Social Media Savvy: How Fostering a Sense of Authenticity Builds Trust and Credibility
Lauren Matera, team leader of the Revel Home Team When the world shut down due to COVID-19, Lauren Matera had her hands full homeschooling three kids, on the hunt for something that was both purposeful and intentional for her. Something that she could pour her energy into, that was financially beneficial. Not willing to blend…
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Big Job Gains Fuel Optimism, but Could Confound Fed
The broader labor market continues to defy every headwind, shrugging off rate hikes and weakness in a few prominent sectors as the economy added a much better than expected 339,000 jobs last month, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Construction, business services, hospitality and transportation sectors all saw big…
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The Power Broker Interview: Bess Freedman Shares Insights on Staying Successful Amid a Shifting Market
Editor’s Note: RISMedia recently released its 2023 Top 1,000 Power Brokers, exclusively for RISMedia Premier Members. In this special interview series, we talk to some of our top-ranking brokers to garner their insights and strategies for sustaining their firms’ success. For more information, click here. Moving through 2021’s “champagne and caviar” days into the reality…
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Mortgage Mix: Modest Decline in Rates and Applications
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. According to Mortgage News Daily, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage currently sits at 6.85% (rates had reached 7.05% on May 22, 2023). The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage sits at 6.23%, a decline of 0.13% from the May…
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RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors
RE/MAX Co-Founder Gail Liniger retired from the RE/MAX Holdings Board of Directors on May 25, 2023, and has been named vice chair emerita. Liniger, who co-founded RE/MAX alongside Dave Liniger in 1973, served as vice chair of the board since RE/MAX Holdings was formed in 2013, according to a release. During her tenure as vice…
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Move, Inc. CEO David Doctorow Departs; Damian Eales to Succeed
Damian Eales to step into the role of Move, Inc. CEO, effective June 12. David Doctorow, CEO of Move, Inc. for more than three years, has announced his departure from the company. Parent company News Corp has named Damian Eales the new CEO, effective June 12. Doctorow will stay to assist with the transition. Move,…
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CRD Connect: How Agents Can Leverage Short-Form Video on Social Media
The rise of short-form video has revolutionized the way businesses of all kinds connect with their audiences and how consumers consume content. To remain relevant and competitive, businesses have had to adjust and incorporate more video into their social media marketing efforts. How are you using video in your real estate business? According to the…
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Deadline to Nominate a 2023 Rookie of the Year Is Monday
The deadline to submit nominations for RISMedia’s second-annual 2023 Rookie of the Year is quickly approaching. Nominations may be submitted here through midnight on Monday, June 5. This year’s Rookie of the Year contest will include honors for five regional winners, which will be announced in September ahead of the national 2023 Rookie of the…
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Florida Law Will Fuel Housing Discrimination, Advocates Say
Early in May, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill officially titled “Interests of Foreign Countries” into law. Scheduled to go into effect on July 1, this new law is ostensibly intended to protect the state from the influence of countries hostile to the United States. What the bill actually does, though, is an entirely…
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Mortgage Delinquencies Hit All-Time Low in March
For the month of March, 2.6% of all mortgages were in some stage of delinquency, a 0.3 percentage point decrease compared with 2.9% last year and a 0.4 percentage point decrease compared with 3% last month, according to a new report from CoreLogic. This is the lowest level of delinquency in more than two decades.…
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