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Listing Bits: CoreLogic’s Kevin Greene talks Trestle upgrade

Reposted with permission from Greg Robertson. Sifting through listing data is no one’s idea of a good time. But both brokers and technology providers spend a lot of time and money managing information from multiple MLSs. Would you be interested in a tool that could offer you a competitive edge by way of data access […]

Meet Keller Williams’ secret weapon: Co-CEO John Davis

Keller Williams (KW) founder Gary Keller casts a big shadow in the company that he founded 34 years ago.Soft-spoken KW Co-CEO Chris Heller represents the steady hand steering the ship forward.So, who is driving the Texas-based company’s hypergrowth?Along with its recruiting engine, the secret sauce is, in large part, the affable and excitable executive John […]

Compass Collections, a new collaborative search tool, attracts 90% adoption

A real estate agent and their client send a slew of text messages over the day, play phone tag and shoot some emails to talk about houses that piqued their interest online.According to the National Association of Realtors, this isn’t an uncommon situation — 51 percent of buyers found the home they eventually purchased online and 88 […]

Daily market update: March 20, 2017

We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Mortgage rates: 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rates for the Past 6 Months | Credio 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rates for the Past 6 Months | Credio Home equity rates: Average Home Equity Loan Bank Rates by State | Credio Average […]

How to protect your sellers’ earnest money

Choose your lenders carefully. You should have a good two to three lenders that you truly trust and can refer to. Broker Chris Lazarus goes deeper into what you can do to protect your sellers’ earnest money. Chris Lazarus is the Principal Broker and Chief Operating Officer of Sellect Realty. Source: click here

Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate podcast Episode 15: Drunk homeowners, trantulas and an undesired gerbil

Fall-down-drunk sellers, sellers lurking during showings and animal attacks are just a few of the occurrences guest Megan Ferris has seen as a real estate agent. She shares her top five craziest stories in this podcast. Do you have a crazy real estate story to share? Email Leigh for your chance to tell it on the podcast! […]

Is new lender better.com a better way to qualify leads?

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Better.com is a web-based mortgage pre-approval and origination resource. Platforms: Browser-based; mobile-optimized Ideal For: Tech-savvy, progressive agents. Independent/boutique firms that work with younger, first-time buyers. Top selling pointsFast, simple pre-approval process Easier for clients Can quickly […]

Why affordable housing is essential to our economy

What is the value of affordable housing? It goes beyond simply finding homes for people. Two new reports released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) explore both why affordable housing is essential to our economy and how the grave lack of it may put many at risk. The report estimates that more than 500,000 […]

3 reasons real estate agents should give up cold calling for good

The real estate industry has a love-hate relationship with the cold call. Before the advent of digital technology, the phone ruled the sales world. In many ways, it still is the real estate agent’s tool of choice. When it comes to lead generation, the phone has fallen out of favor for a number of reasons. […]

Leads, service and 1-percent commission: How SRE makes it work

Before Chester New began working as an agent with SRE — the brokerage that’s been turning consumers’ heads all over the country with its 1-percent commission program — he was hanging his license with an independent brokerage and was “pretty much on my own” as far as support was concerned, he says. That meant he […]

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