call Transcripts and Summaries as the highlights. These features were built to help agents cut down on repetitive work, stay fully engaged with their clients and never lose track of important details. According to…
Zillow has launched a real estate app in ChatGPT, explaining on Oct. 6 that it would give people a first-of-its-kind way to begin their housing journey on one of the world’s most widely used AI platforms. Now, according to a press release, those dreaming about their first apartment or searching for the right neighborhood to…
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If you spoke to your clients the way you sometimes talk to yourself, you’d scare them off faster than a creaky door in a haunted house. Too many agents carry around an internal soundtrack that’s anything but supportive. “I’ll never hit my goals.” “Why would anyone choose me over the top producers in town?” “I’m…
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Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) has announced the election of seven real estate professionals to the multiple listing service’s Board of Managers. These industry leaders join 10 others on the board to comprise the team that creates the company’s strategy and policies. The brokers elected are sorted into three categories, according to a release. Category…
There are few real estate luminaries who can claim careers as storied as Bob Hale, CEO of the Houston Association of Realtors® (HAR), who this past weekend marked a 37-year career leading one of the nation’s most influential associations and MLSs. Hale, who announced his retirement in early 2024, is stepping down at the end…
HomeSmart has announced the appointment of Stacey Onnen, a seasoned real estate executive with over 20 years of experience, as president. Onnen most recently worked in the legal technology sector and led a national initiative at Keller Williams, according to a release. Earlier, she served as president at eXp Realty, where she scaled operations during…
It would be prescient, if not a tad presumptuous, to say that Sarah Chaisson knew from the jump that hitching her career wagon to Anthony Lamacchia’s rising star was the right stratagem. After all, she was just starting out as a kindergarten and first grade teacher, something she loved. Suddenly becoming a glorified assistant in…
Above: Rick Haase and Marco Fregenal Despite legal changes that came about due to the Burnett v. National Association of Realtors® et al. lawsuit settlement, commissions remain central to the real estate industry, driving $1.5 trillion in annual transactions and shaping how professionals earn and brokerages attract highly productive agents, brokerages and teams. With increased…
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