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Murray and his ex-wife, Corcoran broker Mickey Murray, built the Yellow House in the 1980s after buying the property for $305K. The 5,177-square-foot home sits on the site of a 19th-century barn.

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/22/bill-murrays-former-new-york-estate-hits-the-market-for-3-69m/

Jackie Thiel spent the majority of her 30-plus-year career with Long & Foster. With her move, Thiel will oversee day-to-day brokerage operations of 1,400 real estate advisors across 40 offices in...

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/22/premier-sothebys-brings-on-long-foster-vet-as-president/

Moderating mortgage rates and lessening buyer competition have pushed the U.S. median down payment down 7.33 percent over the past year, according to Realtor.com.

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/22/median-down-payment-slides-2400-as-affordability-improves/

Amid a tumultuous year for the real estate industry, Realtors have donated millions to political causes — and Democrats have managed to collect more than Republicans from the industry's rank an...

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/22/the-real-estate-industry-is-more-politically-split-than-you-think/

With more supervision layers required due to NAR's settlement, consider these tasks, policy ideas and suggestions when updating your systems, compliance expert Summer Goralik writes.

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/22/brokers-youre-accountable-for-your-agents-behavior/

Now that buyer agency compensation rules are in place, Trina Gonzales-Van writes, the NAR, regulatory bodies and significant stakeholders must consider their impact on borrowers and determine whe...

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/22/the-new-redlining-paying-a-buyer-agent-is-just-part-of-the-challenge/

A well-prepared business plan, Darryl Davis writes, will help you set a clear direction, stay focused and increase your chances of success.

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/22/8-tips-for-preparing-your-first-real-estate-agent-business-plan-2/

The campaign's transparency was questioned following a decision to post "cumulative" financials instead of annualized profits in a pitch sent to investors that drew fire from an industry analyst.

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/22/pacaso-fundraising-campaign-continues-apace-despite-critique/

Creating content for your website, communicating with your sphere of influence and marketing your latest listing are all easy with the help of artificial intelligence, Luke Babich writes.

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/22/9-ways-agents-should-be-using-ai-to-drive-real-estate-sales/

Maurice Muhammad alleges a "monopoly" by NAR, the state Realtor association and the local MLS limits competition, inflates prices, and disproportionately affects minority brokers and agents.

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/21/broker-files-multimillion-dollar-suit-over-forced-nar-membership/

Another worry for bond market investors is "quantitative tightening," the Fed's program to trim its massive holdings of government debt and mortgages.

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/21/mortgage-rates-bounce-back-to-july-levels-on-inflation-worries/

Now operating as Century 21 1st Priority Realty, Duc Lu and his team will have access to the brand’s technology, marketing, lead generation and agent coaching tools and platforms. Lu plans to i...

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Richard Saghian, the founder of the California-based online fashion company Fashion Nova, has expanded his real estate portfolio with the purchase of two Miami Beach properties for $30 million, T...

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/21/fashion-nova-founder-buys-two-miami-beach-homes-for-30m/

This year's presidential election has people totally stressed out. Trainer Bernice Ross offers strategies for releasing your anxiety and getting back to business.

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/21/are-you-suffering-from-election-anxiety/

Jason Peteler of Revel Real Estate and Matthew Yim of Coldwell Banker only knew at first that an EV company had rented their listing for a few days as a filming location. They had no idea it woul...

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/21/tesla-rented-their-listing-then-used-it-to-debut-its-humanoid-robot/

Lawyers for NAR, HomeServices of America, RE/MAX, Anywhere and HSF Affiliates denied claims of a conspiracy to inflate commissions, arguing that Homie would have benefitted from the plot.

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/21/nar-asks-court-to-dismiss-lawsuit-filed-by-discount-brokerage-homie/

Business goes on mostly undisturbed. But a survey of hundreds of agents and brokers suggests the real estate industry is facing more thorny situations amid a contentious 2024 election.

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/21/a-house-divided-2024-election-tests-the-agent-client-bond-intel/

Maintaining a healthy cash flow, controlling debt, building an emergency fund, planning for taxes and retirement — Keller Williams’ Julia Lashay Israel serves up the financial gut check quest...

https://www.inman.com/2024/10/21/are-you-fiscally-fit-the-financial-checkup-your-business-needs/