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Real estate daily market update: November 1, 2017

We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Most recent market news Wednesday, November 1 The First American Real House Price Index (RHPI): August 2017 Real House Price Index Affordability increased in August due to a dip in rates. Real house prices decreased 0.4 percent between July and […]

‘No commission’ startup Reali raises another $3 million

It looks like 2017 is shaping up to be a great year for Reali, the startup that launched a year ago in Palo Alto, and uses beacons and “no commission” to lure buyers and sellers in the housing market (so far, a few areas in California). The company today announced a new $3 million investment […]

How could real estate better prepare for natural disasters?

One of 2017’s black eyes will be the series of natural disasters that wreaked historic levels of disruption on people, housing and communities, particularly on the vulnerable U.S. coasts. First a brutal hurricane season brought unprecedented levels of flooding to Houston and hammered Florida and Puerto Rico. In quick succession a firestorm engulfed California’s wine […]

New York real estate pros dressed like cowboys to celebrate top performers

It wasn’t yet Halloween, but the atmosphere was one of revelry in unusual dress. New York City’s leading real estate professionals gathered last week on the night of Oct. 27 to celebrate a year of deal-making at the Real Estate Board of New York’s (REBNY) 29th annual Deal of the Year Charity and Awards Gala […]

The future brokerage: Real estate in the next 5 years

“The era of the one-size-fits-all brokerage model is over,” said CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Sherry Chris to the Inman Connect crowd this year. So what does this new model look like? Chris, Marc Davison of 1000watt and Brad Inman discussed 15 ideas that are shaping that new model and shaking up […]

Squatter attacks real estate agent with a rake, highlighting risks

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. The Las Vegas Review Journal reported this week that earlier this month, a real estate agent was involved in a physical confrontation with a squatter who hit him several times with a rake. According to court […]

This city is your best bet for surviving a nuclear apocalypse

Could your city survive a nuclear apocalypse? We hope you never have to find out. Nevertheless, realtor.com looked at the 200 largest metros and rated each based on a number of factors, including the percentage of listings with a lake, pond or well (for drinking water); the percentage of listings with a safe room, bunker or […]

The most popular destination states for homebuyers

Birds aren’t the only ones flocking South — according to LendingTree’s latest migration study, homebuyers moving out of state are heading where the weather is warm but the housing market isn’t too hot to handle. To build their new nest, residents are most often heading to: Florida South Carolina Delaware North Carolina Georgia So you […]

Who is actually building RPR’s tech?

Every year, the National Association of Realtors pours ever-more millions of its members’ dues into a for-profit subsidiary that has never produced a profit and which 88 percent of its members don’t use regularly. By the end of this year, that subsidiary — Realtors Property Resource (RPR) — will have inhaled nearly $180 million since […]

7 text messages that will revive those dying real estate leads

It’s no secret that keeping real estate leads alive largely comes down to engaging with consumers in a way that keeps your listing — and unparalleled service — top-of-mind. For many of us, that means constantly sending a large number of emails. Well-intentioned though this digital persistence may be, the impact of an inbox barrage […]

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