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MRED, Zillow spar over arbitration ahead of key lawsuit hearing
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- Posted on July 1, 2026
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MRED MLS previously asked the court to compel arbitration. Zillow disagrees and wants to head to a hearing on Wednesday.
The biggest mistake new agents make (and how to avoid it)
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- Posted on July 1, 2026
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Too many new real estate agents confuse busyness with business. Coach Darryl Davis shares strategies that ensure you’re spending time on the things that matter.
Deal Diary: How Matt Picaro Uses 203K Loans to Scale
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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Name Matt Picaro Location Long Island, New York Occupation Real estate investor Assets Three owner-occupied units Investment strategy House hacking, flipping Financing FHA 203K (3.5% down) Matt Picaro grew up […]
Property descriptions are your new AI discovery tool
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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As AI systems begin interpreting real estate catalogs through both structured data and storytelling, listing copy is regaining strategic importance, not just for marketing, but for discovery and search relevance. Troy Palmquist talks about the narrative shift.
Trump calls housing bill ‘a yawn,’ still hasn’t received it
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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“Big deal, it’s a yawn.” That’s how President Trump described a bipartisan housing bill that passed Congress with veto-proof margins — that still doesn’t have his signature.
Trump Just Stalled the Biggest Housing Bill in Decades
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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You’ve seen the headlines. The housing market is stuck. Distress is rising. But if you dig beneath the surface, the actual data tells a different story. The market isn’t in […]
Roomvu CEO on the new era of AI marketing in real estate
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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Roomvu CEO Sam Mehrbod on the launch of Engage Pages, why agents waste money on fragmented marketing tools and what AI-powered real estate marketing looks like in practice.
How to adjust your approach for different buyer personalities
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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Whether you’re working with a nervous first-time homebuyer or an experienced repeat client, Luke Babich writes, your approach can make all the difference in their level of comfort during a transaction.
7 ways to take a landing page from lead killer to conversion machine
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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The landing page creates action. The follow-up creates conversion. Josh Ries offers seven ways to improve both.
A record 20% of house hunters looked to relocate in Q1
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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A record share of U.S. house hunters looked to leave their home metro in the first quarter, Redfin found — and the data reveals which markets are still drawing movers and which pandemic boomtowns are losing them.
We can’t be bought, and we won’t be bullied
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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Inman does not work for the biggest brokerages, the loudest portal or whoever is writing the largest check this quarter. We work for the agents and brokers.
Google expands home listing ads. How can agents participate?
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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Bright MLS’ participation offers one of the best looks at how Google’s HouseCanary-powered home listing experience may work in practice.
The real estate trap I built for myself, one yes at a time
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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For years, I thought saying yes made me a better leader, Keith Robinson writes. It turns out it was making me worse at the things that mattered most.
New agent, phantom buyers and the career-ending consequences
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- Posted on June 30, 2026
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A California agent created three fake offers to keep a luxury listing from expiring. Troy Palmquist and Summer Goralik look at how the scheme unraveled in their latest True Crimes of Real Estate episode.
Texting With Zach Lemaster: The 5%-Down New-Construction Rental Nobody’s Talking About
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- Posted on June 29, 2026
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A conversation with Zach Lemaster, founder and CEO of Rent to Retirement Most investors decided turnkey rentals were dead the morning mortgage rates crossed 7%. Cash flow evaporated, the math […]




