Fake job offers target software developers with infostealers
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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A North Korea-aligned activity cluster tracked by ESET as DeceptiveDevelopment drains victims’ crypto wallets and steals their login details from web browsers and password managers
Compass snaps up major Washington DC luxury brokerage
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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Washington Fine Properties operates in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia and has about 150 agents. The company’s leadership team will remain in place after joining Compass.
10 ways brokers can elevate their agent recruiting game
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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Get passionate and intentional about real estate recruiting, and see what a difference it makes in your real estate business, ERA’s Alex Vidal writes.
Crye-Leike brokerages are all 1 entity, Gibson plaintiffs tell court
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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In a new legal filing, homeseller plaintiffs in a commission lawsuit in Missouri dispute Crye-Leike’s claim that its six brokerages are separate and covered by NAR settlement.
Black households led first-time homebuyer market in 2024
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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Despite a nationwide dip in first-time homeownership, Black buyers have bucked the trend in 2024, leading the market with 62 percent purchasing their first home, according to new data released by Zillow Thursday. This continues a growing trend, with Black first-time buyers making up 55 percent of the market in 2022 and 63 percent in 2023.
The ultimate guide to grammar, syntax and real estate writing
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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From using ChatGPT to enhance your writing to avoiding simple errors in communication, this guide is designed to help you target your most common mistakes and make your writing more effective.
CoStar makes bid to buy REA Group classifieds rival in Australia
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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CoStar is eying Australian real estate classifieds firm Domain for a rumored $2.7 billion. The purchase would put it toe-to-toe with News Corp, which owns REA Group, Australia’s largest classifieds firm.
EXp Q4 earnings mixed as revenue ticks up but agent count falls
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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The virtual brokerage ended 2024 with 82,980 agents — a 5 percent drop compared to the previous year, according to Q4 earnings data. EXp also posted $1.1 billion in revenue in the final three months of last year.
NAR, Phoenix Realtors settle fight over MLS Choice
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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The Arizona association will withdraw MLS Choice, but will still offer some resources to people holding real estate licenses who are not members of NAR.
HUD, FHA staffing cuts would undermine housing, union warns
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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The Trump administration is silent on details, but disputes the accuracy of a Feb. 18 report by Bloomberg Law that at least 40 percent of FHA’s workforce are set to be laid off as part of cost-cutting initiatives.
Trending: Duo’s demise, dislikes and the cost of comparison
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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Social media connects us, but at what cost? From Instagram’s “dislike” button to the pressure of comparison, Jessi Healey examines how these shifts affect mental health and engagement.
The First Seven Things to Cut From Your Budget When You Lose Your Job
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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Losing your job can be overwhelming, but taking immediate control of your finances is crucial for maintaining stability during your job search. I’ve written before about the steps you need to take immediately after losing your job. One of those is to assess your budget—but what does that look like, exactly? If you’ve never used […]
13 Body Horror Movies With Substance
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Body Horror is one of those sub-genres that can be a bit tricky to define, though one that sometimes gets conflated with anything gory. There has to be a human body (preferably several) facing any number of forms of grotesque alteration or violation but, for […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 21, 2025
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Look Up to See Two Bright ‘Celestial Triangles’ This Month
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- Posted on February 21, 2025
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The winter sky has some brightly lit star patterns visible this month, including a triangle featuring Mars at one of its points, making it worthwhile to brave the winter temperatures for stargazing. These shapes aren’t constellations, but asterisms: groups of stars that form recognizable patterns but that don’t have official locations from the International Astronomical […]





