Perspectives
June
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Where Billionaires Summer, a Gardener Died in the Snow
Image Caption: Landscaper Gilberto Camey walks out of the woods on his way to a day job, retracing the route his brother took before he was found dead after a winter storm.
June
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Ohio’s Iconic Basket Building Is for Sale
The kitschy building, designed as the Longaberger basket company’s headquarters, has been a roadside attraction in Ohio for almost 30 years.
June
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How Does Rent Regulation Work Across the U. S.?
Image Caption: The New York City Rent Guidelines Board will vote on increases or potentially freeze the rent for millions of New Yorkers this week.
June
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This Backyard A.D.U. Is Multigenerational by Design
Father-and-daughter architects Jim and Cotton Estes collaborated on their first project, right in Ms. Estes’s San Antonio backyard.
June
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Want to Live Abroad? You Can Still Find a Great Golden Visa.
Image Caption: More than two dozen countries have some form of the golden visa, or residency by investment. But they vary greatly in cost and convenience.
June
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Silence is power: 5 lessons from a 35-year pilot-turned-agent
The quietest person on the flight deck is usually the one in charge, writes former pilot Ben Stern. Here are five ways to put quiet leadership to work in your business.
June
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NAR pulls ARA into legal battle with Umansky’s thePLS.com
The National Association of Realtors has asked the American Real Estate Association to hand over documents relating to the NAR Accountability Project — and ARA is saying 'no.'
June
22
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Is the housing market turning a corner? What the numbers say
Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at oil, inflation and pending home sales and explains what they could mean for summer home sales.
June
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Fathom to agents: Beyond deal means income between deals
The deal represents a different kind of vertical integration than the industry has recently seen — one that moves laterally into homeownership itself rather than deeper into the transaction.
June
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New antitrust suit targets CoStar’s commercial data empire
The case does not target Homes.com, but it lands as CoStar pushes deeper into residential and new construction data.
June
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Teams That Scale — On Their Terms
As brokerages consolidate and new models reshape the industry, team leaders face a growing challenge: scaling without giving up control. For many of HomeSmart’s most successful team leads, the answer is finding the right balance between autonomy and support. “The 100% model gives us the ability to control expenses and compensation…We want our agents to […]
June
22
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A New-Build in Brooklyn Filled With Light and Tons of Books
A family moved to New York from London, found a tear-down in Park Slope, and were able to double the previous square footage.
June
22
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Negotiation hasn’t been all bad for real estate brokerages. So why are margins tightening? Intel explores.
More brokerage leaders this year say it's tough to turn a profit. Intel breaks down its recent survey of broker-owners and executives.
June
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Fello’s co-founder sees abundance, not doom, in real estate AI
Fello co-founder Stephen London discusses why teams are missing deals hiding in their own databases, how AI agent Felix is changing outreach, and what the agentic AI wave means for real estate.
June
22
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Now business or future business? Run both, starting this week
Bring balance to your real estate business with these strategies for managing near-term transactions and long-term lead generation from coach Darryl Davis.
June
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NAR midyear focused on how history shapes today’s challenges
From a historian's take on rivalry (it's a good thing!) to a call for AI adoption and more, last week's NAR legislative meetings kept one eye on the clock and one eye on the calendar.
