The Real History of Memorial Day
Anyone who grew up in this country understands Memorial Day to be a celebration of wartime sacrifice and patriotic valor. It’s a holiday with its origins in the Civil War, a time of untold division, death, and disease—but also the ostensible triumph of equality (in theory, if not remotely in practice) over slavery. The “official” […]
Xome’s DIY platform lets investors sell homes without an agent
Homeowners can’t sell a primary residence through Xome’s seller portal without a listing agent, but can hire an agent on their own or ask Xome to match them with one.
Google: The Site Reputation Abuse Policy Enforcement Not Yet Algorithmic
Google has once again said that its enforcement of the site reputation abuse policy is still only being done through manual actions and not algorithmically. Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liasion, said this on X yesterday, “We have not gone live with algorithmic actions on site reputation abuse.”
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ranking Volatility, Ads In Google AI Overviews, Sundar Pichai Interview, Heartfelt Helpful Content & More Ad News
We had more Google search ranking volatility in the middle of the week after some calming for a few days. Google Ads will soon show within the Google AI Overview, plus we covered a lot more ad news. Sundar Pichai was interviewed…
5 totally fixable reasons smart real estate agents underperform
Want to make great strides in your business? Jimmy Burgess believes that the answers you seek to a successful real estate practice may be simpler than you think.
The No. 1 skill you need to convert leads into clients
Truly engaging is an essential component in providing stellar service from first contact to the closing table. Author and trainer Bernice Ross provides a step-by-step approach to evaluating your skills.
US inventory rises to highest level since 2022 as new-home sales fall
Newly built homes available on the market rose to 480,000, representing a supply of 9.1 months at the current sales rate, up from an 8.5 month supply in March, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Email sequencing is the latest upgrade for Nimble CRM
Nimble, a software company that specializes in customer relationship management for “soloprenuers” and small business teams, has shipped a new feature to its customer accounts — email sequencing.
Broker Spotlight: Deborah Penny, eXp Realty of California
Find out how this California broker was inspired to start a career in real estate because of the great agents she worked with as a client.
Equity Angels names first 4 startups for its advisory services
Equity Angels was launched in early 2024 by 2018 Inman Person of the Year Kenya Burrell-VanWormer, chief growth officer at NEO, and Katherine Winston, founding member and head of marketing at Plunk.
Don’t market vacant homes. Be HomeKynd: Tech Review
Proptech columnist Craig Rowe reviews virtual staging solution HomeKynd, an app that empowers users to integrate its tools with listing pages, among other benefits.
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin says the luxury market is back
The luxury market is back. That was Compass co-founder and CEO Robert Reffkin’s primary message during his latest appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” where he talked about home price trends, mortgage rates, and stock market ebbs and flows.
Here’s why Ondo Finance (ONDO) price is soaring
Ondo Finance (ONDO) price surges to a new all-time high above $1.15. The Ondo price surge is driven by SEC approval of Ethereum ETFs and strong institutional backing. Ondo Finance (ONDO) lists on Coinbase boosting its visibility an trading volume. Ondo Finance (ONDO), the native token of the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) platform Ondo Finance, […]
New Google Search Profiles With Reviews & Notes
Google is rolling out new profile pages that shows you the reviews and notes you left across Google Search. And starting on June 24 your reviews and notes may be public to other Google users.
