Real Estate Services

Real estate deals often fall apart for familiar reasons: financing issues, low appraisals, or buyers backing out. But according to John Finn, Jr., Senior Managing Broker at United Real Estate Richmond, inspection and repair negotiations are the most common — and most avoidable — cause of failed transactions. Finn, who has spent 50 years in ...

Most people think a real estate commission goes straight into an agent’s pocket. It doesn’t. By the time a sale closes, that money has passed through multiple hands, covered a long list of expenses, and funded the entire operation behind your transaction. “A lot of people don’t realize how much of that commission gets split ...

Many homeowners neglect basic preventative maintenance and wait until minor issues become expensive emergencies, according to Clem McDavid, founder and CEO of HomeMinder. Despite having access to information and tools, many homeowners avoid routine upkeep on their homes. McDavid says this pattern is worsening as practical maintenance skills decline across generations. McDavid argues that the ...

Despite the rise of digital marketing and AI-driven platforms, some agents who focus primarily on online presence struggle to build lasting businesses. Agents who invest in community engagement and in-person networking often build steadier, long-term practices. Tony Joe, Team Leader and Broker-Owner of The PRIME Real Estate Team in Victoria, British Columbia, has built a ...

In a residential real estate market defined by fast sales and strong buyer competition, one operational change may reduce the number of deals that fall through during inspections. Johnny Guan, team leader at The JG Team in Ocean and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey, says conducting inspections before listing a property has improved his deal completion ...

A fragmented underwriting system creates persistent delays as regional processing centers struggle with national deal volume. The Small Business Administration (SBA) loan process is contributing to delays in business acquisitions, with closing times often stretching four to five times longer than the 45-day timelines some banks advertise. Kerrian Latty, a Realtor and business broker at Better ...

Real estate agents in Connecticut’s fix-and-flip market are increasingly competing on operational and financial expertise rather than sales ability alone. Some agents are providing investors with detailed financial projections — including purchase price, renovation costs, and estimated resale value — before any offer is made. Jay Osorno, a realtor at Alpha Capital who shifted from ...

Over the past five years, a disconnect between traditional staging and buyer preferences has quietly reshaped the Brooklyn townhouse market. According to Tali Berzak, a Compass realtor specializing in Bed Stuy, Crown Heights, and Bushwick, sales outcomes often hinge on whether a home’s presentation matches the style that Brooklyn buyers expect. This shift has changed ...

AI-powered search is rapidly changing how buyers discover real estate agents and properties. This shift is creating new winners and losers, but many brokers haven’t noticed yet. Rummy Dhanoa, Team Leader and Principal Broker at eXp Realty, says most agents are still relying on outdated digital strategies while a small group is already adapting to ...

Since the pandemic, many Pacific Northwest buyers have shifted their priorities toward space, flexibility, and stronger ties to nature, creating fresh demand for island communities. Camano Island, situated between the Canadian border and Seattle, has managed to attract new residents while maintaining its community character. Median home prices currently sit at around $700,000. That may ...

A West Palm Beach broker argues that combining real estate, development, and design expertise creates advantages in evaluating and marketing high-end properties that traditional agents cannot match. For decades, real estate brokerage has relied on a generalist approach, with agents expected to handle a wide range of property types and price points. But in West ...

For decades, the commercial real estate services industry has relied on a fragmented model, with enterprises assembling networks of local specialists to serve national portfolios. Basm Mohsen, founder and CEO of VIRTUALSPACE.xyz, argues that this approach is reaching its limits as companies confront the operational headaches of managing a patchwork of vendors. “Companies have a ...

Real estate sales operate differently from other high-value transactions, according to Jason Madison, a licensed real estate salesperson with Stevens Real Estate. He spent 16 years in automotive sales before moving into real estate in 2022. Madison says real estate clients expect a relationship before discussing a transaction. “There’s nobody I’ve met who will let ...

Advances in digital tools are enabling volunteer HOA boards to assume management duties previously handled by traditional firms. The change could reshape how the nation’s 70,000 homeowners’ associations operate. According to HOA Start CEO Clayton Thompson, the property management industry faces a threat many firms have yet to acknowledge. He predicts that within five to ...

The real estate industry is still grappling with the fallout from a series of high-profile lawsuits that challenged how agents are paid and how those payments are made clear to buyers. The main issue was that in many transactions, although the seller paid the buyer’s agent’s commission at closing, that money came from the home ...