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How a 50-Country Promise Built a Real Estate Brand that is Changing the World

By ROG Cornerstone - December 15, 2025
By Kuba Jewgieniew - Founder of Realty ONE Group International https://www.realtyonegroup.com/blog/how-a-50-country-promise-built-a-real-estate-brand-that-is-changing-the-world When I launched Realty ONE Group, there was a high probability it wouldn’t become the success I envisioned it. I knew the odds. I felt the pressure. But I also made a promise to myself, a goal that had nothing to do wi
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Do You Need Private Mortgage Insurance?

By ROG Cornerstone - November 01, 2025
When you’re buying a home for the first time, there are plenty of new terms to learn. One that can cause confusion is private mortgage insurance, or PMI. PMI is an insurance policy that protects the lender in case you default on the loan. You’ll likely be required to purchase PMI if you are buying a home using a conventional mortgage and you are putting down less than 20% of the purchase price.
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How to Protect Against Real Estate Wire Fraud

By ROG Cornerstone - October 01, 2025
Buying a home is an exciting milestone and major investment for you and your family. You can keep your investment safe by being mindful that real estate transactions are sometimes targeted by scammers attempting to perpetrate wire fraud. Annual losses from wire fraud amounted to $446.1 million in 2022, according to the most recent statistics available from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center
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What is the MLS?

By ROG Cornerstone - September 01, 2025
When buying or selling a home, your real estate professional may use a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to find homes for sale or market your property. Here is what you need to know: What is an MLS? MLSs provide online platforms that compile home listings from brokerages in a given market. They enable agents to efficiently see available homes for sale and get helpful marketplace data and typica
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Steps Between Signing and Closing on a Home

By ROG Cornerstone - August 01, 2025
Once you sign a purchase agreement on your new home, there are still several steps to complete before you can finalize—or “close”—the transaction. While the process differs in each state, here are the basics of what you can expect during the period between signing and closing: What happens after I sign a purchase agreement? Once you have signed a purchase agreement, you will enter “escrow,”
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Seller Concessions

By ROG Cornerstone - July 01, 2025
As a home seller, you have choices when deciding how to market your property, including whether you’d like to offer concessions to attract buyers or close a deal. Here’s what you need to know as you consider whether this approach is right for you: What are seller concessions and why make them? A concession is when a seller pays for certain costs associated with purchasing a home for the buyer. C
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Home Inspections

By ROG Cornerstone - June 01, 2025
Between signing and close, a homebuyer may choose to have a new home inspected to make sure it is in good condition and safe for a new owner. Here’s what buyers and sellers should know: What is a home inspection? A home inspection is an assessment of a home’s condition in which an inspector identifies potential problems in a home’s structure, exterior, roof, plumbing, electrical systems, hea
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Buying Your First Home

By ROG Cornerstone - May 01, 2025
So, you’re ready to find your first home. But where do you begin? And what resources are available to help you? Here’s what you need to know as you embark on your homeownership journey: Who is considered a first-time homebuyer? The definition of “first-time homebuyer” might be broader than you think. For example, it can refer to a person who has never owned a home, a person who has not owned
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REALTORS®' Duty to Put Client Interests Above Their Own

By ROG Cornerstone - April 01, 2025
A REALTOR® is a special kind of real estate agent: one who follows NAR’s strict Code of Ethics, including the first and primary pledge to protect and promote the interests of their clients. This obligation means that a REALTOR® cannot make decisions or provide representation in a way that puts their own interests or commissions ahead of their clients’ interests. What does it mean for a REALTOR
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Consumer Guide to Written Buyer Agreements

By ROG Cornerstone - March 01, 2025
If you’re a homebuyer working with an agent who is a REALTOR®, it means you are working with a professional ethically obligated to work in your best interest. As of August 17, 2024, you will be asked to sign a written buyer agreement after you’ve chosen the professional you want to work with. Here’s what you should know about these agreements: What is a “written buyer agreement?” What does it do?
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Young Buyers Continue to Be Fenced Out of Homeownership

By ROG Cornerstone - February 07, 2025
Today's young adults continue to face delays in homeownership compared to past generations at the same age. Not only is the homeownership rate lower for those under 35 today compared to past generations, but the first-time buyer share is lower, and the age of first-time buyers is older than seen historically. Let's break down these bleak data points. When looking at the U.S. population by age
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Preparing to Sell Your Home

By ROG Cornerstone - January 01, 2025
Once you decide to sell your home, you might have questions about how to prepare it for listing and viewing by potential buyers. An agent who is a REALTOR® can guide you through this process. Here are some common considerations as you prepare your home to sell: How do I find the right agent to sell my home? You should feel empowered to find and work with the agent who is the best fit for your n
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