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PropertyPursuit.com gets new partners

By Inman News, Thursday, November 19, 2009.

A real estate tech company that specializes in agent and broker Web sites and lead management has expanded the reach of its PropertyPursuit.com real estate search portal through deals with Threewide Corp.'s ListHub and publisher Network Communications Inc.'s The Real Estate Book Web site.

First launched three years ago as a national property search site, Delta Media Group's PropertyPursuit.com features about 1.6 million for-sale listings and distributes consumer leads directly to agents and brokers. The site features online profiles for real estate professionals and customizable accounts that can include bios, logos and social networking tools, among other features.  more...

The online real estate 'arms race' Premium Content

By Matt Carter, Thursday, November 19, 2009.
Flickr image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/4081103049/in/photostream/">x-ray delta one</a>.

SAN DIEGO -- Call it the real estate Web portal arms race.

With consumers now expecting to see a comprehensive set of for-sale listings, agents, brokerages, multiple listing services and third-party aggregators are seeking to differentiate themselves from their competitors by pulling onto their Web sites anything and everything from the growing universe of information that might conceivably be connected with a home purchase.  more...

Fannie: 'Recovery is here' Premium Content

By Inman News, Thursday, November 19, 2009.

The deepest and longest recession since the Great Depression appears to be over, Fannie Mae economists say, projecting sales of new and existing homes will jump 11 percent next year and that national home prices will stabilize, remaining essentially flat.

The mortgage guarantor's monthly housing forecast projects 5.96 million home sales in 2010, with sales of existing homes growing by 10 percent, to 5.46 million. New-home sales are expected to rebound even more sharply in 2010, growing by 24 percent to 498,000.  more...

A real underwater threat for homeowners Premium Content

By Inman News, Thursday, November 19, 2009.

If there seems to be a rising tide of properties subject to flood zones, that is no illusion.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, four years into a flood-map modernization process that wraps up in 2010, reports an increase in properties identified at risk of flooding, and this upsurge presents landowners with new decisions.

In communities that voluntarily participate in floodplain management, relatively affordable flood insurance is available through the National Flood Insurance Program.  more...

IPhone app stores house-tour info

By Inman News, Thursday, November 19, 2009.

A new iPhone application from developer a la mode lets agents take notes, voice memos and photos during home tours that reflect their clients' likes and dislikes about a property, which can be outputted as a PDF-formatted report.

The reports generated by a la mode's TourNarrator iPhone app frees clients from having to take their own notes during home tours, reducing the need for second showings and helping buyers make more confident decisions, the company said.  more...