Real Estate Services

The real estate services industry is facing a sharp change in customer expectations around security. According to industry insiders, the debate is no longer about whether to offer scam prote...

A surprising hiring trend is emerging among successful real estate teams in secondary markets: many top agents started their careers in education. Joseph Hamer’s team at ReeceNichols South...

“A big chunk of my borrowers are self-employed. They just do not fit the banker box because of how they report their income or manage their finances,” says Geoff Ball, president of HD Le...

Industry veteran Lucas Piper, owner of Five Star Vacation Home Rentals in Austin, identifies ongoing property maintenance, rather than acquisition strategy or financing, as the main reason m...

The commercial real estate brokerage industry relies on a flawed agent development model, according to Jamie Maniscalco, President and Managing Broker at The Alpha Commercial in Miami. Manis...

Linda Fleischer of Coldwell Banker Realty says fear of unpredictable HOA increases is making Florida condos nearly unsellable to the demographic that should want them most. Florida’s condo...

The public construction industry faces a pricing disorder that surpasses the confusion of pre-Internet real estate, according to one industry insider. While residential homebuyers once strug...

Dozens of permanent supportive housing buildings in California are constrained by outdated subsidy programs, with rental income levels well below the level needed to cover actual operating c...

According to Linda Fleischer of Coldwell Banker Realty, insurance costs—not property values—now determine whether waterfront deals close in Tampa Bay The Tampa Bay residential market is ...

As Austin’s short-term rental (STR) market expands to roughly 13,000 active listings, one property manager is outperforming competitors by turning away most opportunities and focusing on q...

Gerard Hagan, co-owner and agent at The Best Edmonton Real Estate Team, argues that the most costly mistakes real estate buyers make are emotional, not analytical. According to Hagan, buyers...

A former international fashion designer argues that luxury real estate marketing often misses what affluent buyers are truly seeking. Laura Pearson, a real estate advisor with Premier Sotheb...

A longstanding practice in commercial real estate may be costing property sellers hundreds of thousands of dollars without their knowledge, according to Connecticut broker Jeff Kravet. Major...

The proptech industry’s standard approach, offering mortgage products directly to consumers through websites and apps, may not work for assumable mortgages, according to Andy Taylor, f...

The U.S. housing market is weighed down by a vast inventory of low-rate mortgages that could help unfreeze sales, but a fundamental flaw in how Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data is handled...