Residential Real Estate
Buffini & Company Launches New Designation Training Program
Buffini & Company is launching a new training program for real estate professionals to win business as they face the new rules of real estate. The company stated the new Certified Full-Service Professional (CFSP) designation training program is aimed at helping real estate professionals attract and keep customers, communicate their unique selling proposition and stand… […]
Second Century Ventures Announces 7 Companies for 2024 REACH Commercial Scale-Up Program
8 Companies Announced for 2024 REACH Commercial Program The companies address hybrid office management, lowering carbon emissions, using artificial intelligence and big data, and creating fintech solutions. Media Contact: Spencer High 202-383-1051 Commercial & Investment Real Estate, Real Estate Technology
Standing Up for Buyer Representation
A longstanding practice, the very concept of buyer agency—and the value buyer’s agents bring to the home-buying journey—is being challenged within the industry today. As practice changes required under the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) Settlement Agreement go into effect this month (as of press time), Realtor.com is doubling down on its commitment to not… […]
Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie REALTORS® License Campaign to Newly Merged Tampa Association
Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie REALTORS® announced the licensing agreement of their award-winning Only a REALTOR® campaign’s Box of Memories commercial with the recently merged Greater Tampa REALTORS® and Pinellas/Central Pasco REALTOR® Association. “It takes a collective effort and investment to influence change on such a grand scale, and this licensing partnership continues our… […]
A New Designation for the New Rules of Real Estate Engagement: Introducing the Certified Full-Service Professional
Above, Brian Buffini Forget everything you knew about how real estate worked in the past. That was then, and this is now. Gone are the days of real estate being an easy living to earn quick cash for minimal effort. Economic shudders compounded by recent court rulings and a landmark legal settlement on how real… […]
Mindset and Routine: The Key to Success in Business and Life
If you’ve ever seen one of HomeServices of America CEO Gino Blefari’s motivational sessions at a real estate industry event, you probably left feeling reinvigorated, reinvested and inspired to make positive changes not only in your business, but maybe in your personal life as well. This past year has been a newsworthy one for the… […]
Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, July 25, 2024
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac was nearly unchanged at 6.78% this week vs 6.77% last week. www.nar.realtor – Research
Existing-Home Sales Slipped 5.4% in June; Median Sales Price Jumps to Record High of $426,900
Existing-Home Sales Slipped 5.4% in June Homes are sitting on the market longer, and sellers are receiving fewer offers as a slow shift occurs from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market. Media Contact: Troy Green 202-383-1042
Inspiring Future Generations
Above, Kimberly Harris Campbell and Kate Reisinger RISMedia’s 36th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange, set to unfold September 4 – 6 in Washington, D.C., promises to be an unrivaled convergence of industry luminaries and thought leaders—with a star-studded lineup of speakers who demonstrate the depth of expertise and insight crucial to addressing some of the… […]