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Real estate office of the day: @properties Bucktown office

Bucktown has become a trendy neighborhood in the Wicker Park area over the last few years, and some of that can be attributed to the transactions done by the @properties Bucktown office. Located near one of the city’s retail hotspots, Damen Avenue, @properties Bucktown has worked hard to spread love around the neighborhood — something […]

Luxury listing: Venice Beach house with infinity waterfall

This oceanfront home in Venice Beach is more than just a vacation spot. Designed by Antoine Predock, the multi-level house features an open living space and an infinity waterfall cascading down a granite wall that leads up to the master suite, which has its own private deck to enjoy ocean views. The beauty doesn’t stop there, however, as […]

Why the MLS might be your best defense against Zillow

There are two immense and immediate problems in the real estate industry, and one near-future problem can be solved by the MLS systems acting as the market innovators. But the window of opportunity to execute is nearly closed, and once this opportunity is lost it will never be available again. I inadvertently identified and framed […]

Brexit: Something is rotten in Denmark

Reposted with permission from Pacific Union. To say that global financial markets were not pricing in Brexit prior to the vote is an understatement. Financial markets have gone haywire overnight, with many recalling the sell-off following the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008. While volatility will stay with us for some time, the current situation is nothing […]

Advice for first-time sellers

In this week’s video, Peter Lorimer of PLG Estates gives advice to first-time sellers — something almost every agent will have to do at some point. Source: click here

Why (not) to worry about ‘Brexit’

We all know now that Brexit is not the name of a new breakfast muffin being served at Starbucks. Yesterday, UK voters voted in support of a referendum to decide whether the United Kingdom should leave or remain in the European Union. The anti-EU supporters won by 52 percent to 48 percent. Almost 72 percent […]

1 in 5 voters say housing policies matter come November

The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University released its 2016 State of the Nation’s Housing report this week, giving us a snapshot of the housing issues that plague many Americans. Affordable housing, concentrated poverty and the seemingly insurmountable obstacles to homeownership make the top of the list. On the bright side, the JCHS panelists […]

CityRaven connects exclusive pool of agents with quality leads

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. CityRaven is a platform that matches a limited selection of vetted agents with buyer and seller needs. Platform(s): Browser-based Ideal for: Tenured, high-producing agents Top selling points Very limited number of agents able to qualify Provides […]

Converted church in Stanton Park launches presales

The Sanctuary, a 19th century converted church in Capitol Hill, has launched presales on its 30 condos. After undergoing 18 months of highly detailed restoration, the converted homes are remarkably reflective of the 119-year-old church’s historic facade. Urban Pace is handling sales, with prices ranging from around $350,000 to over $1 million. “The Sanctuary provides a rare […]

Foreclosures in Miami falling significantly since 2015

A sure-fire sign of an improving real estate market is the fall of foreclosure activity, and luckily those trends are down throughout the nation for the eighth consecutive month, according to RealtyTrac’s newly released data. Monitoring foreclosure activity throughout the nation down to a city level, the data showed that foreclosure activity is below 2006 average monthly […]

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