How to ensure the best outcomes for clients buying property overseas

For the past three years, luxury buyers have been on the move. Increased opportunities to work remotely — and, by extension, live remotely — have enabled them to embrace new lifestyles or seek a higher quality of life, whether that means exploring regions and markets with better weather, lower costs, or a more relaxed pace.

How global events jeopardize fair housing (and what you can do)

Dr. Lee Davenport draws on both historical context and current events to describe how the latest news can impact the application of fair housing laws and policies.

Insider secrets to survive the shift to today’s skills-based market

Coach Verl Workman joins Bernice Ross to talk all things teams, growth and the demands of the current real estate market.

9 tips for maintaining a healthy relationship with your phone

Broker Pam Blair knows that you need your phone to keep in touch with clients and colleagues, but writes that setting appropriate and healthy boundaries around screen time can help to ensure better mental and emotional health.

‘Rabbit gets the gun’: The essential guide to Week 1 of Sitzer | Burnett

Big names, heated exchanges and the emergence of homeseller plaintiffs on the stand dominated the first week of the Sitzer | Burnett commission trial in Kansas City, Missouri.

Keyes Company, BHR strike chord on deal for data

Keyes agents will benefit from BHR’s nuanced data reports filtered by an artificial intelligence interface called Aiden, designed to give agents a competitive experience with at-the-ready tools for translating current market performance and emerging trends into buying and selling decisions.

Get into a ‘New York State of Mind’ with the home Billy Joel wrote it in

The house that once helped Joel complete his famous ode to the Empire State has hit the Upstate New York housing market for $2.5 million. In recent years, the property served as a bed-and-breakfast.

These Refurbished Blink Cameras Are up to 66% Off

Keeping an eye inside and outside your home is a lot more affordable with Woot’s fall sale on Blink devices. They’re selling refurbished Blink cameras for up to 66% off, starting at $15 until Oct. 27 at 1 a.m. ET or until supplies last. Read more…

All the Different Retirement Accounts You Can Take Advantage Of

Saving for retirement is a crucial part of everyone’s financial planning. I’ve recommended before that dividing your money into multiple accounts helps you see all your saving goals separately. A big part of that is taking advantage of retirement-specific accounts in order to invest in your future. So, how can… Read more…

Pulse Drummers At Google

Google AdSense Vignettes Ads New Frequency Controls

Google AdSense this morning rolled out frequency controls for vignette ads format in Auto ads. These frequency controls let AdSense publishers decide how often vignettes are shown to their users.

Google “Do More With Search” Feature

Google seems to be testing a new search feature to encourage more searches from its user base. There is this new “Do more with search” box that shows other searches the user can search for.

Google Ads API Version 15 Now Available

Google has released version 15 of the Google Ads API last week but I did not notice until over the weekend. The big updates include but are not limited to new recommendation types, updates to Performance Max, new lookalike segments and improved offline conversion upload diagnostics, plus so much more.

Google News For Context “By The Numbers” Tag

Google Search is testing a “by the numbers” tag or label in the Google News / Top Stories “For Context” section. I guess Google adds this tag if it thinks the story has a “by the numbers” section in its content?

Google Search Console Failed: Hostload Exceeded Error

Since late last week there has been a spike in Google Search Console’s URL Inspection Tool showing a “failed: hostload exceeded” error. Google’s John Mueller said on Friday they are investigating but on Sunday, John said it was related to spamming the tool causing these errors. He said normal indexing is working fine, just this […]