2017 was full of innovation that altered the real estate industry — from apps that boost agent safety to an even greater reliance on websites with online listings and tours — but 2018 is poised to bring about even

Here is a list of fresh apps in 2015, all of which benefit agents’ business in intriguing ways. MileIQ: Car and truck expenses are the most claimed tax deduction for small businesses, and few professionals spend more time behind

The Internet has ushered in many changes to the U.S. economy, and one of the most pronounced has been the customer review. Though Consumer Reports, Consumer Digest and other publications have offered reviews of products and services for decades,

The Internet has become such a prominent cog in our world that no industry is quarantined from its relevance. Doctors, lawyers, restaurateurs, everyone and anyone is online, whether they want to be or not (and for business owners, they

Google has implemented several mobile-friendly guidelines to its search engine – is your real estate website following those guidelines? If your website isn’t mobile friendly, then Google may not want to be too friendly to it. And for a

President Obama and the FHA recently announced that it would reduce its mortgage insurance premium from 1.35 to 0.85, which makes FHA loans even more affordable. The FHA, which is overseen by HUD and insures mortgages with down payments

What would your advice be to your younger, rookie agent self, now that you’re a top producer? Frank Celeste, Sotheby’s Realty: “I would tell new agents that if you do the best job possible representing your buyer or seller, the

Big data – the grand democratization of statistics and information that the Internet made possible – has ushered in substantial changes to many an industry, and real estate is no exception. Today, real estate is more focused on data

The National Association of Realtors is launching the very first domain name to be used strictly by real estate professionals: .REALTOR. Originally announced in June 2012, the domain name will launch on Oct. 23. Plus, NAR is offering the

The National Association of Realtors is launching the very first domain name to be used strictly by real estate professionals: .REALTOR. Originally announced in June 2012, the domain name will launch on Oct. 23. Plus, NAR is offering the

The concept behind Dream Town Realty’s “20 / 10 Challenge” could not be simpler: Dream Town agents sign up for a 52-week training program with the brokerage; if, at the end of those 52 weeks, the agent’s business has