‘Table for Two’ Encourages You to Pause to Enjoy the Romance of Food
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Welcome to “Cookbook of the Week.” This is a series where I highlight cookbooks that are unique, easy to use, or just special to me. While finding a particular recipe online serves a quick purpose, flipping through a truly excellent cookbook has a magic all […]
Google Just Launched Gemini 2.0 Flash and Pro for Users and Developers
Google has issued another round of significant AI model announcements, upgrading its Gemini offerings across the board to bring users and developers artificial intelligence engines that are, according to the company, more capable and reliable. In the wake of DeepSeek’s rise and new OpenAI models, the pace of AI development isn’t slowing down. First up, […]
The Nine Best Audiobook Services in 2025
We may earn a commission from links on this page. If you want to read more books but don’t have the time to actually sit down and stare at a page of text, audiobooks are a great alternative. You can listen to them on your commute, while you’re lounging around on vacation, or while you’re […]
Google: Don’t Update Lastmod Date With Copyright Date Changes
Gary Illyes from Google ranted on Bluesky about folks updating the lastmod date in their sitemap files when all they have changed was the date in their footers copyright line from 2024 to 2025. Gary said, don’t do it, it is not enough of a change to the page’s content to warrant a lastmod date […]
Google’s Gary Illyes: Focus On Originality In 2025
Gary Illyes from Google reportedly said at event the other day that it is important for us to focus on originality in the coming year. “Originality is something we’re going to be focusing on this year. That’s going to be important,” is how he was quoted.
Google Ads Update Takes Into Account Quality Of User Navigation Experience
Google has announced it made some updates to its ad quality where it now takes into account better measurements for understanding the user navigation experience and if that user will or will not be happy with the ad landing page.
Google Guidelines Warns Of Significant Scrolling On Recipe Blogs
Another update in the revised Google Quality Raters Guidelines that was updated on January 23rd was that they added a section for recipe sites and said that requiring “significant scrolling” or making it hard to find the jump to recipe button is not a good thing.
Holly Parker joins Compass after 25 years at Douglas Elliman
Luxury real estate powerhouse Holly Parker is making a big move — after 25 years with Douglas Elliman, she’s taking her team to Compass in New York, the brokerage announced Wednesday.
Stephen Kotler steps down as Western Region CEO at Elliman
Kotler has been with Douglas Elliman for more than 30 years, and will now return to work in sales alongside his brother and son on the Kotler Team in New York City following a tumultuous period for western operations.
Realtor.com parent Move posts first revenue bump in 10 quarters
Realtor.com parent company Move’s revenues grew 2 percent year over year to $130 million in Q2. However, market headwinds are still suppressing lead volume and traffic growth.
Optimal Blue is about to drop an AI assistant aimed at mortgage execs
Conversational generative AI chat assistant, Ask Obi, is aimed at providing high-level insights “to better understand the data that drives their business.”
RE/MAX Canada president steps down amid leadership turnover
Christopher Alexander announced he was stepping down from his role after just over three years as RE/MAX faces ongoing struggles with revenue and agent count.
Pullback in mortgage rates spurs refis but not purchase loans
Requests to refinance were up 12 percent week over week and 17 percent from a year ago last week after rates for 30-year fixed-rate loans pulled back to the lowest level in six weeks.
Only 29% of agents are doing deals. Here’s how to be one of them
From underqualified agents to mindless recruiting practices, team leader Carl Medford outlines the things that need to change in order to elevate the industry.
Tool Kit: What you should know about DEI and Fair Housing
Experts predict that 70 percent of Americans will develop a recognized disability. DEI is essential for our future, writes Rachael Hite, and smart agents will invest in learning more.
