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April
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The Return of Dallas’ Longhorn Ballroom

April 21st, 2026 by Addie Morfoot and Jake Dockins

The Longhorn’s 40-foot-tall marquee advertises upcoming Country and Western acts, as well as blues, jazz and R&B artists.
Image Caption: The Longhornâ��s 40-foot-tall marquee advertises upcoming Country and Western acts, as well as blues, jazz and R&B artists.

The Longhorn Ballroom, where Nat King Cole, Johnny Cash, and the Sex Pistols once played, languished for years. Now, it’s been restored and expanded.

Category: Real Estate (Commercial), Historic Buildings and Sites, Music, Restoration and Renovation, Bars and Nightclubs, Dallas (Tex)

April
21

How AI is intensifying real estate fraud — and what agents can do

April 21st, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

AI is reshaping cybersecurity risks in real estate, enabling more advanced phishing, fraud, and data exposure across brokerages and agents.

Category: Agent, AI, Select, Technology, Aegis Cybersecurity, AI in proptech, AI in real estate, AI risks, AI safety, AI-powered cybersecurity threats, Aimee Simpson, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, business email compromise, ChatGPT, Claude, Claude AI, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data security, email phishing scams, fbi, FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, FraudGPT, Huntress, Luke Irwin, Mythos AI, Nick Pipitone, OpenAI, phishing, Project Glasswing, real estate cyber threats, real estate fraud, san francisco, Shadow AI, Voice Phishing, wire fraud

April
21

Professor ‘proves’ pocket listings outperform the MLS? Not so fast

April 21st, 2026 by Darryl Davis

You may have seen a study that purports to show a pricing premium for private listings, coach Darryl Davis. The truth is very different and far more complex.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Columns, Listings, MLS & Associations, Opinion, Regulations, Select, Service, academic research, Clear Cooperation Policy, Coarsened Exact Matching, compass, Dallas-Fort Worth, Darren K. Hayunga, darryl davis, Darryl Davis Seminars, MLS, MLS transparency, national association of realtors, pocket listings, Pocket Sales, Price Premium, pricing premiums, private listings, real estate research, Redfin, regulation, SSRN, University of Georgia, Zillow

April
21

These lead magnet examples work. Use them to build your pipeline

April 21st, 2026 by Josh Ries

A lead magnet isn't a marketing hack. It's a system, Josh Ries writes. Here's how to turn your lead magnet into a reliable pipeline.

Category: Agent, Columns, Lead Generation, Marketing, Select, Service, co-marketing, follow-up, Josh Ries, lead gen, lead generation, lead magnet, Listing conversation, Local Business Collaboration, Neighborhood and HOA Restrictions, pipeline, Pricing and Positioning, real estate agent, real estate agent marketing, real estate broker, real estate lead generation, short term rentals, zoning restrictions

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