The merger between REMAX and Real solves certain problems elegantly, while introducing a new set that will be much harder to unwind, Michael Valdes writes.
Compliant communication requires awareness and a commitment to doing the work in a way that does not unintentionally recreate the barriers, Julia Lashay Israel writes.
Category: Agent, Opinion, Regulations, Select, Service, bias, client communication, Color of Money, compliance, crime statistics, Department of Housing and Urban Development, diversity equity and inclusion, Equitable Access to Housing, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, hud, Julia Lashay Israel, real estate best practices, Real Estate Regulations, residential real estate, school ratings, Scott Turner, transparency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Image Caption: Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson with their children. The couple renovated the former Union Joint schoolhouse in Franklin, Ind., with a sense of whimsy.
Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson’s 9,000-square-foot Indiana schoolhouse is a lesson in courage.
Category: Home Repairs and Improvements, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Restoration and Renovation, Historic Buildings and Sites, Franklin (Ind)
Category: Agent, Columns, Content Marketing, Marketing, Markets & Economy, Opinion, Select, Service, Birmingham–Hoover, Alabama, client retention, content marketing, Content Pillars, digital marketing, direct marketing, flywheel, industry consolidation, lead generation, M&A, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, open house, re/max, Real brokerage merger, real estate consolidation, real estate marketing, real estate transactions, Real REMAX deal, realtysouth, Redfin, relationship marketing, REMAX merger, rocket, rocket companies, scaling, Stacking, The real brokerage, traditional marketing, Zac Kennedy
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