Marti Realty Group joins Keller Williams City-View San Antonio

Marti Realty Group, an independent brokerage that operates as a team, has affiliated with Keller Williams City-View in San Antonio, Texas, and plans to take its new-home technology platform, New Home Buddy, national, Keller Williams announced on Thursday. In 2025, Marti Realty Group (MRG), co-founde

REMAX hires Michael Altneu to lead luxury strategy

Michael Altneu recently joined REMAX as vice president of luxury, moving from Coldwell Banker, where he led the brokerage’s global luxury division. Altneu, who started at REMAX in May, is charged with growing The REMAX Collection and reshaping the franchise giant’s luxury strategy, according to a co

Stop saying ‘agent’ and ‘salesperson’ and explain the job like a profession

Every profession sorts itself into a family. Ask a biologist to classify an animal and they do not go by just appearance alone. They go by its underlying traits, the characteristics that reveal what it truly is and where it belongs. I would like us to run that same exercise on the real estate profes

Mortgage Rates Hit 6.69% as Markets Await Critical Deal To Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Mortgage rates hit their highest level in over a year in a fresh blow to homebuyers, as the wait for a potential deal with Iran to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz continued this week.  The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans climbed to 6.69% for the week ending Aug. 6, up 3 basis points f