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Clelia Peters is hosting the first of a three-part series on disruptions in real estate finance and will dive in with leaders in the emerging transaction facilitation space. Shaival Shah, CEO & co-founder of Ribbon, and Tim Heyl, CEO & founder of Homeward, will join her to discuss how these tools were born, what they mean for consumers, and how agents can add these profitable tools to their toolboxes right now. If these concepts are new or confusing to you, this is the conversation you’ll most want to hear. Watch the clip above for a glimpse of the conversation. Show Comment...

Can you believe it’s May? I love it. This week, we announced that But May is synonymous with new beginnings, sunshine, warmth — and renewal. (Also: flowers and tacos.)   While the market continues its sustained insanity, I’ve been having conversations with many of you who are looking upstream to our next industry shifts: the continued opening of the country, a vaccinated majority, seasonal consumer optimism, and for some, spring business cleaning and refreshing.  So, while listings are selling themselves, we all know that change is coming. We’ll be ready — will you?  Set you...

Buyer love letters can be fraught with fair housing violations, but should the practice be banned entirely? Because these letters are currently legal, banning them doesn’t appear to be an option — but educating yourself on the type of information to include is.  Inman Connect A number of speakers at Connect Now were adamant that agents should stop writing “buyer love letters” to the sellers because these letters often violate fair housing laws. They also advised listing agents to avoid presenting any of these letters to their sellers. I disagree with both positions. First and foremos...

In this heartfelt session from Connect Now, Renee Funk of The Funk Collection, Jim McKinnies of McKinnies Realty and Abby Waltz of Homes For Heroes explore the importance of community advocacy and services to local organizations in building trust, the most important driver of a strong referral network. Homes For Heroes’ mission is to provide extraordinary savings to heroes — firefighters, EMS, law enforcement, military, healthcare professionals, and teachers — who provide extraordinary services to the United States and its communities every day. Since 2009, they have helped over 44,000 ...

With some agents seeing upward of 20 or more offers on their listings in today’s market, the process can quickly become overwhelming for everyone involved. Here’s how to sift through what’s important to help sellers make the best decision. Inman Connect In this tight inventory market, multiple offers are the norm. Having many offers to choose from is a good problem for a seller to have, but it’s not without its challenges. Some agents assert that the highest bidder (especially those with all-cash offers) will always be a seller’s best bet, but it’s not always that simple.