Why are we all pretending that the real estate market is supposed to make sense? For years, I’ve been reading articles describing the national housing market as “weird,” articles with titles like “Weirdest Housing Market in Recent...
New continuing education requirements took effect on January 1st, 2026 for all Oregon real estate licensees. These updated requirements included changes to the Law and Rule Required Course (LARRC), the introduction of a new required Fair Housing Course, and revisions...
It doesn’t feel reassuring to see a real estate listing advertising a 1.5 bath condo, and then see in the property details that there are “1.1 bathrooms.” This is frequently confusing for buyers, and is something real estate agents have to clarify...
Terms like “buyer’s market” and “seller’s market” are frustrating to me because they’re often used thoughtlessly. These terms are useful to describe large-scale trends, but they lead people to make faulty assumptions about...
Do agents have to disclose nearby construction projects to buyers? The clear, black-and-white answer is… kind of! As you’d expect, some states require more disclosure than others. For example, in North Carolina, the Real Estate Commission requires...
I’d rather be lied to by AI than by a human. Perhaps that’s just me, but the nice thing about AI being untruthful is that you can immediately call it out, and it can’t walk away. When you call out a human for being dishonest, you have to deal with...
