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New-home sales skyrocket in October
New-home sales skyrocket in October
Sales of new single-family homes skyrocketed in October, ending a three-month slump that began in July and providing evidence that elevated mortgage rates have not seriously hobbled the housing recovery. New-home sales leaped 25.4 percent from Septe...
New MLS platform a 'broker-centric alternative to Zillow and Trulia'?
New MLS platform a 'broker-centric alternative to Zillow and Trulia'?
Real estate tech vendor Solid Earth believes it has a solution to conflicts between multiple listing services and brokers that have recently preoccupied the industry: a new “lean” platform the company sees as an alternative to the traditi...
AgentMatch advisory board member resigns
AgentMatch advisory board member resigns
On Nov. 11, conversation began on the "Raise the Bar in Real Estate" Facebook group regarding the release of "AgentMatch" on realtor.com. A week later, after a loud and clear backlash from the agent and broker population, I and a number of other peop...
Realtor.com cracks NYC market with Corcoran Group listings
Realtor.com cracks NYC market with Corcoran Group listings
Moving to capitalize on its new freedom to publish listings from non-Realtor affiliated sources, realtor.com is now getting listing data from The Corcoran Group, and is in discussions to license data from other New York City brokerages and the Real ...
"The industry is beginning to understand the value of agent ratings, and taking steps to make them a reality."
Bob Hale, HAR.com Industry has backed ratings of Houston Realtors, a service that consumers are seeking
"The iPhone captured the imagination of consumers, but gave IT departments across the U.S. anxiety attacks."
Tom Flanagan The pros and cons of a ‘bring your own device’ brokerage office
