New home sales continue to be a bright spot in a dismal housing market. The December report from the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development shows new-home sales registering at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000, good for a 6.7% rise year over year and 3.6% higher than November. Even…
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Real estate agents are in the clear when it comes to dealing with changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) thanks to a last-minute ruling by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals late Friday night. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) first established that companies and individuals sending marketing calls or texts must have “prior…
Rae Oliver Davis, the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), was one of more than a dozen inspectors general fired by the Trump administration late in the day on Friday. The move has sparked controversy, with lawmakers accusing the president of breaking federal law, and others expressing concern that…
Can you build a thriving real estate business on TikTok? Kina Desantis did. She went from a brand new agent in 2020 to running her wildly successful boutique brokerage with Side in less than four years. No cold calling, no door knocking — just (patiently) educating new and move-up buyers with quick-hit educational TikTok videos….