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Final Offer Joins LeadingRE’s Solutions Group Program
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) has announced that listing and negotiation platform Final Offer has joined its Solutions Group program. Final Offer allows listing agents to disclose their seller’s preferred terms, timeline and provide clarity around the listing strategy, while ensuring buyer agents and their motivated buyers receive real-time alerts when offers…
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Digital Doorknocking: Using DMs and Comments to Build Relationships
Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. In real estate, relationships are everything. And while social media is packed with marketing potential, many agents are still using it as a one-way megaphone—posting listings and market…
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Lamacchia Realty Opens in Rhode Island with Acquisition of Tirrell Realty
From Left, Angela Rastellini, Anthony Lamacchia, John Millen, Delia Correia, Phil Tirrell, Jackie Louh, Sarah Chaisson, Dave Karoly, Lindsay Favazza & Cole Gargaro Lamacchia Realty has announced the acquisition of Tirrell Realty, a previous 14-year Weichert franchise based in Riverside, Rhode Island. The move brings 20 agents from the firm and a new branch location…
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Northwest MLS to Launch Inclusive Voice-Activated Home Search
Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) has announced the launch of Finding Homes—the bilingual, voice-activated home search experience. The new platform allows consumers—including those with visual impairments, mobility limitations and other accessibility needs—to search for real estate listings using speech. Finding Homes, developed by Lundy Inc., is a voice-enabled home search tool that works in both…
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The Deal-Breaker Dilemma: Why Unseen Home Issues Are Crushing Today’s Commissions
Remember the frenetic real estate pace from 2020 to 2023? Buyers, chasing low interest rates, often waived contingencies like home inspections to secure properties. During this period, an estimated 20.88 million existing homes were sold. Of these, approximately 18% to 30% involved offers where buyers waived inspections. This means 3.76 million to 6.26 million homes…
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Nominations Are Now Open for RISMedia’s 2026 Real Estate Newsmakers
Each year, RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers program honors those who are shaping the future of real estate, through innovation, leadership, service and a commitment to making a meaningful difference in their companies, communities and the industry at large. From rising stars to long-established leaders, we’re looking for this year’s standout individuals who are leaving a…
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Tariffs and Other Challenges Put Downward Pressure on Leading Economic Indicators
The impacts of tariffs, coupled with lower levels of consumer sentiment, are putting downward pressure on Leading Economic Indicators, according to the latest data from The Conference Board. The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for June fell by 0.3% to 98.8 (100 is equal to the economic level seen in 2016), following no change…
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