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LeadingRE digs into real estate consumer preferences: Experience or digital savvy?

The audience at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) conference last week got a taste of the global network’s new consumer segmentation research.LeadingRE has engaged an integrated marketing firm to dig up the information, which will equip agents to better understand the needs of their client.McKee Wallwork + Company’s approach with its “Ideal” research tool […]

Latch smart lock could make instant property showings a reality

Imagine a prospective homebuyer wants to see a home ASAP, but her real estate agent can’t be there for hours.Latch, a smart lock provider that’s raised $16 million in funding, can solve the problem. If the lock were installed in the home’s front door, the agent could send a one-time passcode that the buyer could use to let […]

Will 2017 be the year sales turn south? 4 ways to anticipate the markets

There are good reasons for having short expectations for sales this year. The reasons The multi-year honeymoon of mortgage rates consistently south of 4 percent are clearly over, and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has made it clear the Fed is set on a policy of gradual rate increases this year.Painfully low inventories of homes for […]

Clareity’s 2017 MLS satisfaction rankings: Would you choose your system again?

Even as new real estate gadgets are constantly introduced into the market, the MLS remains agents’ no. 1 technology tool.So when choosing whether to stay with a current system or make a change, how can MLS executives separate the best from the rest?Real estate consulting firm Clareity Consulting has offered one resource for the past […]

A new agent asks: Should the real estate exam be harder?

As I continue my journey toward Realtor status, one theme seems to keep rearing its ugly head: the role of real estate agent is not as well-respected as I’d hoped. As a newbie, I see it in online forums where consumers question the purpose of agents. I see it in the rise of individual advisory services where […]

Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate podcast Episode 12: The abusive husband

Reposted with permission — show notes and credits available here. Real estate broker Cassie Wells shares the tale of a seller who was extracting herself from an abusive relationship — and the spouse showing up at closing expecting a check on a refinanced home. She explains how preparation and a variety of personalities helped her […]

Daily market update: March 9, 2017

We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey: The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.21 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending March 9, 2017. This is up from last week when it averaged 4.10 percent. A year ago […]

5 characteristics of agents who are happy in the middle

Top agent this! Top agent that! Superstar secrets! What the top 1 percent knows that you don’t! How to build a mega team! Big! Mega! There are a tremendous number of Realtors out there who tune out headlines that contain these words. Yes, there are agents in the middle who want the top and will stop nothing […]

The gray area in multiple-offer situations

In real estate, one of the most difficult challenges is dealing with multiple offers on a home. From the start, it is set up for one party to receive a call of congratulations while the other parties receive a condolence call. We like to use the term win-win in our industry — and clearly, this […]

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