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My Property Is Losing Money: Should I Sell or Pivot? (Rookie Reply)
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- Posted on June 26, 2026
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The property you spent months working on is about to lose you money. What should you do? Sell? Pivot? Invest for long enough and you’re bound to run into this […]
AI voice cloning is here — and it’s coming for real estate closings
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- Posted on June 25, 2026
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AI voice cloning has made wire fraud harder to detect and harder to stop. Real estate pros explain how it works and who’s most at risk.
Mortgage rates aren’t coming to save us. They’re not supposed to
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- Posted on June 25, 2026
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Stop worrying about interest rate fluctuations, and start worrying about how you can serve the client in front of you, Century 21 New Millennium’s Kyle Crawford writes.
Bess Freedman: Real estate is falling for the Madoff playbook
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- Posted on June 25, 2026
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What happens when our trusted professionals fail us and erode confidence by steering us in the wrong direction?
‘Project 42’ brings live robots, AI workflows to real estate agents
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- Posted on June 25, 2026
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Inman CEO Tom Bohn said he will speak at Project 42, a two-day AI event coming to Niagara Falls, Ontario, in August that promises live humanoid robots on stage and working agentic workflows agents can keep.
HUD’s retreat on transgender housing protections puts added responsibility on agents
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- Posted on June 25, 2026
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Your reputation is not built on the policy of the moment, coach Darryl Davis writes. It is built on how every client and every person who walks into your open house gets treated.
Peace Deal Signed: Where Mortgage Rates Are Actually Headed
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- Posted on June 25, 2026
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The peace deal between the U.S. and Iran has been agreed to (at least for now). The Strait of Hormuz, the chokehold on 20% of the world’s oil, is starting […]
Real Brokerage surpasses 35K agents as REMAX deal progresses
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- Posted on June 24, 2026
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Real said that it added more than 3,200 agents in the first half of 2026 and more than 15,000 agents since the beginning of 2024.
Why the Bed Bath and Beyond deal is worth your attention
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- Posted on June 24, 2026
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Big companies are racing to own more of the homeownership lifecycle, Deb Siefkin writes. Agents need to earn more trust in the client’s decision-making process.
7 tips for turning social media content into measurable results
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- Posted on June 24, 2026
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Social lead gen hub POP.STORE is expanding its focus on real estate, helping agents turn content and social media engagement into measurable business results. Troy Palmquist talks with GM Jo Wong about the platform’s upcoming VidCon appearance featuring Andrew Jevin and Glennda Baker.
Luxury clients can spot a pitch, but they can’t ignore your expertise
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- Posted on June 24, 2026
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Stop trying to sell yourself, and start emphasizing your expertise to make a big impression on high-net-worth clients, coach Verl Workman writes.
May’s new-home sales data reveals a shrinking affordable market
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- Posted on June 24, 2026
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New single-family home sales fell 7.3 percent in May, but the bigger story is the shrinking share of affordable new homes.
Why Now Could Be the Best Market For Real Estate Investing in Over a Decade
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- Posted on June 24, 2026
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Both active and passive real estate investors have pulled back over the last year. For example, Redfin reported that mom-and-pop investors pulled back by 6% late last year and 13% […]
AI-Created Tech Layoffs are Shifting the Housing Market
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- Posted on June 24, 2026
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AI-powered layoffs are shaking up the once-bulletproof tech job market, with more than 100,000 layoffs so far this year alone. For real estate investors, the burning question is where all […]
Deal Diary: How Lucy Hinds Turned One HELOC Into Three Rental Properties
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 24, 2026
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Name Lucy Hinds Location Cincinnati, Ohio Occupation Real estate investor Assets Single-family rentals Investment strategy Long-term rentals Financing Conventional + HELOCs Lucy Hinds spent years living the Dave Ramsey playbook: […]




