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Lemonade’s chatbot dishes out homeowners insurance in 90 seconds

What if you could buy homeowners insurance in 90 seconds and file claims in three minutes? Lemonade, an “insurtech” startup that’s raised $60 million to date, says it’s made this possible — and at cheap rates. It uses artificial intelligence to sign up consumers for renters and homeowners insurance, along with a socially minded business […]

A new way to win listings & keep clients loyal

Save My Spot HomeSelfe®RE is a unique marketing tool that offers brokers and agents a new way to win listings, score referrals and keep clients loyal. This webinar will show you how HomeSelfe RE will help you: Automate marketing for Facebook, Twitter, and email to elevate your brand and get more referrals. Close more deals […]

What real estate technology would you create with $33M?

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Moderne Ventures announced last week the wrap-up of a fund totaling $33 million intended to back and offer leadership support to real estate technology companies. In addition, venture capital firm Fifth Wall Ventures just raised $212 million […]

4 ways to use Facebook as a productive tool for business growth

Most people understand the value of Facebook for relationships, but the majority of them are underutilizing the simple features that can maximize productivity and marketing.   Facebook is still by far the most widely used platform on social media. If you look at the graphic below, you can see how many more users Facebook has […]

The importance of connecting buyer leads with seller leads

Gary Gold shares the trick to success for the top 1 percent of agents: connecting buyer leads and seller leads. Cross-reference all your buyers and sellers until you find some great matches. Mastering this process will elevate you in the minds of your contacts and pave the way for future business.   Source: click here

4 real estate trends happening outside the U.S.

I was fortunate enough to speak at the Asian Real Estate Association of America’s Global Luxury Summit among an incredible group of agents who specialize in luxury real estate. While there, I got a sense for how little the American luxury agent really knows about what is occurring outside the U.S. As globalized as our […]

Save your investor clients money with these 5 tax write-offs

Tax deductions always make for a happy homeowner, and the same applies to owners who rent out their properties. Your real estate investor clients will only be taxed 15 percent of the income they receive from their properties as it is considered passive income. Here are a few uncommon tax deductions that can decrease the amount that […]

Redfin expands 1% listing fee to San Diego

High-tech brokerage Redfin has expanded its 1 percent listing fee to San Diego, having found success with the pricing in a handful of other markets. The rate is well under half the typical 2.5 percent fee in San Diego, meaning homesellers would save about $7,500 on the sale of a $500,000 home, Redfin said in a press release. […]

TurboAppeal, property tax appeal tool, acquired by Paradigm Tax Group

Ignorance, laziness or an aversion to bureaucracy are sometimes the only things standing between homeowners and lower property taxes. TurboAppeal lifted these barriers by making it a breeze to file property tax assessment appeals. Validation of the business model came today with the announcement that Paradigm Tax Group, a property tax consultancy, had purchased the startup. Terms of the deal were not […]

Ted Bundy’s childhood home sure sounds like it was haunted

Real estate agents don’t always have to disclose when a violent crime was committed in a home listed for sale — and there are certainly no rules about disclosing the childhood homes of notorious serial killers. A Tacoma home where Ted Bundy lived beginning at the age of 9 was recently renovated and sold, and […]

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