7 tips for finding your focus amid today’s distractions

Despite our best efforts to buffer ourselves from distractions, we will be forced to negotiate thousands of them each day. Broker-owner Pam Blair offers tips to hone your focus and find your center.

First-timers ‘significantly’ less satisfied with mortgage lenders

Homebuyers don't just want good rates. They want lenders to solve problems that will keep them from getting to the closing table, J.D. Power finds.

The agent migration from legacy brokerages continues

As we approach the final weeks of 2023, agents are continuing to migrate from legacy brands to low-fee, cloud-based brokerages. Mike DelPrete looks at the numbers and trends.

LA City Council votes to end 3-year freeze on rent hikes

The council decided to base the increase on inflation data from October 2022 through September 2023 rather than the prior year, which would have resulted in a steeper rent hike, according to the "Los Angeles Daily News."