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The Upstream shift: Pivot or reveal?

Reposted with permission. Just when you thought the Upstream shift might foster a new spirit of collaboration in the real estate industry, the guns were drawn again with National Association of Realtors (NAR) CEO Dale Stinton’s combative rhetoric, as NAR approved an additional $9 million in funding for the scaled back version of Upstream at […]

From this moment on, nothing will be the same in real estate

When I’m on the road, I get up so early that finding an open coffee shop is challenging. The early bird gets the worm, but there’s such a thing as being too early. Almost 20 years ago, I began working on an idea that turned into the company Homegain, an early provider of online real estate services, which […]

3 real estate marketing lessons learned from an unlikely source

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. I told DirecTV to stop contacting us after we canceled because we are physically unable to continue service. The snow came close to ripping off of the dish (and parts of the roof) in early January. […]

VR queen Stephanie Davis wants to take you on a virtual listing tour

Stephanie Davis is a trendsetter. She’s the founder and COO of Virtual Xperience and a highly sought after hired gun visionary and consultant in New York City, working with clients ranging from tech startups to screenwriters. A Beta tester for companies like Facebook and Google (just to name a few), Davis will take the stage during Inman’s […]

Give clients home goods discounts with Houzz Trade Program

Houzz has launched the Houzz Trade Program, a new feature to the three-year-old Houzz Marketplace that gives industry professionals the opportunity to profit from purchasing and recommending products through discounts and rebates. “This program is the latest tool we’ve developed to benefit our incredible pro community, and continues to make the process of renovation and design […]

31 unexpected encounters of the home-sales variety

When your job involves selling (and showing) the private property of other humans, it’s fair to say that you experience some pretty weird things. We gathered stories from real estate agents across the country who found (or did) something unexpected during their home sales experience. Here are their tales. People (and parts) in strange places Hair […]

Daily market update: June 5, 2017

We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Most recent market news Monday, June 5 Black Knight’s Mortgage Monitor: Q1 2017 Originations Fall 34 Percent, Led By 45 Percent Drop in Refinance Lending; Despite Recent Rate Softening, Home Affordability Remains Near Post-Recession Low “Overall, first lien mortgage originations […]

The Fed, rates and money politics: The week in markets

Last week was quite an exercise on what financial markets care about and do not care about, although markets are partially concealed by a neutral mask. The biggest deal always is the monthly, first-Friday report of the job market in prior months. In theory, May was a downside miss, “only” 138,000 jobs added and a […]

Beloved Florida real estate agent goes missing at sea

Ben Schachter, broker-president of The Signature Real Estate Companies in Florida, first met Isabella Hellman when she was working as a bank teller. Seeing his company shirt with the real estate firm’s logo, she asked him about changing careers to real estate and, given her outgoing personality, he encouraged her to try it. Isabella Hellman He […]

‘iBuyers’ like Opendoor and OfferPad could boost sales, reduce commissions

Platforms like Opendoor and OfferPad could drive Americans to move more frequently, resulting in more home sales, according to a report from investment banking firm Evercore ISI. Such companies, which the report terms “iBuyers,” use new technology to make quick offers on homes and close in days. They could also chip into real estate commissions […]

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