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Online real estate guru has Navy roots Premium Content

By Inman News, Wednesday, December 3, 2008.

Saul Klein is CEO for two companies: Point2 Technologies and InternetCrusade. He will speak about the future of the multiple listing service system during the Inman News Real Estate Connect conference in New York City, which runs from Jan. 7-9.

A self-described "Internet Evangelist," Klein is a co-creator of the RealTown online real estate information and community site.

He responded to a set of questions posed by Inman News:  more...

Century 21, RE/MAX lead in brand awareness

By Inman News, Wednesday, December 3, 2008.

Century 21, RE/MAX, Coldwell Banker and Prudential are among the leaders in real estate brand awareness, according to the results of an online consumer survey.

They survey, which is based on 875 online interviews between March 3 and Aug. 10 with U.S. adults who bought or sold a home in the past two years or plan to purchase or sell a home in the next two years, was conducted for Century 21 by Millward Brown, a market research company.  more...

Sizing up remodeling returns

By Inman News, Wednesday, December 3, 2008.

Siding and window replacements and wood decks had among the highest return of project costs upon resale, according to a report prepared by research company Hanley Wood LLC in cooperation with the National Association of Realtors' Realtor Magazine.  more...

Roommates.com liable under Fair Housing Act Premium Content

By Matt Carter, Wednesday, December 3, 2008.
Flickr photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dreamsjung/2561877896/" target=blank>dreamsjung</a>.

A federal district judge has ruled the Web site Roommates.com can be held liable for violations of the Fair Housing Act because it requires users to disclose their gender, sexual orientation and family status, and allows them to use the same information about others to facilitate roommate matches.

But the site continues to collect such information from users, and an attorney representing parent company Roommate.com LLC says the company intends to appeal the decision -- all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary.  more...