New brokerage Showings bets on buyer leads over listing commissions
A new real estate brokerage aims to eliminate traditional listing agents and listing fees altogether — a model its founder says could challenge decades-old assumptions about agent compensation. Showings announced it will officially launch May 22 in New York City, Atlanta, Chicago and Orlando. The co
Consolidation isn’t the crisis real estate brokers think it is — but it is a wake-up call
Every few years, the real estate industry gets a jolt that sends agents scrambling to reassess their careers and where they hang their license. The current wave of consolidation — eXp acquiring Next Home, Real acquiring Remax, Compass acquiring Anywhere — is the latest version of that jolt. And if t
Lucky To Live Here joins SERHANT. in Long Island expansion
Long Island’s Lucky To Live Here Realty has joined SERHANT., bringing a $1 billion-plus sales track record and a four-person team to the brokerage’s New York expansion, the company announced earlier this month. Co-founders Elena D’Agostino and Joyce Mennella, both native Long Islanders, launched Luc
Home Equity Loan vs. HELOC for Debt Consolidation on a Fixed Income
A HELOC payment can double in year 6. A fixed home equity loan can't. Which survives a fixed income — with average rates inside.