New York Republicans aim to roll back so-called ‘squatters rights’
New York State Sen. Mario Mattera and Assembly member Ed Flood introduced new legislation last week that aims to make it easier for property owners to remove squatters from their land.
WATCH: How agent compensation works in a post-lawsuit world
James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson discuss the shifting landscape of agent compensation following the proposed NAR settlement with Ed Zorn, vice president and general counsel for California Regional MLS.
Investor or agent? 5 moneymakers share why agents should be both
Five investor-agents, each of whom has achieved success on both sides of the equation, shared their actionable insights and winning formulas for nailing a pivotal but tricky professional shift.
Spain to eliminate ‘golden visa’ program for foreign investors
The program, which allows non-European Union citizens who invest at least 500,000 euros in Spanish real estate three years of residency, will soon be eliminated amidst affordability concerns, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said.
Title data is helping real estate agents and lenders prospect
DataTrace, which now operates more than 1,800 U.S. title plants, says the remarkable granularity of its data can help identify renters who are getting ready to buy, empty nesters and fix-and-flip investors.
You Can Get This Retro Keyboard and Mouse on Sale for $50 Right Now
You can get this retro keyboard and mouse set on sale for $49.99 right now (reg. $139.99). Both the mouse and keyboard connect via a 2.4G wireless connection and have a range of up to 33 feet. The keyboard has rounded keys and a 104-key design with a Num pad, and it has built-in noise […]
This New Samsung Tablet Comes With a $100 Amazon Gift Card
Samsung has refreshed the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite a couple times since its initial release in 2020: It was revamped in 2022 and again this year. The 2024 Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is currently $329.99 on Amazon, which isn’t a particularly good value for your money compared to other mid-range tablets available. However, Amazon […]
Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro Just Got Ears
The latest version of Google’s AI—Gemini 1.5 Pro—can hear you now. Gemini is Google’s rebranded bot, previously called Bard, and Gemini 1.5 Pro is the latest iteration of the model made available to a limited number of developers in February of this year. Gemini 1.5 Pro has the capability to process text, code, video, and […]
Remodel With These Materials for an Easier-to-Clean Home
A clean house is a happier house. But keeping a homes clean isn’t easy—the average person spends about five hours cleaning their home each week, and chances are good that doesn’t cover all of it. (There’s a reason they call them “chores.”) One reason keeping the house tidy can take so much time and effort […]
How to Use Google’s New ‘Find My Device’ Service to Track Your Stuff
On Monday, Google officially rolled out its Find My Device network for Android—not to be confused with Apple’s Find My network, of course. But the similar names are appropriate in this case, since Google’s new service works just about the same as Apple’s—and Tile’s, for that matter. Google’s service helps you find devices you’ve left […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: April 9, 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. Google SGE is testing tabs in the AI overview snapshots. Google says Ad Strength is not used in the ad auction…
Where and When to See the Next Solar Eclipse
I have eclipse envy. I live in Los Angeles, and yesterday we only got a puny quarter eclipse—kind of cool, but far from the totality experience. I’m extremely jealous of my friends and family who got to witness the shadow of the moon fully swallow the sun, so I’ve vowed to see the next one. […]
These Innovative Earbuds Are Designed to Be Easily Repairable
Fairphone, an Amsterdam-based phone company that aims for sustainable and ethical business practices, has unveiled the Fairbuds, a pair of noise-canceling wireless earbuds. Just like the company’s Fairphone 5, which is built to be easily repairable, the Fairbuds are designed to be easy to repair. Sadly, that kind of thing is pretty rare in the […]
How to Choose Between the Swiffer WetJet and PowerMop
A few weeks ago, I swapped my regular old Swiffer for a WetJet model and my boyfriend picked up a Swiffer PowerMop. Both the WetJet and PowerMop hold canisters that dispense cleaning product on the floor, which you then wipe up with the pad attached to the bottom of the device—but I wondered whether one […]
Aqara Just Released a New Motion and Light Sensor
Aqara makes a lot of smart products, but they made their bones as a brand that produces smart sensors. Their Presence Sensor FP2 was the darling of consumer tech shows in 2023. Aqara remains the go-to for a library of sensors to measure absolutely anything, and they offer sensors no one else does. Today, they’re launching […]
