‘It’s an arms race’: How portals are adapting to the commission crunch
The upending of NAR’s cooperative compensation rule is a double-edged sword for Zillow and its rivals, experts told Inman. These are the tools and tactics they’re adopting to suit the moment.
Chad Carroll transformed golf training into real estate success
Compass Florida’s No. 1 agent got into real estate at one of the worst times, right after the 2008 recession. But early sports training cultivated in him a dedicated work ethic that has allowed him to soar to great heights in his career.
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 28, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. A Google data leak revealed 14,000+ ranking features…
Why You Should Avoid ‘Reverse Recruiters’ During a Job Search
Everyone who has ever looked for a new job knows that job-hunting can feel a full-time job in itself. The hiring process takes a long time, you have to be organized and vigilant, and you have to go through several rounds of interviews, test projects, cover letters, and thank you notes. That’s why the idea […]
Google’s Chromebook Plus Wants to Be a Cheaper AI Laptop
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC announcements last week, Google is refreshing Chomebooks with new AI features to match. These include the ability to summon Gemini with a right click, generate AI backgrounds for video calls, and use the same Magic Editor as on Pixel phones. There’s new non-AI features as well, like […]
The Best Items to Organize an Unfinished Basement
Although unfinished basements don’t provide additional living space, they do provide a convenient place to store items you don’t use every day—like seasonal decor, tools, and maintenance equipment. Unfortunately, they can also be damp, and prone to flooding and temperature fluctuations. The good news is that there are plenty of helpful products that can help […]
Google Tests Thin Top Deals Search Bar
Last November or so, Google started to roll out the “shop deals” search bar on both desktop and mobile, this was from the shop deals banner in the middle of the search results page. Now, Google is testing a thinner version of the shop deals search bar.
Undated Google Ads Experiments To End August 23, 2024
Google has sent some Google Ads advertisers email notices that any of their Google Ads experiments without an end date will now be assigned a default end date of August 23, 2024.
Google’s John Mueller On Recovering From Core Updates – Maybe You Had A Good Run…
John Mueller, a Google Search Analyst at Google, wrote a response to a site owner who saw their site tank in September 2023 and hired SEO, and there has been no improvement. John’s response was that it was likely not one thing but many things and that even possibly the site had a good run […]
Memorial Day Google Search Ranking Volatility
While I highly doubt Google pushed an algorithmic change over Memorial Day, there was a significant spike in chatter in the SEO community and the third-party Google Search tracking tools are showing volatility. Yes, traffic can be weird and lower on Memorial Day – I get that – but there seems to be more movement […]
Report: 14,000+ Google Search Ranking Features Leaked
Rand Fishkin along with Mike King may have published one of the biggest data leaks outside of the Department of Justice data reveal around Google Search and its internal ranking features and signals. The document was from an anonymous source but verified by Rand Fishkin and contains a ton of details on how Google Search […]
Building Generational Wealth? Don’t Lose It with This ONE Critical Mistake
You’re working hard to build wealth, but without estate planning, your assets could easily land in the wrong hands, causing your family a great deal of trouble. No one likes […]
Seeing Greene: How to Avoid High Down Payments and When to BRRRR vs. Buy New
One of the biggest hurdles to rental property investing? High down payments. Most lenders want you to come to the table with twenty to thirty percent down, but with home […]
A Massive Commercial to Residential Conversion is Taking Shape Nationwide—Here’s What Investors Should Know
From the boardroom to the bedroom, faced with empty offices as remote employment continues to starve cities of workers, a massive nationwide repurposing is underway to transform workplaces into residential […]
How I Live Rent-Free and Car-Free: My Journey to Zero Housing and Transportation Costs
The two largest expenses for most households are housing and transportation. In fact, they account for over half of the average household budget. The BLS Survey of Consumer Expenditures found that in 2022, the average household […]
