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Sell more homes: 17 home staging tips for real estate agents

Housing Wire

Home staging is your chance to transform a property into a home that buyers cant wait to get their hands on. As an agent, you know a beautifully staged home turns into a sold one. Ill discuss 17 home staging tips that will help you transform any property into a must-see listing. Why is home staging important?

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Virtual staging: The best apps for 2025 + mind-blowing AI picks

Housing Wire

Is virtual staging finally ready for its close-up? The days of AI-staged photos that look more like Salvador Dali paintings than comfy living rooms or HGTV-ready kitchens are long gone. The images todays virtual staging companies can create using AI are shockingly realistic and, dare we say it, stylish. We think it is.

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Real launches three new products during its agent conference

Housing Wire

From the RISE stage in Las Vegas , Real unveiled three new products for agents and clients on Tuesday. Real also unveiled Leo of Clients on the RISE stage Tuesday. The final product Real unveiled at RISE is Real Wallet , a financial platform designed to help agents control and manage their finances.

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Optionality of NAR’s no-commingling rule takes center stage at REX appeal hearing

Housing Wire

Despite noting that it did not support this rule, Zillow claims it was forced to adopt it to obtain IDX feeds from MLSs that had, precipitating the two-tab design for MLS listings and other listings. He also noted that Zillow independently created its two-tab website design and reiterated the fact that Zillow had lobbied NAR against the rule.

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FirstTeam begins national expansion, introduces new agent compensation plan

Housing Wire

“FirstTeam’s impressive growth is fueled by a robust ecosystem designed to nurture agents at every stage of their career,” said Michele Harrington , the companys CEO. The firm is among the largest privately held U.S. brokerages and is a founding member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.

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Outdoor staging trends for spring 2025: What luxury buyers expect

Inman

Luxury consultant Chris Pollinger speaks with Samantha and Nicole Senia of LA's Elite Home Staging about the newest trends in outdoor space design.

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Rocket launches AI-powered website Rocket.com

Housing Wire

The announcement comes shortly after Rocket unveiled the first stage of its rebrand and is a part of the company’s conscious effort to unify Rockets many companies under a single umbrella. The platform combines Rocket Mortgage s award-winning service with Rocket Homes search and deep property insights.

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