By Jessica Swesey, Monday, May 31, 2004. Editor's note: Ten years ago, the first home listings were put on the Internet. In this special Inman News series, our editorial team explores the implications of this decade of online experimenting, investing and haggling. Nearly 10 years ago, Saul Klein traveled around the country trying to convince Realtor associations and MLSs to give the public access to home listings. more...
By Marcie Geffner, Monday, May 31, 2004. Editor's note: Ten years ago, the first home listings were put on the Internet. In this special Inman News series, our editorial team explores the implications of this decade of online experimenting, investing and haggling. Ten years have passed since real estate debuted on the Internet. Much has been gained and much has been improved during this decade in cyberspace, but just as much has been lost or has yet to be accomplished. more...
By Samantha Peterson, Monday, May 31, 2004. Editor's note: Ten years ago, the first home listings were put on the Internet. In this special Inman News series, our editorial team explores the implications of this decade of online experimenting, investing and haggling. Ah, the good ol' days. Credit reports that took two weeks to get. Out-of-date printed interest rates. All consumer interaction had to be done in person or on the telephone because e-mail didn't exist yet. Seem like a distant memory? more...
By Glenn Roberts Jr., Monday, May 31, 2004. Editor's note: Ten years ago, the first home listings were put on the Internet. In this special Inman News series, our editorial team explores the implications of this decade of online experimenting, investing and haggling. Ten years ago, a new global movement began to displace the earliest cyber-civilizations. The glory days of electronic Bulletin Board Systems, which connected local computer users through primitive dial-up computer networks, were giving way to a new era. more...
By Inman News, Monday, May 31, 2004.
By Inman News, Monday, May 31, 2004. On Sunday, June 6, The New York Times will launch a newly redesigned and enlarged real estate section with expanded residential coverage, practical columns for buyers and sellers and additional bold color pages. NYTimes.com will also enhance its existing real estate section by adding multimedia to select columns, improving search functionality and offering community comparison tools and reader forums. more...
By Inman News, Monday, May 31, 2004. Private residential construction spending was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $520.7 billion in April, or 1.2 percent above the revised March estimate of $514.7 billion, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported today. In April 2003, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of private residential construction spending was $443.9 billion, or 17.3 percent lower than the April 2004 estimate. more...
By Inman News, Monday, May 31, 2004. Realty World Northern California, a regional real estate franchisor, today said it plans to implement an enterprise wireless mobile office service for its 1,100 agents in more than 400 real estate offices in Northern California and Northern Nevada. The Realty World Wireless Office will be bundled as part of the company's standard offering to new franchisees and will be available to existing franchisees as an option. more...
By Inman News, Monday, May 31, 2004. ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, one of the nation's largest mortgage lenders, reported an April residential mortgage production of $8.2 billion, with more than 45,500 loans funded. Meet Garth Graham, SVP E-Commerce, ABN AMRO Mortgage Group Inc., at Real Estate Connect on July 29, where he will partic more...
By Robert Bruss, Monday, May 31, 2004.
Despite the title of Robert Irwin's new book, real estate agents have nothing to fear from "Sell Your Home and Save Thousands on the Commission." At first I thought it was about how to sell a home without a real estate agent. Wrong! Then I thought it was about how to cut the realty agent's sales commission when listing a home for sale. Wrong again. more...
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