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Tech Trends: Improving Real Estate Communications
This week, our Tech Trends round-up features new tools designed to improve the flow of information within the real estate environment. Continue Reading Tech Trends: Improving Real Estate Communications
Forecast: Global Real Estate Software Market to Grow by $7 Billion Through 2028
The market’s potential expansion is attributed in part to technology advancements, particularly with blockchain applications. Continue Reading Forecast: Global Real Estate Software Market to Grow by $7 Billion Through 2028
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Tech Trends: If You Are Not Paperless, You Need to Be
Going paperless enables real estate deals to come together faster when agents can easily prepare, sign, and manage forms for each transaction in a single workspace. Continue Reading Tech Trends: If You Are Not Paperless, You Need to Be
Zillow Sues Two MLSs for Blocking Use of ShowingTime Tool
“We believe the actions by these two MLSs are anticompetitive,” said Errol Samuelson, Zillow Group’s chief industry development officer. Continue Reading Zillow Sues Two MLSs for Blocking Use of ShowingTime Tool
Real Messenger Rolls Out RealPremium Subscription Service
“We are thrilled to introduce RealPremium, a subscription service designed to take real estate communication to new heights,” said Thomas Ma, co-founder of Real Messenger. Continue Reading Real Messenger Rolls Out RealPremium Subscription Service
A Guide to Seller-Paid Mortgage-Rate Buydowns
Source: US News --- At a time when mortgage rates have increased sharply, home shoppers may be able to lock in better terms with a rewarding seller concession: interest-rate buydowns. A seller-paid rate buydown can typically help buyers save more money on monthly...
Letter to the editor: How do I tell the difference between a business and consumer mortgage?
Source: firsttuesday Journal --- Question: What is the difference between a business and consumer mortgage loan? Answer: A business mortgage — also known as a commercial loan — is a separate category of mortgage controlled by California rules and practices than a...
Correct House Pricing is Essential For Success
Source: Maximum Real Estate Exposure --- How to Price a House For Sale Pricing a house in a way that will encourage a timely sale is quite challenging for home sellers and often for Realtors. House pricing isn’t rocket science, yet so many get it wrong. Numerous...
Here’s What Proposed FTC Ban on Noncompete Clauses Could Mean for Real Estate Brokers
Source: CoStar --- For most U.S. real estate brokers, job hopping is part of a successful career where executives can negotiate bigger paychecks — and a more important-sounding title — at a new company once they have proven themselves to the industry. But sometimes...
White real estate agents earn 3 times more than Black real estate agents
Source: Yahoo! --- The National Association of Realtors stopped barring Black agents in 1961 but continued to oppose the 1968 Fair Housing Act, which outlawed housing discrimination. The National Association of Realtors reports that white real estate brokers make...
What You Need to Know About Foreclosure Rates
Source: US News --- As a homeowner, homebuyer or aspiring real estate investor, you want to understand the housing market more. Median home prices, mortgage interest rates and average days on market are all valuable metrics to grasping current activity on the market....
Modernize in Moderation: Sellers of Old U.K. Homes Should ‘Make History Come Alive’ to Lure Buyers
Source: Mansion Global --- The U.K. is full of charming old homes. From Georgian to Tudor to Jacobean and medieval, there are homes on the market today that have been standing for 1,000 years. Loaded with history, they have character in spades and offer features and...
The 10 Best Real Estate Markets for First-Time Homebuyers in 2023
Source: Realtor.com --- The housing market has been brutal for first-time homebuyers. And now, just as prices are finally beginning to slacken and the bidding wars are dying down, higher mortgage interest rates have turned the prospect of homeownership into a...
Rocket Mortgage Introduces Purchase Plus, a Special purpose credit program that offers up to $7,500 in lender credits for first-time buyers in underserved communities
Special purpose credit program offers up to $7,500 in lender credits for first-time buyers in underserved communities to eliminate a significant hurdle to homeownership “Homeownership has a significant impact on strong communities and the creation of generational...
South Africa’s Flow gets funding to automate social media advertising for real estate agencies
Source: Tech Crunch --- The process used by millions of agents and thousands of property portals globally to reach buyers and sellers on digital channels is highly fragmented. And it’s evident that proptech, unlike other industries, has lagged in utilizing social...
