by Robert Smith | Feb 7, 2026 | Continuing Education, Online Courses, Real Estate
Multi-State Real Estate Continuing Education: Deadlines You Don’t Want to Miss Many real estate professionals licensed in New York also hold licenses in other states. What often gets overlooked is that continuing education rules outside New York work very differently....
by Robert Smith | Feb 7, 2026 | Housing Market, Information for Real Estate Agents-Brokers, Real Estate
Land Use Efficiency and Housing Affordability: Why Local Policy Matters to Real Estate Real estate agents and brokers spend their careers working inside the housing market, yet too often we are left out of the local conversations that shape it. One of the biggest...
by Robert Smith | Feb 2, 2026 | Continuing Education, Real Estate, Renew License
A Simpler Way to Complete Your New York Real Estate Continuing Education: One Course, One Certificate Completing 22.5 hour New York real estate CE doesn’t have to mean juggling multiple courses, certificates, and deadlines. New York real estate licensees have more...
by Robert Smith | Jan 28, 2026 | Real Estate Industry News-Information, Information for Real Estate Agents-Brokers
Agents “Break Free”: A Quick Take on Non-NAR Options for MLS Access and Association Membership I recently read a timely article published by Inman titled “Agents break free: How non-NAR MLSs and associations are redefining independence” by Holly Brink (January 27,...
by Robert Smith | Jan 27, 2026 | Opinion, Real Estate
When Independence Becomes Invisible: A Quiet Question Raised by Recent LitigationA recent lawsuit filed against Rocket Companies has renewed discussion within the real estate industry about mortgage steering, referral networks, and real estate independence.According...
