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FirstList launches network to market listings before they go public
Derek Hooper, founder and general manager of FirstList/contributed. For years, real estate agents have relied on office conversations, Facebook groups and WhatsApp chats to share information about properties coming soon to market. Ottawa's Derek Hooper, a...
Selling your brokerage to your kids? Step down as broker of record first
A broker-owner who sells the brokerage’s shares to a corporation owned by an adult child can, if the shares qualify, claim the lifetime capital gains exemption ($1.275 million for 2026) on a sale that stays inside the family. Until 2021, the Income Tax Act...
Real launches Leo Pro, lets agents create their own AI tools
Real Remax Group CEO Tamir Poleg, speaking at the RISE conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday/livestream. The Real Brokerage is rolling out a next-generation artificial intelligence platform that can handle everything from marketing listings to transaction...