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NAR flexes political muscle

NAR flexes political muscle

WASHINGTON -- Thousands of Realtors gathered around the Washington Monument today in a demonstration of the National Association of Realtors' political clout.NAR -- fourth on... Read story »
Trulia recruits brokerage exec to lead industry relations team

Trulia recruits brokerage exec to lead industry relations team

After overhauling its offerings for brokers and agents and beefing up its industry relations team, real estate search company Trulia has recruited Matt Dollinger from innovative... Read story »
Mortgage rates head deeper into record territory

Mortgage rates head deeper into record territory

Mortgage rates headed deeper into record territory this week as rumblings from Europe continue to make the guaranteed bonds that fund most mortgage loans look like a safe bet to... Read story »
Are big brokers delivering on tech, training promises?

Are big brokers delivering on tech, training promises?

I like to look at the websites of the large brokerages and see how they are marketing to agents and to consumers. I cannot find a large brokerage that doesn't advertise having... Read story »
7 fundamentals for growing your real estate business

7 fundamentals for growing your real estate business

Plenty of trainers and so-called gurus will charge big bucks to share their personal recipes for real estate sales success. The challenge with relying on any one particular... Read story »
Your time is worth nothing until you close

Your time is worth nothing until you close

How much is your time worth? It's a common real estate industry debate between brokers and agents and daily water-cooler fodder. Agents are forever doing the math --... Read story »
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Top 10 markets for rising list prices

The spring homebuying season continues its brush with optimism with median list prices of homes for sale nationwide up 5.56 percent over the last year, according to Realtor.com data updated through March 2012. The jump to $189,900 brings the national median list price close to what it was two years ago.

Continuing a distressed-market turnaround trend, the Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz., metro took the No. 1 position on the...  more...



NeighborCity hit with MLS copyright lawsuits

Two regional multiple listing services have filed copyright lawsuits against the operator of NeighborCity.com -- not long after the site rolled out updated profile pages for 850,000 agents that feature agent scores and performance metrics based on their transaction history.

The lawsuits allege that NeighborCity.com's owner and operator, American Home Realty Network Inc., reproduced, displayed and distributed copyrighted listing content, including photographs, without the MLSs' authorization.

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The Switzerland of Document Sharing

Cartavi aims to be, “the Switzerland of sharing.”

Cartavi’s document sharing solution focuses on the interaction of documents – making it more than just a cloud-based storage application.

Cartavi stopped by Inman News’ Demo Day back in April.

I talked with Glenn Shimkus about how Real Estate Connect, New York improved their product and what makes Cartavi unique from other document sharing solutions.

Check out the video and leave a comment below if you’ve used Cartavi and tell us...  more...



Pecking vs. Gobbling: What We Can Learn From the Birds

How do you feel when the term “keyword research” is mentioned?  Do you shake and break out into a cold sweat like a chicken getting ready to be decapitated, or are you confident and full of assurance like an eagle soaring?  Chances are, the former is the more accurate response (albeit somewhat overly exaggerated, but what do you expect from me?!).

Keyword research and what goes along with it shouldn’t be taken lightly, I’ll be the first to admit.  I say it with determined authority that it is THE MOST...  more...



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In Illinois, incentives to buyer's agents must go through broker

Re: 'Incentives to buyer's agents raise steering concerns' (May 11)

Dear Editor:

Interesting article on the offering of the Mercedes directly to the buyer's agent as a reward. This is illegal in Illinois and I suspect many other states.

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Appraisals are lagging behind the market

We agree with all that is being said regarding the changing markets -- lower inventories, closer-to-list-price negotiations, and the potential for rising prices. But the issue we now encounter are the appraisals are lagging behind the market; therefore, they do not match the current market values or the sold price.

Challenges of the appraisals are met with disdain and then disapproval.

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Trulia recruits brokerage exec to lead industry relations team

After overhauling its offerings for brokers and agents and beefing up its industry relations team, real estate search company Trulia has recruited Matt Dollinger from innovative Chicago brokerage @properties to head up the whole shebang.

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Title company offers rate comparison calculator

A Minnesota-based title company has introduced an online closing-cost calculator that it says differs from those offered by competitors by allowing consumers to compare rates of nearly a dozen providers of title and closing services in the area.

"Many title companies have a 'rate calculator' on their websites," said Randy Heltemes, president of Minnetonka-based Title-1, in a statement. "But none of them seem willing to compare themselves to all of the top competitors in the market like we...  more...



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'Tetris'-like glassy Seattle manse: $825K

Aptly described as "'Tetris'-inspired" by the guys at Curbed Seattle, this modernist home was built in 1985 and fronts 56 feet of private beach on Sammamish's Beaver Lake. Listed for sale by the architect and current resident Nick Fisher, the home has two bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms and more than 1,290 square feet of interiors that look just as immaculate as you'd expect from the glassy and minimalist...  more...



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