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Keeping up with 'Gen-M'

By Inman News, Monday, July 28, 2008.

The following is a roundup of real estate technology news:

Futurist addresses 'Gen M' needs
SAN FRANCISCO -- "Generation Millennium," the group born from 1979-97 that grew up with interactive media, is moving faster than technology, according to Michael Rogers, futurist-in-residence of the New York Times.  more...

Housing still unaffordable Premium Content

By Marcie Geffner, Monday, July 28, 2008.
Affordability troubles remain despite home price declines.

Home prices have tumbled from their heights, but their fall still hasn't made much of a dent in the nation's housing affordability woes. In fact, "even with widespread price declines, affordability for would-be homeowners has not improved significantly."

That's one conclusion of "The State of the Nation's Housing 2008," a report published earlier this year by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.  more...

Should homeowners remove asbestos ceiling?

By Barry Stone, Monday, July 28, 2008.

Dear Barry,  more...

Congress sends sweeping housing bill to president Premium Content

By Matt Carter, Monday, July 28, 2008.

The Mortgage Bankers Association is calling a sweeping housing bill headed to President Bush's desk this week "the most important housing-related legislation in more than a generation."

But some critics say that although the legislation provides a much needed backstop to keep Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's doors open, it will do little else to lessen the impact of the housing downturn.  more...

Maximize productivity with fewer gizmos

By Pooja Kumar, Monday, July 28, 2008.

SAN FRANCISCO -- With all the different gizmos and gadgets, and each claiming to be the latest and greatest new thing among consumers, you may feel like you absolutely have to have all of them.

The key, however, is finding the tool that works for you and maximizes its potential to help your productivity, and that's easier said than done, according to a set of real estate professionals who spoke during the Real Estate Connect conference last week.  more...

Mortgage markets, inflation hamper recovery Premium Content

By Matt Carter, Monday, July 28, 2008.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Call it the trillion dollar question: When will housing markets turn?

Experts like PIMCO managing director Bill Gross say that when all is said and done, the lending and finance industry could tally up $1 trillion in cumulative losses in the housing downturn.  more...

Niches can cut through fog of social networks

By Lai Saetern, Monday, July 28, 2008.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Finding a niche can be a helpful differentiator for industry professionals who are deciding how and where to start in joining any of the many social networks on the Web, said panelists during a Friday session at the Real Estate Connect conference.

"You have to know what the user wants ... capitalists look at consumers as if they are born to buy. The human part of you can create a relationship with your clients," said Marc Canter, CEO for Broadband Mechanics, a company that offers PeopleAggregator, a white label social networking platform.  more...

Agents share insight on global real estate

By Pooja Kumar, Monday, July 28, 2008.

SAN FRANCISCO -- When Janet Choynowski, founder and CEO of Immobel.com, was living in Warsaw, Poland, she was surrounded by people whose language she didn't understand. She found a small community of English-speakers and got her name out in the community's publication. That's how she got her start in the international real estate market.  more...

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