Shifting to a new platform isn’t about where you show up, Audie Chamberlain writes. It’s about whether your presence actually helps someone make real estate decisions.

When you don’t protect your calendar and your time, BHGRE President Ginger Wilcox writes, growth activities consistently give way to the day‑to‑day.

Affordable housing units are still available at Lighthouse Point, a 15-story residential building at 35R Bay Street in St. George, Staten Island. Designed by Cooper Carry Architects and developed by Triangle Equities, the structure yields 115 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are five units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $134,298 to $227,500.

Permits have been filed for a nine-story residential building at 622 Ocean Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Located between Albemarle Road and Tennis Court, the lot is a short walk from the Church Avenue subway station, served by the B and Q trains. Shimshon Grunstein of AFS Systems Inc. is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Is AI coming for your job? On this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, AI futurist Steve Brown explains the 4 waves of AI to map out where we really are with AI and what’s coming next.

Troy Palmquist and Lauren Henss break down how the best independent brokerages are using speed, brand discipline, and agent-centric operating models to win recruiting and market share — even as consolidation accelerates.

Coach Annette DeCicco argues against relying on pure willpower, which is destined to fail. Her eight over eight success formula depends on powerful “situations” instead.

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