Perspectives
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Pick Your Favorite $1.9 Million Home in Costa Rica
An eight-bedroom compound with thatched roofs, a forest villa topped with solar panels, and a contemporary indoor-outdoor house.
July
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7th Time’s a Charm for a First-Time Buyer Plagued by Bidding Wars
Image Caption: Lorena Waters finally landed her first home after making many unsuccessful offers.
July
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Luxury buyers now expect home to function like a 5-star hotel
Miltiadis Kastanis shows how branded developments are transforming buyer expectations and elevating the resident experience.
July
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Faith-based housing is coming. Is your market ready?
A North Carolina church just secured a conditional rezoning that includes 12 residential lots — no state law required. As the YIGBY movement expands across the U.S., real estate professionals need to understand how faith-based housing deals work and what to watch for when religious organizations become developers.
July
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Glennda Baker talks onstage at VidCon. Agents should listen up
From content audits to personal interaction, Baker shared insights from a career built with online virality and exceptional engagement, Troy Palmquist writes.
July
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TransUnion adds alternative credit data to mortgage reports
TransUnion announced an addition to its mortgage credit report, TruVision Alternative Credit Attributes, designed to expand lender visibility beyond traditional credit data at no additional cost.
July
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Pending sales slide 5.4% in June under pressure from high rates
Contract signings fell in all four regions, reversing spring's annual gains and signaling softer closings ahead.
July
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Why 87% of homebuyers overpaid on their mortgage last year
A new Bankrate analysis of 3.2 million HMDA loans finds 87 percent of 2025 homebuyers overpaid on their mortgage rate, costing the typical borrower $78,186 over the life of the loan.
July
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Active advertising: How local sponsorships bring a brand to life
Random event calendars don't help brokerages build community ties. Selective, well-followed-up real estate promotions do.
July
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The Agency President: Saying ‘no’ to the wrong agents is our biggest growth strategy
Saying "yes" to the wrong agent can cost you in the long run. Rainy Hake Austin shares how The Agency decides whom to partner with as it grows.
July
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Homes for Sale in New York State
Four-bedroom homes in Southold, N.Y., and Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.
July
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Townhouses: The Better Alternative for First-Time Buyers?
Image Caption: The national median price for a townhouse was $357,000 in 2025, according to Zillow’s research — $12,000 less than a single-family home.
July
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Who’s hiring, merging and moving in real estate
From new C-suite appointments to a multistate brokerage merger, here's who's making moves across real estate this month.
July
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Inside the 30-day plan: Your AI discovery checklist
Digital marketing expert Marci James helps you optimize your Google Business Profile, leverage YouTube and craft a 30-day plan to get AI to notice your real estate business.
July
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Rechat’s latest feature assumes AI is already grading your reputation
Rechat's new Testimonials feature turns client reviews into marketing collateral, betting on reputation as AI reshapes how agents get found.
July
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For Many First-Time Home Buyers, the Vacation Home Comes First
