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The 5 best mortgage loan originator (MLO) license courses for 2025

Before you’re allowed to help people finance their dream homes, you must get the proper education to obtain your MLO license. Online mortgage schools have made it easier to complete your education requirements, you just have to decide the best option for you. It’s important to consider your own learning preferences. Do you prefer online, […]

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How to become a mortgage loan officer in 6 steps + Q&A about MLOs

Move over, real estate agents, and make way for the person who gives homebuyers the financial ability to buy a home – mortgage loan officers (MLOs). Also known as mortgage loan originators or mortgage brokers (although the roles differ slightly —  we’ll talk about it), MLOs are the key to financially connecting people to the

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5 best Pennsylvania real estate schools for 2025

Ready to get your real estate license in Pennsylvania? You’ll want to enroll in one of the best Pennsylvania real estate schools to gain the skills and knowledge you’ll need to ace the state exam and succeed in your new career. First, you’ll need to meet Pennsylvania’s 75-hour prelicensing course requirement. We’ve conducted extensive research

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How a Christie’s Agent Closed  Million+ in 2024 on Instagram

How a Christie’s Agent Closed $44 Million+ in 2024 on Instagram

Over the last decade, I’ve interviewed dozens of the country’s most successful real estate agents. All of them, from Ryan Serhant to Glennda Baker to Ricky Carruth, had one thing in common: They found their ikigai early in their career and never looked back. Ikigai is a Japanese concept that says you will only find

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Why Servant Leadership is Fueling Real Estate’s Fastest-growing Brokerages

Why Servant Leadership is Fueling Real Estate’s Fastest-growing Brokerages

Servant leadership is more than a lazy LinkedIn buzzword cooked up by corporate PR teams. It’s a crucial reason why new school brokerages like The Agency and Real outsold Keller Williams last year. If you want to scale your team or brokerage in 2025, lead by example, or get left behind. Not convinced? Mauricio Umanasky,

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7 best real estate schools in New Jersey (NJ) for 2025

Many of the best real estate schools in New Jersey real estate schools are designed around the understanding that many aspiring NJ real estate agents live near New York or Pennsylvania, and therefore want the option to conduct business in these states. If that sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place! We’ve done

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The 5 best real estate schools in Washington, D.C. for 2025

If you’re thinking about becoming a real estate agent in Washington, D.C., you’re not alone. From historic brownstones to modern high-rises, D.C.’s housing market has something for everyone. But first, you have to get a real estate license. But, with so many schools offering real estate courses, how do you know which one is actually

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14 lucrative jobs in real estate with high earning potential

Is scrolling homes on Zillow a favorite pastime of yours? Do you subscribe to every real estate-related email newsletter? Do you watch every HGTV show? Is your ideal weekend spent going to open houses (even if you have no intention of buying)? Do you play (and win) the “how much do you think this house

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