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The American dream and the affordability crisis

Housing Wire

What is the “American Dream?” The phrase is attributed to writer James Truslow Adams in the 1930s, who described it in part as an aspiration that “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.”. A crisis of affordability. year-over-year. year-over-year.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

It is high-volume work,” Alipour recalled. But what makes Redfin different – what makes it radically, transformatively different – is that it classifies real estate agents as employees. And while former agents have nice things to say about Redfin, they also leave in droves. The pay wasn’t great.”.

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‘We Are Sorry’: New NAR President Apologizes for Past Policies That Contributed to Racial Inequality

RIS Media

Over the last year, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has taken steps to reaffirm its commitment to Fair Housing. This past summer, for example, NAR launched a Fair Housing extension campaign as part of its “That’s Who We R” efforts. Accountability is really the key.

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NAR’s silence on lawsuits frustrates agents

Real Trends

The pro-business lobbying group filed an amicus brief in a federal appellate court supporting the National Association of Realtors (NAR) this past Friday. A federal judge’s ruling that lets hundreds of thousands of housing consumers partake in a class action lawsuit against NAR is “an issue of concern to the nation’s business community.”

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Facebook Ads for Every Stage of the Real Estate Client Journey

HomeLight

The key to getting leads and converting clients with Facebook Ads is knowing what to say to buyers and sellers at each stage of the client journey — from awareness to consideration to conversion. Facebook offers almost a dozen different ways to do that. Do you want traffic? And what about Lead Ads?

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Pride Month: The Real Estate Industry Can Do Better. Here’s How.

The Close

No, it’s not because of the unlimited earning potential or the freedom to go to the beach on a Tuesday afternoon. What really gets me excited, and what keeps me going through all the stress and chaos, is that when real estate agents do their jobs right, we actually help make the world a better place. But we can do better.

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Steering in Real Estate: What Prospective Homebuyers Should Know

Redfin

Steering in real estate is the illegal practice of discriminating against renters and buyers based on a legally protected characteristic. This practice promotes homogeneous neighborhoods and intentionally discriminates against people of color and other underrepresented communities. What is steering in real estate?