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Meet Arti, your new transaction management solution

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Arti is an interactive listing oversight and transaction management solution. Platforms: Browser-based; mobile-optimized Ideal for: Brokers within ERA offices and their customers Top selling points Agent-developed Highly transparent for client Text-based updates, oversight Marketing features Top […]

How Trump’s tax reform could impact homeownership — and home prices

When President Donald Trump released his tax reform plan in April, everyone was scrambling to figure out if it was good, bad or neutral. It’s not an easy question to parse — we all have different household configurations with different incomes and living situations, so trying to figure out who’s spending more and less requires […]

Daily market update: May 19, 2017

We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Most recent market news Thursday, May 18 Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.02 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending May 18, 2017, down from last week when it averaged 4.05 […]

What a suspicious fire at a new Emeryville development means to the local real estate scene

Red Oak Realty agent Simon Black started his Saturday open house for a trendy loft-style apartment in the San Francisco Bay Area with a troubling surprise. The 140-unit condo development across the road, 3800 San Pablo Ave in Emeryville, had been on fire since the early hours of the morning. The heat emanating from it had cracked […]

What’s your objection handling strategy in real estate?

Getting objections from prospects, leads and clients in real estate is par for the course. But do these scenarios still make you panic? With consumers more reachable than ever and therefore bombarded with communication from all angles, the top real estate professionals have found ways to stay calm, respond thoughtfully and leave a lasting impression. […]

Agent Connect will tackle objections, marketing and more

The very best real estate agents make success look easy — but anybody who’s tried to do the job knows that it’s anything but. Those top agents are handling objections, managing Facebook campaigns, exploring new social media platforms and dreaming up the next big out-of-the-box marketing scheme, and they’re doing it all with panache. It isn’t […]

Innovation meets emotion in Coldwell Banker’s new tech campaign

Coldwell Banker has launched “Storytelling,” its latest campaign to introduce the company’s three-product technology suite to consumers. This comes on the heels of “Somebody To Love,” one of Coldwell Banker’s highest rated ad campaigns ever. The campaign consists of three spots that highlight three of the company’s trademark offerings — the smart home staging kit, CBx […]

Bright MLS listings now live on Homesnap Pro app

Bright MLS, one of the nation’s largest MLSs thanks to a merger between TREND and MRIS in January, has announced that subscribers now have access to a newly expanded network of listings that cover 32,000 square miles throughout the Mid-Atlantic. “We are thrilled to provide this exciting benefit of consolidation to Bright MLS subscribers. Now, […]

Indie real estate brokerages joining cloud-based competitors, like eXp Realty and Real

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. This thinking has long inspired some independent brokerages to affiliate with traditional brands. And a similar rationale is spurring others to join fast-growing virtual brokerages that do not operate physical offices, such as eXp Realty and Real. Tropical Realty, a Brevard County, Florida brokerage, recently shed its brokerage status to join eXp Realty as […]

FEMA deputy busts 7 flood insurance myths

WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants Realtors’ help in doubling the number of flood insurance policies nationwide to 10 million by 2023. That’s according to Roy Wright, FEMA’s deputy associate administrator for insurance and mitigation, which oversees the National Flood Insurance Program. Perhaps recognizing some myth-busting would help FEMA accomplish that goal, Wright stopped by […]

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