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BRIAN PATE – REALTOR®, Real Estate Instructor
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Brian Pate has been a well-respected real estate professional for over 30 years. During his time in the business, he has served as an agent, manager, instructor, coach and trainer for over 20,000 real estate students. In addition, the teams he has managed and coached have produced over $2 billion in real estate sales under his leadership.
CoStar’s Boost Battles Listing Bans from Zillow and Redfin
A new fight is heating up in the world of real estate listings, and CoStar Group is stepping into the ring with a new tool called Boost—a marketing feature on Homes.com aimed at supporting agents facing listing restrictions. If you haven’t noticed, the portal wars are...
Off-MLS Listings: A Business Strategy or a Compliance Risk? What Real Estate Professionals Need to Know
For real estate professionals and brokerages, it’s no longer just a conversation about marketing strategy — it’s a matter of legal compliance and professional accountability.
Spring Housing Market Faces Tariffs, Rising Costs, and Shifting Buyer Confidence
The U.S. housing market is entering the spring season with significant challenges. Recent data shows that both homebuilders and buyers are feeling the effects of economic uncertainty and rising costs. Homebuilders Report Declines Major homebuilders are experiencing...
North Carolina Real Estate Market Trends
Whether you’re a new agent, a seasoned broker, or a real estate educator, understanding where the market stands today—and where it’s going—is essential for staying competitive and delivering value to your clients and students.
Federal Authorities Warn About Dangerous Ransomware Targeting Businesses
This attack, known as “Medusa,” has already stolen data from hundreds of victims, including professionals in healthcare, education, law, insurance, technology, and manufacturing.
Understanding Mean Reversion in Real Estate
The real estate market is constantly shifting, influenced by economic conditions, interest rates, and buyer demand. While prices may rise and fall over short periods, they tend to revert to a long-term average over time.
How AI is Transforming the Real Estate Industry
As technology continues to evolve, AI is becoming an essential tool for real estate professionals, from enhancing marketing strategies to streamlining complex tasks.
Instagram AI Video Tool Coming Soon
In a recent announcement from Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, he revealed the social media platform will introduce AI-powered editing tools for video that will allow users to change “nearly any aspect” of videos using text prompts.
Federal Reserve Interest Rate Cut
Over the past year, the Fed has steadily lowered interest rates to support economic stability. After holding rates at elevated levels to combat inflation, officials began cutting borrowing costs in September with a significant half-point reduction, followed by another quarter-point cut last month.
Raleigh-Durham Real Estate Statistics
As of this morning, there are 7,860 active listings in the sixteen-county base area of the MLS in the Raleigh real estate market. That is down from over 8,000 active listings from late September 2024 through the end of November. These stats include data from the...
Apollo Forecasting 10.8% Increase in Home Prices in 2025
Analysts from Apollo Global Management have forecasted a significant 10.8% increase in U.S. home prices for 2025
Key Trends in Home Buying and Selling: Insights from NAR’s 2024 Profile
This annual report, which has been published since 1981, offers a snapshot of home-buying and selling trends based on transactions completed between July 2023 and June 2024. Here are the key takeaways:
The Changing Cost of Buying a New Home vs. an Older Home
In the U.S. housing market, there’s been a big shift recently: the difference in price between newly built homes and older homes is getting smaller. In the past, buyers often paid more for a brand-new home.
New Ethics Elective Coming in October
Ethics in Real Estate Advertising is a four-hour continuing education course approved by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission and also meet the 2.5 hour requirements of the National Association of Realtors for ethics.
Real Estate Lessons from a Music Producer
In my years in the DJ business which crossed over with my early real estate career, I learned many things about business that I still apply today. One of the people I looked up to is a guy named Rick Rubin.
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Featured Courses
General Update
4 hours of Update CE Credit for the 2022-2023 license year. Topics include: WWREA Disclosure, Racial Equity, Broker Fiduciary Duties, Laws and Rules updates and Licensing and Education Updates.
Broker-In-Charge Update
4 hours of Update CE Credit for the 2022-2023 license year. Topics include: WWREA Disclosure, Racial Equity, Broker Fiduciary Duties, BIC Best Practices Guide, Laws and Rules updates and Licensing and Education Updates.
Ethics Course
This course qualifies for 4 hours of continuing education credit from the North Carolina Real Estate Commission and qualifies for the 2.5 hours of Ethics training required by the National Association of Realtors.
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