What’s next for Compass-Anywhere? Latter & Blum’s deal offers hints
The Compass name has largely overtaken Latter & Blum branding, but otherwise, the brokerage is still very much in the midst of a smooth transition to Compass's systems, agents said....
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Compass-Anywhere: Scale doesn’t mean losing culture and quality
Don't fear the scale of a combined Compass and Anywhere, luxury expert Mickey Alam Khan writes. Instead, lean into your differentiators and your unique value proposition....
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Before Compass: Lessons from Robert Reffkin’s leadership style
Darryl Davis looks at how resilience and responsibility at a young age shaped the Compass founder's approach to leadership and business....
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Marketing overload: How to cut the clutter and reclaim your time
Marketing overload is real. New contributor Remington Rand says agents need to cut busywork with AI and focus their time on their strengths....
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How to WOW your clients with a simple communication strategy
While you can't control the market or the latest industry headlines, you can control your timely and clear communication with clients, coach Darryl Davis writes....
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Breaking ‘phone-phobia’: 5 practical shifts to boost conversion
Cure phone-phobia by combining accountability, goal-based training, warm-up strategies, value-first outreach and real conversion metrics, Josh Ries writes....
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Fannie, Freddie close NY offices as Trump battles Letitia James
The Trump administration is using its tight control over the mortgage giants to continue a vendetta against New York attorney general and other political opponents, critics say....
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Your listings will now appear on a new search site: ChatGPT, thanks to Zillow
OpenAI announced on Monday that it had opened up its popular AI chatbot platform ChatGPT to popular apps. Users can now search for homes via Zillow directly within ChatGPT....
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48% of Americans blame investors for ‘unreasonable’ housing costs
A staggering 93 percent of Americans believe housing costs are "unreasonable," according to Searchlight Institute's latest affordability survey....
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CoStar says Zillow ‘always ready to play the victim’ in latest response
CoStar Group has filed an opposition letter in response to Zillow signaling its forthcoming filing of a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit over CoStar-copyrighted images....
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