A native of Tucson, Arizona, Lisa Bayless earned a degree in social work from Boston University, convinced she'd found her calling in counseling. But a blind date who became her steady was a real estate developer in Back Bay, and she was quite surprised to see an overlap in...
Scaling a real estate team beyond your local community is an ambitious goal that many team leaders aspire to but often don't achieve. While some agents dominate their local market, expanding beyond their immediate area presents numerous challenges. Here are some reasons why team leaders don't scale past their...
In real estate, your reputation is everything—and it's built on how you treat your clients. Referrals, repeat business, and five-star reviews don't come from flashy marketing. They come from trust. But here's the truth: if your transaction software is slow or clunky, it's not just an internal headache. It's...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is. During an MLS Forum at the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Legislative Meetings, Senior Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs Charlie Lee touched on just that, warning real estate professionals of a new cryptocurrency scam called ...read more
Private real estate listings—ones listed through private networks outside of Multiple Listing Services (MLSs)—are a topic of debate and strong split opinions in the real estate industry right now. Zillow, which receives MLS feeds, has instituted new listing access standards (taking effect in June 2025) that would ban private...
Editor's note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia's weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) just wrapped up its midyear conference, and for the first time in a couple years, legal issues were not the main...
Above, from left, RISMedia Founder & CEO John Featherston; Keller Williams Capital Properties President Kymber Lovett-Menkiti; Jason Carrier, president, CENTURY 21 New Millennium; Christina Pappas, president, The Keyes Company and Illustrated Properties; and Donny Samson, CEO, Samson Properties. While in nearby meeting rooms real estate leaders debated an array ...read more
Century 21 Real Estate LLC has announced the affiliation of Shorepine Properties in Pacific City, expanding the brand's presence along Oregon's coast. The full-service brokerage was purchased in 2017 by the current broker/owner, Becky Kirkendall, Century 21 stated. Under Kirkendall's leadership, she and her independent sales professionals have developed...
Jobs continued to see growth in May, albeit at a slower rate than previous months, as the unemployment rate remained steadfast, according to the latest Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest Jobs report saw employment grow by 139,000 jobs in May, down from...
If ever national real estate brands, regional brokerages and agents wonder how United Real Estate manages to keep growing bigger and stronger year after year even as the industry experiences choppy seas, the answer is a simple, timeworn phrase—they don't rest on their laurels. Indeed, while many brokerages across...