From the outside, the luxury real estate game may seem glamorous: one-of-a-kind properties, ample commissions, wealthy buyers, extravagant open houses. But the mechanics of a luxury housing market – inventory levels, market times and, increasingly, price decreases — are

We publish a “Managing Brokers” issue every year, but this year we decided to do something a little different: we’re looking at managing brokers who sell, and how they structure their business around it. Not all brokerages allow their

The developer-brokerage relationship is a symbiotic one. For local builders and local developers, the reach and resources of a larger brokerage are invaluable. The advantages are many: agents spend their time with clients, and can provide builders with insight

Our yearly reader survey always reveals some interesting truths about our audience of real estate professionals. Agents are a social, outgoing bunch, but sometimes an undertaking like our reader survey is needed to really delve into the nuts and

There are many high-profile real estate coaches out there: big brand names that every agent knows, people whose faces appear on the ads for seminars and mega-conferences and free downloads. They have armies of coaches working for them under

The Top Producers issue is one that we know readers look forward to every year: it’s a chance for the high achievers in real estate to get recognized, for agents to celebrate their successes, and for the real estate

This issue is a first for us: We have run our online Real Data feature for years, and each quarter it is so popular online that we have devoted an entire print issue to it. This issue delves into

According to a recent REAL Trends survey, there are 35,000 to 50,000 real estate teams in the U.S. The same report projects that number could reach 100,000 by 2019. Teams are clearly a fixture in real estate, and that

For an economy to thrive, people must be able to buy homes. It is a simple truth, but there is a complex interplay of many factors that make this possible: access to financing, home prices, employment, national and local

Failure to plan is a plan to fail. A goal without a plan is just a wish. Success is yours for the taking. There are plenty of platitudes we could deploy here to drive home the importance of planning

No one can predict exactly what will happen in the future, but that doesn’t stop us from rounding up a panel of local real estate leaders every year and asking them to try! This year’s panel answered the usual

All’s fair in love and war, but real estate negotiations are never that simple. Real estate is an emotional business, and when emotions are tied up in strategic decisions, there is a delicate balance that agents must maintain to

We always hear about “brokerage-hopping” agents: those who seem willing to pick up and move on as soon as the next opportunity appears. But it isn’t such a simple decision, to move one’s business to a new brokerage, and

Real estate agents work within many defined boundaries: they must always mind what is legal, what is ethical and what is best for their clients. In this issue, we took a broader look at the legal details agents deal

This issue marks our eleventh annual Agents’ Choice Awards, and my second as managing editor. We had many exceptional nominees and finalists, and we were blown away by the enthusiasm and engagement we received from voters this year. As

There are many factors that influence how residents will vote in this election. It’s a unique election in many ways, but for real estate professionals, there is one way in particular that this election cycle may be uniquely frustrating: