On the Latest New York Standard Operating Procedure Law
First, some background: In late 2019, Long Island Newsday published the shocking results of an investigation where reporters of different ethnicities and races went undercover as p....
Just Because the Market is “Hot” Doesn’t Mean Real Estate Agents Have it Easy
I don’t think I’ve seen the following thought written anywhere lately, but I’ll say it: The average real estate agent has never worked harder than they have in th....
What Will Solar Power do for Property Values?
I got a question from a client about the effect that installing solar panels might have on their home’s value. It’s a good question, actually. Years ago when hurricanes....
Brokerages Posting Photos of Agents with Commission Checks is Tacky, Tacky, Tacky
Last week saw a posting by a manager at another firm of their agent holding up a commission check, congratulating the agent on their recent closing. As we used to say back in the....
The Millionth Article Advising You to Get Pre-approved Before Visiting Homes for Sale
You’ve read it before, unless you just learned to read (in which case house hunting is a long way off for you), on financial platforms, blogs, real estate websites, magazines, ne....
7 Things the Industry Should be Doing Amid Coronavirus
(Note: the following piece was originally published in Inman News) Like many of my colleagues, I’ve been reading — with great concern — about how the ripple effect of the cor....