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Here it is--our top article of the year! This article was originally published back in March and is the most read article of 2020. See #2 here, or read the full list of our Top 10 articles from 2020 here. On Saturday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) updated its list of essential services...

High-performing real estate professionals leverage their time with an efficient and focused approach. Instead of trying to manage all aspects on the buying/selling continuum, they focus on the most critical moment of truth in the real estate cycle: the client experience. Top producers understand that providing stellar customer service is where the...

We're continuing an annual tradition of counting down our top 10 articles of the year. The following article was originally published in September and is #2 in our countdown. See #3 here. In the age of interactive technology and augmented reality, memes depend on only two things: A low-quality image and bold text! And there we are, a moment of amusement...

The real estate market is highly seasonal and sales are adversely affected by the drop in temperatures during the winter months. According to the National Association of Realtors' statistics, 40% of homes are sold in May, June, July, and August. This seasonality leaves many real estate professionals working at a cheetah's pace in summer and scrounging...

We're continuing an annual tradition of counting down our top 10 articles of the year. The following article was originally published in May and is #3 in our countdown. See #4 here. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live--and the way we need to communicate. Gone are the days, for example, when agents could send their contacts a calendar...

This article is the third installment in a series on effectively implementing new technology at the brokerage level. Read Part One here and Part Two here. Real estate broker/owners are busy. They're responsible for the day-to-day management of their brokerages and important tasks like recruitment, negotiation, compliance, strategic partnerships, and...

UpstreamRE, LLC, the broker-owned company responsible for overseeing the Upstream real estate data management solution, announced specific plans for rolling out the first features in select markets in 2021, reflected on the project's purpose and progress, and reported the initial success of a planned transition.Upstream is poised in several markets...

We all know that real estate is a relationship business. And we all know the things we "should" do to maintain our relationships--call past clients, send them emails, reach out by text--but it's not always easy to find the time or motivation to do these things. Enter Chirp, a new relationship platform from Happy Grasshopper. Each year, Chirp sends...

Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 11:00 AM PST This short training webinar is for ListHub Basic users (free account) and is your first step in learning how to create and manage an effective online marketing strategy using ListHub. You will learn how to access over 80 national publishers through our easy to use platform. You will also learn how to manage...

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 11:00 AM PDT Use your Local Expert solution to demonstrate to sellers that you're an online marketing pro! Show potential clients how your Local Expert ads target a hyperlocal audience of active buyers -- leading to more awareness, interest, and action for their listings. In this session, we'll cover: Ads that attract...

Wednesday, Dec. 30 and Wednesday, Jan. 6 As Benjamin Franklin famously stated, "If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!" One of the keys to success in 2021 will be to set clear goals, and to track your performance against those goals as the year progresses. Fortunately, IXACT Contact has built-in Goal Setting and a Dashboard for tracking...

Over the past 10 days, we've been counting down our top 10 articles of the year. These articles are an exclusive breed--at RE Technology, we publish over 1,000 articles each year. So which types of articles were among the 0.01 percent that made it into our top 10? This year's list, unsurprisingly, was dominated by COVID-19 related articles. In fact,...

40,000 Agent Milestone Represents 60% Year-over-year Growth BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Dec. 14, 2020 -- eXp World Holdings, Inc., the holding company for eXp Realty, one of the fastest-growing residential and commercial real estate companies, has exceeded 40,000 agents globally. This represents a year-over-year increase of 60% when compared to 25,000 agents...

WASHINGTON -- CoStar Group, the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces, announced its acquisition of Houses.com, setting the stage for its entry into residential real estate marketplaces. On December 16, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission cleared CoStar Group's acquisition of Homesnap, Inc., which...