Howard Hanna expands into NYC with purchase of Elegran

Howard Hanna announced on Thursday that it would enter the New York City market after acquiring Elegran Real Estate, as one of the nation’s largest brokerages continues its expansion path amid the industry's larger consolidation trend.

Exploring the Borders of Brooklyn and Queens With About $700,000 to Spend

To find a place with at least three bedrooms and some outdoor space, a couple had to look in New York “neighborhoods that aren’t so central. Here’s what they found.

Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey

This week’s properties are a three-bedroom townhouse in Pleasantville and a five-bedroom converted barn in Montgomery Township.

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn

This week’s properties are in Hell’s Kitchen, on the Upper West Side and in Dumbo.

This Summer’s Stunning Electric Bill

For at least a fifth of U.S. households, the increases have likely been financially burdensome.

5 things to do today to give yourself a fighting chance on ChatGPT

Broker Holly Brink writes that learning how to show up when potential clients search for homes with ChatGPT is essential for building a future-forward business.

Inside Zillow’s ChatGPT integration (and what it means for real estate)

In this timely episode, Zillow’s Errol Samuelson and Josh Weisberg unpack the portal’s integration with ChatGPT, including MLS compliance, data sharing myths and fair housing guardrails.

6 intelligent tech tools every agent-landlord can leverage

Being both a real estate agent and a landlord can feel like running two businesses at once. Ryan Barone examines the rise of intelligent rental management tools.

MacKenzie Scott Gives $40 Million to African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund

The gift is twice the amount Ms. Scott contributed to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund in 2021.

Stop asking AI for tax advice (and start using it for this instead) 

Artificial intelligence can revolutionize how you track expenses and forecast tax bills, but the strategic decisions that build wealth — S-corp elections, retirement choices — still need human expertise.

Mortgage rates ebb as Powell hints at end of ‘quantitative tightening’

Fed chair dismisses suggestion that central bank could resume its purchases of mortgage-backed securities to bring down mortgage rates and improve housing affordability.

Here’s what top agents do in the 1st 60 minutes of their day

The first hour can set the tone for how an agent leads, serves and wins, Kevelyn Guzman writes, especially in markets that feel uncertain or unpredictable.

How AI helped me get 110K views posting 30 times a day for 30 days

Stop chasing views, and start building momentum for your real estate brand online. Lead gen expert Josh Ries shares a 30-day plan of action.

Zillow unveils new AI-powered technology suite, Zillow Pro

Zillow Pro combines Follow Up Boss, My Agent and Agent Profiles, and enhances them with exclusive data and capabilities. The Pro suite will be available nationwide by mid-2026.

$400,000 Homes in Indiana, Kentucky and New York

A Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home in Bloomington, a camelback-style home in Louisville and an 1880 house in Poughkeepsie.

The Twin Cities of Grass Valley and Nevada City, Calif.

Home to a cosmopolitan mix of back-to-the-landers, former loggers, 49er descendants, artists, musicians and mystics.

Zillow’s ChatGPT integration sets off alarm bells for industry leaders

There were strong reactions this week to Zillow's integration with ChatGPT, with some leaders claiming the portal had violated IDX licensing rules. But Zillow maintains it did its due diligence and is not handing over MLS data to OpenAI.

How a Box of Forgotten Victorian Era Photos in Ohio Led to Manhattan

Stacks of Victorian-era photos, books and other documents discovered in Ohio have taken a winding path back to New York, bringing two strangers together.

Bring your own baby: How I turned an open house into a baby rave

Agent and developer Claire O'Connor shares a strategy to help you lean into your listing's character and design an open house that's uniquely suited to the space and the needs of its potential buyer.

Supreme Court just might give REX another shot at NAR, Zillow

Attorneys for the defunct brokerage have petitioned the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether NAR's no-commingling rule could have violated antitrust law, even if optional.

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