Two established Atlanta metro-area real estate firms — ERA Foster & Bond and ERA Sunrise Realty — have merged, combining operations under a single brokerage that now includes more than 175 agents and six office locations. The combined firm now has a Georgia footprint that extends across Atlanta, Canton, Duluth, Marietta, Milton, Athens and Savannah. […]
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Whether you’re just starting your real estate journey or hitting the reset button after a tough season, I want you to hear this: You didn’t choose an ordinary career — because this isn’t an ordinary industry. Real estate will stretch you. It’ll challenge you. It’ll ask you to grow in ways you didn’t expect. And
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Keller Williams has added another top producing team to its roster. On Tuesday, the brokerage announced that The Parlay Group in New Jersey is joining Keller Williams Village Square Realty. The Ridgewood, New Jersey-based team, which includes 12 agents and two staff members, was co-founded by Anthony Zito and Hipolito Touron “We are thrilled to
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On this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with Jay Papasan — an executive at Keller Williams and co-author of “The Millionaire Real Estate Agent” — to discuss what it takes for new agents to succeed in today’s competitive market. Papasan shares insights from his upcoming book, “The Rookie Real
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Building a successful real estate business depends on cultivating strong relationships. Real estate agents will often rely on their network or sphere of influence (SOI) to land their next deal. It’s one of the most valuable tools in an agent’s toolkit, and for good reason. Your sphere is made up of people you already know
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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Tuesday released a new interactive tool that aims to give members monthly insights into housing affordability, home-price trends and economic indicators at the metro level. The tool, known as the Market Statistics Dashboard, is available exclusively to NAR members. According to the trade group, the dashboard includes localized
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Almost 11 months have passed since the business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement went into effect. Now, the co-lead counsel for the settlement class is looking to find out if the parties are complying. In a letter sent in April but filed in court last week, the
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CertifID has raised $47.5 million in a Series C funding round led by Centana Growth Partners with continued participation from Arthur Ventures. The new capital will be used to expand CertifID’s capabilities in identity verification, transaction monitoring and secure payments. The company also plans to scale its team, accelerate product development and broaden industry partnerships.
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Zillow has rolled out five new features aimed at streamlining the process of buying, renting and touring homes. The updates — now live nationwide — include a drone-powered virtual viewing tool and offer pricing transparency for rental properties, along with coordinated tour scheduling and affordability estimates. SkyTour allows users to navigate a 3D aerial view
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Tammy Register — a veteran real estate leader in North Carolina’s Triangle region — has joined eXp Realty along with her 15-agent team and five operational staff members. Based in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, metro area, The Tammy Register Team closed more than $88 million in sales volume across 316 transactions in 2024. Register spent
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