From cybersecurity attacks to face-to-face threats, here’s a roundup of recent stories on agent and brokerage safety and security.
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- Walshe murder trial: Defense floats new story in opening statement
- What to know as real estate exec Ana Walshe’s husband goes on trial for her murder
- How deepfakes, AI slop, fake digital staging are deceiving the market
- Man convicted for killing real estate agent who was lured to a home showing
- Man attacks real estate agent at vacant property outside LA
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- A security expert’s top 10 tips for keeping real estate agents safe
- How to protect your data, devices and clients when on Wi-Fi
- It can happen to you: Get real about personal risk and crime potential
- The real estate industry isn’t doing enough to keep agents safe
- The internet is a hotbed for criminal behavior
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- Future-proof your digital footprint for 2026 (and beyond)
- Can agents use AI to help with contracts and disclosures?
- Real CEO talks growth in hard times — and how everyone loses in real estate ‘wars’
- Zillow’s SkyTour uses complex 3D tech to simplify home search
- How this team leader built a 90% repeat and referral business
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- Redfin on 2026: Affordability improves, sales rise only slightly
- Dual licensing is on the rise. Is it the right move for your business?
- Future-proof your digital footprint for 2026 (and beyond)
- Change strategy as the market shifts to win the listings long game
- Listing leverage: How to win the game of securing sellers
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- NAR NXT: The Download on last week’s trends, tensions, takeaways
- What to know as real estate exec Ana Walshe’s husband goes on trial for her murder
- Are 50-year mortgages an affordability fix or a time bomb?
- Housing recession? K-shaped trends? The dollars and ‘sense’ of today’s economy
- Compass provides long-awaited clarity on the Anywhere merger
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- Dual licensing is on the rise. Is it the right move for your business?
- Future-proof your digital footprint for 2026 (and beyond)
- Listing leverage: How to win the game of securing sellers
- Can agents use AI to help with contracts and disclosures?
- 5 lead-generation metrics you must review before 2026 begins
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- Inman is celebrating 30 years of community, and you’re invited
- SERHANT. enters Sin City with 2nd Southwestern market launch
- From Vegas to venture capital: Navigating the uncertain path of the proptech founder
- Douglas Elliman begins expanding overseas
- 2025 a banner year for mortgage deregulation and legislation
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- Stock market gains push luxury homebuyers ahead in October
- Fall has been ‘sneaky good’ for buyers, but the ‘warm-up is not guaranteed to last’
- 53% of US homes lost value from 2024 — but it’s not a crash
- Realtor.com puts ‘spotlight’ on listing agents with new feature
- Veterans have been ‘priced out,’ left behind by the housing market
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- Listing leverage: How to win the game of securing sellers
- Can agents use AI to help with contracts and disclosures?
- 5 lead-generation metrics you must review before 2026 begins
- Why 2026 will reward those who plan with precision, not emotion: Mauricio Umansky
- In crowded virtual staging category, Collov AI offers ease, affordability: Tech Review
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- Top 7 safety risks for real estate agents — and how to avoid them
- A security expert’s top 10 tips for keeping real estate agents safe
- How a Keller Williams broker saved her agents from a drunken gunman
- NAR offers $99 home security package for Realtors, clients
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- Listing leverage: How to win the game of securing sellers
- Shutdown blip, or worrying trend? Agent pipelines thin in November
- Why 2026 will reward those who plan with precision, not emotion: Mauricio Umansky
- Coldwell Banker nabs 1,300-agent affiliate from Berkshire Hathaway
- NAR’s new consumer profile shows agents how to thrive in 2026
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- Real CEO talks growth in hard times — and how everyone loses in real estate ‘wars’
- Walshe murder trial: Defense floats new story in opening statement
- Shutdown blip, or worrying trend? Agent pipelines thin in November
- After failed NAR vote, brokerages beef up referral disclosures
- 3 under-the-radar trends from October’s Intel Index survey
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- How deepfakes, AI slop, fake digital staging are deceiving the market
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- How ‘pig butchering’ financial scam puts real estate agents at risk
- Desperately seeking an AI bestie? How to protect your professional image from AI companion risks
- Your phone knows you better than your bestie (and it’s selling you out)
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- Dual licensing is on the rise. Is it the right move for your business?
- Future-proof your digital footprint for 2026 (and beyond)
- Change strategy as the market shifts to win the listings long game
- Listing leverage: How to win the game of securing sellers
- Can agents use AI to help with contracts and disclosures?
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- This team is jumping on the private listing platform trend (EXCLUSIVE)
- Dual licensing is on the rise. Is it the right move for your business?
- Future-proof your digital footprint for 2026 (and beyond)
- Change strategy as the market shifts to win the listings long game
- Listing leverage: How to win the game of securing sellers
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