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Even as the economy heaves under the weight of the pandemic, nationwide home prices are growing at rates unseen in years.

Expiring eviction bans at the state level over the course of the coronavirus pandemic have led to hundreds of thousands of additional COVID-19 cases, according to new research announced on Friday.

To appeal to millennial and Gen Z buyers, you should familiarize yourself with their comfort zones, priorities and the challenges they face now. Here's what you need to know.

If you're a new agent, at some point, your clients will likely ask you about the best way to dispose of their moving boxes. Here are a few ways you can help them avoid sending cardboard to a landfill.

This week, our readers respond with their thoughts on the fate of independent brokerages. Are these businesses primed for success going into the new year?

Although most agree that staging works, hiring a professional stager is not always an option. Here are six levels of staging that'll make it possible in every level of home.

The regulatory agency argued in a complaint that the move increases concentration in the rental listing space, eliminating the competition that drives advertising prices down.

Sotheby's International Realty and fitness company Barry's teamed up to raise money for World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides chef-cooked meals to those in need.

Quitchet, a mobile app for lead management and agent productivity, was first reviewed in 2018, and it launched with some bugs and UX challenges. It's since been updated, and now, it's ready for the open market.

A historic Hamptons house that was once a real-life windmill and was used by Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller is up for sale.

Danielle Wilkie, who joined Compass in 2019, will serve as central president, a newly created position, to oversee 4,000 agents in markets including Colorado, Texas and Chicago.

Here are a few strategies some indie brokers are implementing to try and keep their company's culture going strong in a largely remote work world.

People who have done deals with CoStar, or had a catbird seat in CEO Andy Florance's business dealings, say he's cunning, ruthless and plays to win. Sounds like Zillow, right?

The Pending Home Sales Index, an indicator of future sales based on contract signings, rose 20.2 percent from October 2019, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Japanese insurance giant Mitsui Sumitomo is injecting funds into the company's efforts to usher its insurance product into more than 95 percent of U.S. households.

Though relatively rare today, some agents foresee a future in which buyers are responsible for their agents' commissions. That could pose a challenge for buyers — though some agents have already figured out solutions.

We're all doing business from behind our screens this year, but that doesn't mean we should give up the relationship element of a real estate transaction. Here's how to add a human touch to your communication.

With people across the country moving in record numbers, it might motivate others to do the same. Selling a home and packing up to a dream destination might seem rather easy right now, but here are 13 things buyers should consider.