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Redfin 1% listing fee working better than buyer rebates

Once promising to be the darling of homebuyers by offering rebates, Redfin is now chasing homesellers with a discount commission promise. The Seattle-based tech broker has been targeting listings with a steeper discount while reducing its rebates to buyers. In a listing shortage environment, Redfin claims that its listing count has grown significantly in all […]

Zillow inks direct listing feed deals with 16 MLSs

Today Zillow Group announced the addition of 16 new multiple listing service (MLS) partnerships, arrangements that include a direct listing feed to the real estate portal, the company confirmed. These partnerships come on the heels of Zillow’s announcement that they will no longer allow manual listing entry. (Brokers that belong to MLSs that have held […]

Renter boom takes over suburbs in 19 largest metros

Many aspiring homeowners are flocking to the suburbs to find lower home prices and more affordable costs of living, and it seems that renters are following suit, according to RentCafe’s newest study. RentCafe analyzed Census ACS data ranging from 2011 to 2015 and found that suburban areas were outpacing urban areas in renter growth in 19 out […]

6 reasons I’m attending NAR’s Midyear Legislative Meetings

Editor’s note: Tracy Freeman is YPN Chair for the North Central Jersey Association of Realtors.  The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Midyear Legislative Meetings take place in Washington, D.C., next week. I will be there and so should every Realtor in the United States. Midyear is unique because it takes place in our nation’s capital […]

Announcing the Hacker Tracker App, coming soon at Hacker Connect

What if your clients could track their home purchase transactions the same way they can track a plane’s progress across the sky, an Uber’s path to pickup or a Domino’s pizza’s journey from oven to delivery? That challenge has been put to a working group of real estate technology enthusiasts — Tom Flanagan, Shane Farkas, Paul Cooley and Joel Burlsem — […]

What’s the best market for first-time homebuyers?

Beyond the warm weather and picturesque beaches, Floridians now have some something else to gloat about — having two of the most affordable markets for first-time buyers. Orlando and Tampa nabbed the top two spots on Zillow’s “Best 10 Markets for first-time Homebuyers” list, thanks to: Lower median home value for a more affordable down payment […]

The top listing presentation mistakes (and how to avoid them)

Packed with gems, Inman’s Special Report on listing presentation success provided a roadmap to winning over more sellers. Alongside examples of what real estate agents should do to improve their odds, respondents weighed in on the flip-side: those dreaded mistakes that can result in lost deals. Read the Special Report What made the top of the […]

6 steps to begin taking advantage of automation now

Automation is supposed to be a great new tool to help agents, but, let’s admit it, getting started is tough. The dream shines on the horizon, just within grasp, where agents’ most repetitive tasks disappear from to-do lists. However, day after day, automation remains on their to-do list. While every day for real estate agents […]

Big data takes over real estate: The best tech for attracting buyers and satisfying sellers

Big data is everywhere. It’s constantly at our fingertips thanks to our ever-present smartphones and tablets. Data helps us understand our customers and the real estate market like never before. It’s time for real estate agents to start applying the insights big data provides to enhance business, attract more buyers and sellers and generate more […]

5 technologies for today’s smart real estate agent

In 2016, real estate technology companies raised a record breaking $3 billion across 209 deals; to put this in perspective, that is 10 times the funding we saw only four years ago, and the numbers keep growing. Our main goal is to look at the technology landscape today and focus on key emerging trends we […]

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