Skittish sellers, hungry buyers: How the Fed tanked housing

Goldman Sachs economist Michael Murdoch criticized the Federal Reserve’s rate strategy at Ben Kinney Companies’ BuiltHOW conference on Tuesday and shared how upcoming policies could impact the 2024 housing market.

Anywhere settled. What’s next for the bombshell commission suits?

Now that Anywhere has settled, what do you think will happen with the bombshell commission lawsuits?

Here’s what you can do to mitigate the ‘lock-in effect’ for clients

Splitero CEO Michael Gifford explains how rising interest rates and limited housing inventory are intensifying the real estate “lock-in effect,” leaving homeowners feeling trapped in their current properties. However increased home equity could offer some financial benefits and much-needed flexibility.

5 ways teams can offer better service than solo agents

A team that’s communicative and operationally organized can provide truly superior, client-centric service to both buyers and sellers. Texas-based team lead Jen Berbas offers advice and insight in her first column for Inman.

Lead the next era of real estate. Join us at Inman Connect New York

2024 begins here. Inman Connect New York is a beacon for savvy real estate pros in their quest for elevated education, technology and sales development.

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Google: No Such Thing As “Back To The Same” For Search Rankings After A Site Revamp

The other day we covered how Google’s John Mueller said that there is no way to prevent traffic loss after a website revamp. John this morning added that there is also no “back to the same” as you were in search rankings before that website revamp.

Bing Chat Working On Custom Instructions Through Useful Memory Feature

The CEO of Bing from Microsoft, Mikhail Parakhin, said that Bing Chat is working on custom instructions for Bing Chat in the form of “a less geeky, more useful way of “memory”.”

What you need to know about iCloud Private Relay

If you want to try to enter the world of VPNs with a small dip, then iCloud Private Relay is your friend — but is it a true VPN service? The devil is in the details.

BadBazaar espionage tool targets Android users via trojanized Signal and Telegram apps

ESET researchers have discovered active campaigns linked to the China-aligned APT group known as GREF, distributing espionage code that has previously targeted Uyghurs

How a Telegram bot helps scammers target victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET researchers uncover a Telegram bot that enables even less tech-savvy scammers to defraud people out of their money

The Fast Track to Financial Freedom & Turning $29K into $1.5M by Doing THIS

If your end goal is financial freedom, investing in real estate is one of the best ways to get there. But, if you want to reach that goal sooner rather […]

BitMEX co-founder says BTC price may rise if monetary policies tighten

The Federal Reserve has increased its benchmark rate from 0.25% to 5.25% over the past year. BitMEX co-founder believed that bondholders might seek more lucrative “risk assets,” such as Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s four-year cycles might be linked to central banks’ low-rate policies. Challenging the conventional wisdom regarding the relationship between Bitcoin and interest rates, BitMEX co-founder […]

ESET Research Podcast: Sextortion, digital usury and SQL brute-force

Closing intrusion vectors force cybercriminals to revisit old attack avenues, but also to look for new ways to attack their victims

Today’s Connections Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, September 13

If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Wednesday, September 13, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for September 13, NYT Connections #94! Scroll to the end if you want some hints (and then the answer)… Read more…