You know you’re an agent once you buy that flashy car and have mastered the art of telling people “Now here’s the kitchen, and here’s the master bath.” Right? Just kidding. These real estate agents tell it like it is — a (beloved) night and day grind…. Source: click here
How well do homebuyers fare when they are referred to a lender by their real estate agents? Pretty well, although other motivators can lead to an even higher success rate, according to the latest National Borrower Satisfaction Index from the Stratmor Group, a Greenwood Village, Colorado, consulting firm. Looking back over the preceding 12 months from […]
Hedge fund Wellington Management, which is the money behind two of the hottest and most controversial real estate brokerage startups — Compass and Redfin — is reportedly suffering from an overly aggressive tech investment strategy, according to a news report. DocuSign also received a major investment from Wellington. Boston-based Wellington is a high-powered investment management […]
Money, money, money. This was Q1 earnings week for real estate — Realogy, Zillow, Keller Williams and Re/Max. So what is the verdict? Together, they tell a happy happy story. The housing market is healthy with low cholesterol and a strong heartbeat — despite anemic economic growth, a listings shortage and higher interest rates. But […]
Hedge fund Wellington Management, which is behind two of the hottest and most controversial real estate brokerage startups — Compass and Redfin — is reportedly suffering from an overly aggressive tech investment strategy, according to a news report. Boston-based Wellington Management is a high-powered investment management company with clients in more than 65 countries and nearly $1 […]
Gary Gold’s says that pushing buttons — in a good way — is the trick to happy customers and smooth transactions. When searching for houses with seemingly stubborn clients, tactfully engage them in the possibility of different locations and styles. Ask them about their commute to work, their favorite restaurants and their hobbies; you might […]
In this monthly column, Anthony Askowitz will explore a hypothetical Miami real estate situation from both sides of the broker/agent dynamic. This month’s situation: A Miami real estate agent has a very unhappy customer just a few months after helping him purchase a new home. Agent perspective It looks like no good deed goes unpunished. […]
Who got hired or promoted this week? Here’s our weekly rundown. This week’s new hires John Chipman has joined CoreLogic as a strategic account executive with a focus on real estate brokerage. John has been working with real estate brokerages dating back to his start with Homestore in 1999. Over the years he has become […]
While real estate agents chase leads and close deals on houses, there’s another level of deal-making that takes place within the real estate industry: mergers, acquisitions, integrations and partnerships. We’ll be recapping every week’s noteworthy deals that didn’t make it into print (and some that did) for your perusal. This week’s deals May 2 Moderne […]
Policymakers for California’s biggest cities are laboring under the delusion that millennials want to live cheek by jowl in the urban core their whole lives. But greater numbers of them are heading for the suburbs than ever before, according to a recent report. Millennials approaching 30 want a life in the suburbs with good schools […]
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