How Real Estate Teams Use Walkie Talkies During Open Houses

Open houses look calm from the outside. Fresh cookies on the kitchen counter. Soft background music. Carefully folded towels that nobody is actually allowed to touch. A real estate agent smiling near the entryway while pretending they’re not mentally tracking twelve different moving parts at once. B

You Already Have the Truck and Now You Just Need People Who Actually Know What They Are Doing

Renting a truck and doing a move yourself is a reasonable choice in the right circumstances. It can save money. It gives you direct control over the timeline. And for smaller moves — a studio apartment, a one-bedroom, a partial household — it's often genuinely practical. Where the DIY approach runs

Zillow Sues MRED and Compass Over Private Listing Battle

Zillow filed a federal antitrust lawsuit on May 12, 2026 against Midwest Real Estate Data, the Chicago area MLS, and Compass, alleging the two conspired to hide home listings from buyers and restrict competition, according to Zillow’s company statement. The complaint says MRED and Compass worked tog

Should You Pay Discount Points?

When you start out shopping for a mortgage, you’ll notice you have more choices than you might have expected. The first might be the loan term, such as a 30-year or 15-year loan. There are also 10, 20, and 25-year terms available but lenders rarely promote them. They have them but it will be rare th