While real estate agents are often the face of a brokerage, managing brokers work behind the scenes to make sure they put their best foot forward. Managing brokers wear many hats in order to properly support their agents and

More Realtors are becoming part of a real estate team,­ as consumers are increasingly wanting experts in certain specialties throughout the course of their buying or selling process. The National Association of Realtors’ 2018 Teams Survey found that 26

One of the main challenges a managing broker will face is recruiting top agents to join their team — someone who not only fits their culture, but can achieve sales and serve as a brand ambassador for their brokerage. Engel

Read more from our Lending issue Cover story: Lending experts on what to expect in home financing Mortgage fraud grows as home prices and demand increases Lender sentiment slips amid growing competition and savvy

Heading into the end of a year filled with volatility, the mortgage lending industry continues to look at its present and future performance as a glass half-empty. According to the latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey by Fannie Mae, the

Lenders help support a healthy and thriving housing market, especially during periods of fluctuation and uncertainty. Not only do lenders provide mortgage loans to first-time homebuyers, but they also administer loans for important urban development initiatives and new construction

Instances of mortgage fraud risk grew 12.4 percent since last year, according to CoreLogic’s Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index. Approximately one in 109 applications, or 0.92 percent, of all mortgage applications contained indications of fraud. This is up from

Post-recession, real estate developers were forced to recalibrate how they market their properties to buyers and essentially start over because the market for new construction as they knew it had changed.  Gone was free money, subprime loans, “McMansions” and

It wasn’t too long ago that the latest trends in real estate technology were virtual reality tours and drone photography. Now, agents are having to explore what were once far-out concepts like artificial intelligence, machine learning, geofencing and blockchain.

In 2017, the real estate industry saw almost $1 billion in attempted or diverted funds from buyers, sellers, title companies and escrow agencies into the pockets of online hackers. Wire transfer fraud is not a new problem for the

In today’s digital age, novel inventions that once seemed like an unrealistic dream such as self-driving cars and virtual reality have become an integral part of everyday life. Just as Tesla is revolutionizing the automobile industry, smart homes are

  Read more from our Tech issue Cover Story: Starting a tech revolution in real estate Smart home technology is the new standard The real estate sign — now redesigned with modern tech Wire transfer fraud: What agents can

Traditionally, “for sale” signs have been the most visible indicator that a home is on the market. But as the real estate industry continues to use technology to improve productivity in the digital age, some view the ‘For Sale’

Just like any business, one of the main parts of an agent’s job description is generating and processing leads to turn those leads into clients. However, many agents who are just starting out may have a hard time figuring

Millennials have begun to monopolize the home-owning population, and as a result, new cities across the country are transforming into some of the hottest luxury markets for the first time. The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing just released their

Read more from our Luxury issue Cover story: How agents break into the luxury market The dos and don’ts of staging a luxury home How to work with celebrity home buyers and sellers: A Q&A with Marc Castillo How