Real estate agents should stop comparing gross commission income
Agents are trained to watch their numbers, which is sound advice right up until the wrong number becomes the one they watch. A common and corrosive habit in this business is benchmarking personal worth against another agent’s gross commission income or GCI. That’s a measurement error, and like most
Housing costs, delayed marriage and the first-time buyer squeeze
I spent more than a decade as a real estate broker, and the biggest shift I watched wasn’t just what happened to prices. It was what happened to the conversations. Early in my career, couples sitting across from me led with the dream: the neighborhood vibe, the commute they could live with, whether
Luxury buyer interest doubles, demand shifts to larger properties
Coldwell Banker Real Estate released its Global Luxury 2026 Mid-Year Report, finding that prospective buyer interest in U.S. luxury real estate doubled during the first five months of the year. Data also identifies a growing trend of affluent buyers purchasing larger properties and neighboring homes
eXp Realty adds former NAHREP president Carmen Mercado
eXp Realty announced that Carmen Mercado, former national president of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) and former director of affordable lending at Freddie Mac, has joined the company as a real estate agent. Mercado brings more than 20 years of experience in r