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• How to foster innovative, happy, independent agents
  The brokerage of the future presents as hyperlocal with a focus on service and culture. Indie brokerages are excelling at aligning the success of the firm and its agents. Cutting the red tape and having the right local leadership can make all the difference.
  Matthew Szalecki
• Billionaire Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman is taking ICNY stage
  Stephen Schwarzman knows of what he speaks. Don’t miss out on his priceless insights on success and wealth-building. All live, all at ICNY.
  Inman
• Bobby Darin’s one-time Beverly Hills home listed for $8.5M
  Its home recording studio has been used over the years by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Carlos Santana and Ozzy Osborne.
  Veronika Bondarenko
• Amazon HQ2 housing boom continues to rock northern Virginia
  The average home sale price in Arlington and Fairfax counties rose by 4 percent between 2018 and 2019 — from $590,000 to $615,000.
  Veronika Bondarenko
• Tru Realty CEO reveals the secret to picking tech vendors as an indie
  Sarah Richardson chats with Inman about staying competitive, choosing from a wide array of tech vendors and the importance of building a strong agent culture.
  Patrick Kearns
• New text and email ‘gift card’ scam targets agents directly
  The latest real estate scam involves fraudsters impersonating popular real estate agents online and then asking their colleagues to purchase gift cards.
  Veronika Bondarenko
• The Real Word: NAR’s new fair housing action plan
  Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week: NAR’s approval of a new fair housing action plan, unnecessary services agents can stop spending money on and a cannabis-themed open house.
  Byron Lazine
• The industry needs to demand more of fair housing education for agents
  NAR needs to be the driver of better fair housing education, demanding local associations educate their members in a meaningful fashion.
  Erica Ramus
• CES 2020: What’s new, fun and practical for real estate
  The 2020 Consumer Electronics Show has ended, and yet again, connected-home and smart-home technologies were a big draw.
  Craig C. Rowe
• Money matters — but only up to a point
  Agents tend to be satisfied with their income, a new survey from Inman suggests. But many also believe that after a certain point, money can't buy happiness.
  Jim Dalrymple II