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3 ways real estate brokers can improve their agent quality

The National Association of Realtors’ 2015 DANGER report cited the number of “nominal agents” as a major industry concern. The report’s author, Stefan Swanepoel, urged industry members to, “See each danger for what it is — a potential threat that could impact you or some part of our industry.”In the 21 months since the report […]

What booming cities can learn from Denver’s playbook

There is no surprise that population growth has a direct impact on a real estate market. An example of this is metro Denver, which is among the fastest growing in the nation — growing 2.1 percent, well above the national average of 0.8 percent growth, according to a recent analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. […]

Why real estate agents should attack their day like a monk

Have you ever made it to the end of a day and felt like you got nothing done?Earlier in the day, you probably felt busy. You sent some emails, ran some errands, maybe started a blog post.But now you’re getting ready for bed and you can’t shake the feeling that you could have used your […]

Trump’s 2018 budget calls for 13.2% cut to Department of Housing and Urban Development

The proposed 2018 budget released by the Donald Trump administration seeks to provide for “one of the largest increases in defense spending without increasing the debt,” stated in the opening message from President Trump.It will also cut 13.2 percent of the overall 2018 budget for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to the […]

Everything real estate agents need to know about 2017 tax deductions

You can see the division in the streets: Some citizens walking around with hands in pockets, whistling jauntily, not a care in the world, while others sacrifice their posture, health and stress levels worrying about what’s to come.We’re talking about tax season, of course — and how easy it is to tell the “already filed” […]

Caravanning to listings? Follow app keeps real estate agents and homebuyers together

Daydreaming, yellow lights and aggressive drivers can separate real estate agents from homebuyers as they caravan from one home to the next.Enter Follow. The new mobile app, which is available for both Apple and Android devices, makes it easy for the two to stick together or reconnect when separated.”One negative vibe can blow your sale,” said Follow CEO Anthony Lucido. “What Follow does […]

5 MLSs, 1 county: SmartMLS advances consolidation in Connecticut

If real estate agents and brokers want to do business in all of Fairfield County, Connecticut, they are virtually required to join more than one multiple listing service. Five MLSs cover the county. Five.This, in the words of MLS consultant Kevin McQueen, is “unusual.” He couldn’t think of a single similar county.But there is some relief […]

Transparent platforms: Shiny new object or game-changer?

Experts from Haus, Roofstock, Faira and Opendoor talk about what it means when buyers and sellers can see what everyone is offering (or bidding) and other parts of the process are opened up…. Source: click here

Attom Data Solutions adds nationwide MLS information from Clear Capital

Attom Data Solutions, the curator of the nation’s largest fused property database, announced that MLS analytics provided by Clear Capital will now be available for licensing to Attom clients. “Attom selected Clear Capital for this partnership because its best-of-breed MLS solution stood head and shoulders above other options,” said Rob Barber, CEO at Attom Data Solutions, in a […]

Daily market update: March 15, 2017

We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Applications Survey: Mortgage applications increased 3.1 percent from one week earlier for the week ending March 10, 2017. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 45.6 percent of total applications from 45.4 percent the previous […]

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