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Corcoran Infinity Properties, a franchisee of Corcoran Group, LLC, has announced the opening of its newest office location in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Led by Corcoran Infinity Properties Broker/Owner David Arabia, the new office will support the brokerage’s existing agents who serve Ridgewood and its surrounding communities, as well as any newly recruited agents from the…

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As experts forecast a 9% increase in home sales this spring, with mortgages stabilizing and inventory levels improving, brokers and agents must continue to leverage every resource available to elevate their business. Our industry is fierce, and harnessing synergies within business partnerships is crucial to long-term success. Brokers and agents across Florida and Puerto Rico…

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There is currently back-and-forth about how and where digital real estate listings will be disseminated. Whether to favor private listings over multiple listing services (MLSs) is a hot industry topic, while big players such as Zillow are pushing back against such private listings.  What seems unlikely to change is that digital listings will feature photos…

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If the title stings a little, good. It’s supposed to. Because while the real estate industry has been caught up in lawsuits, new rules, commission chaos, and endless in-fighting, Zillow has been quietly—and strategically—positioning itself as the hero in the consumer’s story. And we let them. How Zillow outplayed the industry Let’s not pretend this…

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Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Howard Hanna strikes a settlement deal One of the last remaining brokerages involved in the Gibson case, Howard Hanna, reached a settlement deal May 2. Pending final approval from a judge, the agreement…

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With names like AgentFree and Realty Redone, the intent of these new startups seems obvious. Although this is far from the first time outsiders have sought to upend the traditional model for a real estate transaction, this time the players are people who already play a significant part in it: namely, attorneys. To take a…

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