How Many of These Homebuying "Cheat Codes" Are You Using in 2025?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">As partially featured in</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.homes.com/learn/what-to-offer-on-a-house/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Homes.com</span></a><span style="text-align: left;">.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a3gXXmSwhWg" width="320" youtube-src-id="a3gXXmSwhWg"></iframe></div><div><br></div><div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 28.575px; margin: 13.716px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's no secret that <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">"it takes a savvy shopper to beat out investors and cash buyers."</i> And in today's competitive market, knowing how to negotiate creatively—without sacrificing your protections—can make all the difference.<span></span></div></div>

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How Many of These Homebuying "Cheat Codes" Are You Using in 2025?

As partially featured in   Homes.com .   It's no secret that  "it takes a savvy shopper to beat out investors and cash buyers....

Does the Proposed Texas Bill Allow NAR Member Hate Speech or Simply the Expression of Unpopular Opinions?

<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-cc8cb5a6-7fff-6290-5ae6-5921a40f1276"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">9 Possible Guardrails to Prevent the Former (Hate Speech), Particularly if Other States Introduce Copycat Bills. </span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p>As featured at <a href="https://www.housingwire.com/articles/does-the-proposed-texas-bill-allow-nar-member-hate-speech-or-simply-the-expression-of-unpopular-opinions/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">HousingWire</span></a>.  <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadeXoZaXMNpd0iANOb7FrKuKdmXEVpGMGeoWhP3Z4G-77y9r5Zx68Ydlo0bc-q5FxKsiAi5t7meTVbzW4tKsITuRWGKvJ3-SxtggC0kMB1IFx5oSBmcGP5m1nFxGlAGDNssR7x3MmC1OjbM9PJ6_8Df52zB1loXmMYjSMqMh9e6H3BAmk-vH3-ZNFvRw/s3247/k-mitch-hodge-MMO93Zo2VyQ-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3247" data-original-width="2435" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadeXoZaXMNpd0iANOb7FrKuKdmXEVpGMGeoWhP3Z4G-77y9r5Zx68Ydlo0bc-q5FxKsiAi5t7meTVbzW4tKsITuRWGKvJ3-SxtggC0kMB1IFx5oSBmcGP5m1nFxGlAGDNssR7x3MmC1OjbM9PJ6_8Df52zB1loXmMYjSMqMh9e6H3BAmk-vH3-ZNFvRw/s320/k-mitch-hodge-MMO93Zo2VyQ-unsplash.jpg" width="240"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #111111; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">Photo by </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/@kmitchhodge?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; box-sizing: border-box; color: #767676; font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; text-wrap-mode: nowrap; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out;">K. Mitch Hodge</a><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #111111; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"> on </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/red-and-white-polka-dot-rain-boots-MMO93Zo2VyQ?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; box-sizing: border-box; color: #767676; font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; text-wrap-mode: nowrap; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out;">Unsplash</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span><p></p></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-bc6ccb53-7fff-199b-3c19-8b1abc600f02"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Everything is bigger in Texas” is a folksy saying that conjures smiles when thinking about Buc-ee’s, wide-brim western hats, or ostentatious longhorn belt buckles. <span></span></span></p></span></div>

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Does the Proposed Texas Bill Allow NAR Member Hate Speech or Simply the Expression of Unpopular Opinions?

9 Possible Guardrails to Prevent the Former (Hate Speech), Particularly if Other States Introduce Copycat Bills. As featured at HousingWire ...

How To Talk To The 71% Of Potential FSBOs Who Doubt Their Decision

<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-55e0eb60-7fff-6442-588e-154ba0f7cce3"><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 20pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">As featured in <a href="https://www.inman.com/2025/05/09/how-to-talk-to-the-71-of-potential-fsbos-who-doubt-their-decision/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Inman News</span></a> and <a href="https://www.mediadecision.com/money/what-every-home-seller-needs-to-know-about-their-real-estate-agent/article_0b5437de-59c4-48f0-b0cd-a79cbf951d45.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Media Decision</span></a>.  </span></span><br><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kLaaL3-GfyLOHsiZ7vHn7OWw6t3w2Le1cEkKaI52GyITaOz8OSVYE5Sm__Z6jCWWzasAXb-aITjl0pt8jMdhkkzCrx2NZLhg46oPNWzl7v28m1xGsUceNLy8CYfLxt8VpAfJ5TRzu2moH_PJ3v2E3-QYxK22k_5V_KWc4CwIB4XmKNWt_eRLS2-OStQ/s3936/brandy-kennedy-TeP2tce3QMs-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="3936" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kLaaL3-GfyLOHsiZ7vHn7OWw6t3w2Le1cEkKaI52GyITaOz8OSVYE5Sm__Z6jCWWzasAXb-aITjl0pt8jMdhkkzCrx2NZLhg46oPNWzl7v28m1xGsUceNLy8CYfLxt8VpAfJ5TRzu2moH_PJ3v2E3-QYxK22k_5V_KWc4CwIB4XmKNWt_eRLS2-OStQ/s320/brandy-kennedy-TeP2tce3QMs-unsplash.jpg" width="320"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #111111; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">Skeptical Sellers. Photo by </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/@thebrandyk?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; box-sizing: border-box; color: #767676; font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; text-wrap-mode: nowrap; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out;">Brandy Kennedy</a><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #111111; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"> on </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-woman-sitting-at-a-desk-with-a-laptop-computer-TeP2tce3QMs?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; box-sizing: border-box; color: #767676; font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; text-wrap-mode: nowrap; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out;">Unsplash</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table></h1><span id="docs-internal-guid-770f3b31-7fff-f804-a60f-d12c6a7a801a"><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 20pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 20pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water”</span></h1><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Have you ever wondered if home sellers who opt for FSBO (for sale by owner) listings had doubts about not using a professional? No need to guess. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">According to a </span><a href="https://anytimeestimate.com/research/what-does-a-real-estate-agent-do/" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">recent survey</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, almost "three-quarters of sellers who don’t plan to use an agent (</span><a href="https://anytimeestimate.com/research/what-does-a-real-estate-agent-do/#lowstandards" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">71%</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">) have concerns about that decision". <span></span></span></p></span></span></div>

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How To Talk To The 71% Of Potential FSBOs Who Doubt Their Decision

As featured in Inman News  and Media Decision .   Skeptical Sellers. Photo by  Brandy Kennedy  on  Unsplash .  “Don’t Throw the Baby Out wit...

Did You Know THIS is one of the Top 10 Neighborhoods to Live in the US?!

<div>As featured at <a href="https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/top-10-best-neighborhoods-to-live-in-america/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Realtor.com</span></a> and <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/top-10-best-neighborhoods-live-220928661.html?guccounter=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Yahoo! Life</span></a>. </div><div><br><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdB-YEXm7RRyMPDdhYlEQkmXx4DU1pQHXMbCfK42AjWjz3PV_l-OtcaFa0Zh3kguTO4aYuns6klBZjb9TdDadwNpYF3mX8aNgyeyvcmR2JwB0HkxY14oXib1yd9ujLtBYFzbLJ6bzo24oNyJTGh9ii1L8fqfXYX-obxgmkl4qf9KmZQybOF8Fs7wxJOCQ/s2048/Screenshot%202025-04-01%20at%201.55.36%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdB-YEXm7RRyMPDdhYlEQkmXx4DU1pQHXMbCfK42AjWjz3PV_l-OtcaFa0Zh3kguTO4aYuns6klBZjb9TdDadwNpYF3mX8aNgyeyvcmR2JwB0HkxY14oXib1yd9ujLtBYFzbLJ6bzo24oNyJTGh9ii1L8fqfXYX-obxgmkl4qf9KmZQybOF8Fs7wxJOCQ/s320/Screenshot%202025-04-01%20at%201.55.36%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="320"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Venus Williams warms up before a special women's exhibition tennis match against Madison Keys at the BB&T Atlanta Open Tournament at Atlantic Station. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br><div><br></div><div>Did you know that Atlantic Station here in Atlanta, Georgia was listed as a top ten place to live in the US? Are you curious as to why? How?</div><div><br></div><div>Although I am a fair housing educator and business coach now, I started as a real estate sales agent in Metro Atlanta just when Atlantic Station was only an architectural doll-size model in a display case. Once Atlantic Station became life-size, showing and selling the then-new homes was a cherished highlight of my day as I began my sales career because it was one of in-town Atlanta‘s first live/work/play areas of the new millennium. ⁣<span></span></div></div>

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Did You Know THIS is one of the Top 10 Neighborhoods to Live in the US?!

As featured at Realtor.com and Yahoo! Life .  Venus Williams warms up before a special women's exhibition tennis match against Madison ...

3 MORE Fair Housing Policies Cut by President Trump's Administration: What's at Stake? Who Can Help?

<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-b9ef9bbd-7fff-c3c0-8a0c-671d5131cd6e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><p>As featured in <a href="https://www.housingwire.com/articles/president-trumps-administration-just-cut-more-fair-housing-policies-whats-at-stake-who-can-help/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">HousingWire</span></a>.  </p><blockquote><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"I was so happy, but then it just sinks in. It sinks in, that what was devaluing my home was me." — </span><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/998536881/a-black-woman-says-she-had-to-hide-her-race-to-get-a-fair-home-appraisal" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Carlette Duffy</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, Indianapolis homeowner who discovered her home had been under-appraised. </span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02g-4ICk2jfxYBXh9-mEniqiI2X64ibl8Nujm6hbPY3gF44EF5t351HbzvHJhxKai-dVPKlctF0cUqMqmXJuwYl1PPqia8vvg08rXWhVw7Aqhek-URsyGFX58Il4IYUbHalkhJM6Q-wpwD2qQTYW4IT-kf5aYjRCueVHMxjmS32uCR6nAzdUjZHk3IsM/s1024/Generated%20Image%20(4).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02g-4ICk2jfxYBXh9-mEniqiI2X64ibl8Nujm6hbPY3gF44EF5t351HbzvHJhxKai-dVPKlctF0cUqMqmXJuwYl1PPqia8vvg08rXWhVw7Aqhek-URsyGFX58Il4IYUbHalkhJM6Q-wpwD2qQTYW4IT-kf5aYjRCueVHMxjmS32uCR6nAzdUjZHk3IsM/s320/Generated%20Image%20(4).jpeg" width="320"></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">When a home is under-appraised, not only do homeowners miss out on the higher home valuation but so does the entire community (roads, bridges, fire departments, water and sewage systems, trash collection, street lighting, disaster relief, EMS, parks, schools, real estate agents, lenders, etc.).  That is why it is baffling that the process for fair appraisals (specifically, when a value needs to be challenged) is so convoluted depending on where you are in the U.S.<span></span></span></p></span></div>

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3 MORE Fair Housing Policies Cut by President Trump's Administration: What's at Stake? Who Can Help?

As featured in HousingWire .   "I was so happy, but then it just sinks in. It sinks in, that what was devaluing my home was me." —...

The Tenacious 3: Inspo from 3 Fair Housing Leaders to Help Move Your Business Forward & Improve Your Quarterly Performance (Women’s History Month)

<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-3e73d097-7fff-7e3e-2d69-f0ad6a8e699f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Also featured in <a href="https://ypn.realtor/the-lounge/fair-housing-leaders-inspire-your-business/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Realtor Magazine/National Association of Realtors Lounge</span></a>. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">Photo by </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/@towfiqu999999?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; text-wrap-mode: nowrap; transition: color var(--transition-speed-base)ease-in-out,opacity var(--transition-speed-base)ease-in-out;">Towfiqu barbhuiya</a><span face="ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; font-size: 13px; text-align: start; text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"> on </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/white-and-pink-analog-alarm-clock-jOeh3Lv88xA?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; 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white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It is no secret that this housing market requires tenacity. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Depending on how long you have been in real estate, the post-pandemic, inflation (creating record home appreciation for many homeowners (yay!) while simultaneously pushing the average age of a homebuyer to record highs (yikes!)), natural disasters that have gutted some longstanding and influential neighborhoods (like <a href="https://www.learnwithlee.realtor/2025/01/wildfires-dont-discriminate-but-people.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Altadena</span></a>), and the lawsuits within this industry may have you questioning your career options.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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The Tenacious 3: Inspo from 3 Fair Housing Leaders to Help Move Your Business Forward & Improve Your Quarterly Performance (Women’s History Month)

Also featured in Realtor Magazine/National Association of Realtors Lounge . Photo by  Towfiqu barbhuiya  on  Unsplash .  It is no secret tha...