What the World’s Top Volume Sellers All Have in Common—And How You Can Use Their Blueprint to Build Your Own Book of Business

By Buchanan Maldonado If you study today’s most dominant names in real estate and high-volume dealmaking—Ryan Serhant, Jason Oppenheim, Mauricio Umansky of The Agency, Josh Altman of The Altman Brothers, Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran, Guinness World Record holder Ben Caballero, and luxury titan Aaron Kirman—you’ll notice something striking:They come from different backgrounds, sell in different … More What the World’s Top Volume Sellers All Have in Common—And How You Can Use Their Blueprint to Build Your Own Book of Business

After the Atmospheric River: Hard Lessons on Flood Vulnerability — and the Insurance Americans Ignore

By Buchanan Maldonado Last week, the Pacific Northwest was hit by a powerful series of storms — driven by what meteorologists call an “atmospheric river.” The storms drenched western Oregon and Washington with heavy rain, swelling rivers and triggering widespread flooding, landslides, road closures and power outages. Homes and communities — some near major rivers … More After the Atmospheric River: Hard Lessons on Flood Vulnerability — and the Insurance Americans Ignore