
Neighborhood Stereotypes According to AI
Kansas City real estate agent Kyle Talbot posted an Instagram Reel on Kansas City neighborhood stereotypes, featuring AI-generated images. And his audience is asking for more.

Kansas City real estate agent Kyle Talbot posted an Instagram Reel on Kansas City neighborhood stereotypes, featuring AI-generated images. And his audience is asking for more.

Membership for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) fell by more than 17,000 from November to December 2023 and ended the year with a loss of over 26,000 members—the first annual drop since 2012.

A new Redfin report shows just 16% of homes listed in 2023 were affordable for the typical homebuyer—the lowest share on record, down from 21% in 2022. Affordability is expected to improve in 2024 as mortgage rates drop and supply increases.

Announcing a BAM webinar presented by Toronto real estate business owners and educators Tom Storey and Emma Pace, focusing on three free lead sources every real estate professional should know about—and how to make the most of each one.

Two respected analysts, Ivy Zelman and Meredith Whitney, spoke recently on the aging homeowner population and its impact on household growth and the overall U.S. housing market—an impact Whitney described as a “silver tsunami.”

Announcing the first annual BAM Pro Bowl for the week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday with real estate industry leaders presenting on various topics to help you make 2024 your best year yet.

Jason Cassity shared two Reels that are the best ads agents can run on Instagram—one with a buyer profile and the other a “just sold” that alerts potential sellers that at least three buyers are looking for homes in their neighborhood.

Redfin’s latest report shows a drop in homebuyer migration to different metro areas as remote work options decrease and home prices go up in popular migration destinations. This time, Spokane, WA, made the top 10 list of metros with the highest net inflow.

This week, we bring you the top 20 clicked-on articles of 2023 in real estate news, agent marketing, agent tactics, etc., along with BAM’s biggest firsts of the year, including BAMx, our first in-person event (BAM Camp), and two new favorite podcasts.

Lawyers in Missouri filed the Umpa lawsuit on behalf of U.S. home sellers, on December 27. Defendants include the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and more than a dozen brokerages, including, for the first time, The Real Brokerage.

A New York Times article suggests the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is losing its grip on the industry, while Jason Haber, founder of the NAR Accountability Group, lays the groundwork for an alternative association for real estate professionals.

Here are 11 habits you need to cultivate as a real estate agent to not only make it through a challenging market but to thrive and grow your business like never before.