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The world of real estate is rewarding, challenging and ever-changing. To help you know what’s ahead for strategic planning purposes, here’s an outlook on the industry through 2020.

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, RE/MAX and Redfin are partnering up, and some think it’s just a matter of time before the bigger brokerage buys Redfin.

Austin, Texas-based inventor Michael Butcher designed a bot originally intended to help restaurants, auto mechanics and nail salons follow up with leads — but it turned into something more when he was asked by a real estate agent friend to develop an iteration that would help pre-qualify buyer and seller leads. Here, Butcher gives us an in-depth look at his brainchild, Nextbot.io.

In an age where you have so much information literally at your fingertips, why do buyers still need a buyer’s agent? Your client experience is where your value lies. It’s yours to prove.

As an indie broker and a self-professed tech geek, regular columnist Erica Ramus has learned a few things. Here are seven truths you should know before investing in technology.

The Airbnb Effect: Vacation Rentals and Housing Stock  Door County Pulse

It's a common refrain: If rich people weren't scooping up every available affordable home and converting it to an Airbnb to make even more money, affordable ...

Chris Brown Allows Alleged Rape Victim to Investigate His LA Mansion  Guardian Liberty Voice

Chris Brown is allowing an alleged rape victim who goes by the name of Jane Doh to inspect his L.A. Mansion. The alleged rape victim claims Brown presented ...

New Jersey Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges After 20 Dogs Found In Inhumane Conditions, Police Say  CBS Philly

SHAMONG TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS)– A New Jersey woman has been charged for keeping 20 dogs in deplorable and inhumane conditions in her home, New ...

A week after a fleeting view of Kim Kardashian's minimalist, basinless bathroom sink lit up the internet, the reality star revealed the mystery behind its mechanics.

Who pays for low-hanging electric lines? You, or your utility company?  KGUN

Springtime is storm season in much of the country, and if high winds knock a power line down, who is responsible for repairs? One frustrated woman had a hard ...

Two consumers have filed a civil rights lawsuit against Zillow Group seeking to compel the company to make its websites accessible to people with visual disabilities.

Appeal rejected in failed murder-for-hire plot targeting woman's mother • Long Beach Post  Long Beach Post

A three-justice panel Wednesday rejected an appeal from a couple convicted of charges stemming from an unsuccessful plot to kill the woman's mother in Long ...

What a home inspector does  Galesburg Register-Mail

A thorough home inspection when you're buying a house can save you thousands of dollars in unexpected repairs — or from unwittingly buying a money pit.

What to expect from the home-buying process  Galesburg Register-Mail

Buying stuff online has spoiled us with “one-click ordering.” If only buying a house were so easy. A lot of people stumble into the whole thing and try to figure it ...

Zillow’s cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new Southwest hub that will serve as the operations center for its year-old Zillow Offers platform.

Coldwell Banker Bain announced on Wednesday a full organizational change to support its agents with new technology, marketing and branding.

The question has prompted a debate — including in a recent Facebook post with hundreds of comments — over how to safely welcome strangers into a property.

The federal government released regulations Wednesday meant to stimulate investment in businesses and real estate projects in financially distressed areas.

The best way to attract seller leads is to create quality information that will help them and position you as the local expert. Here are 50 blog post ideas aimed at attracting sellers. You only need to write them once, but you can repurpose them throughout your career.

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