When searching for a home, deciding whether to rent or buy can be a daunting task. The choice is one of the biggest decisions that many adults make in their lives. Many younger people have been renters for most of their adult lives, which makes the leap into homeownership a difficult one. The costs of […]
Do you remember the buzz that surrounded the introduction of the QR (quick response) code? We all rushed to put it on everything: We put it on our flyers, our newspaper ads and our business cards. One agent in Seattle even put it on his billboard. What was he thinking? That people were going to […]
Matthew Means, broker and Realtor for Savvy + CO, will join two other real estate powerhouses, Cassie Acker and Noelle Bortfeld, on stage to debate who matters most in the age of Zillow: the agent, the broker or the franchise. Don’t cast your ballot just yet — wait until everyone has a chance to make […]
Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Startup Alley is the nerve center of Inman Connect conferences. It’s where the synapses fire and pulse, charging attendees with ideas on how to improve their business and fueling participants with the energy to keep innovating. […]
New York City-based Douglas Elliman, which claims to be the fourth largest brokerage nationwide, has unveiled a mobile search app that agents can share with clients. Douglas Elliman app Some brokerages have difficulty getting agents to use their technology. The “gamification” of Douglas Elliman’s app seems designed to help address this challenge. It shows agents how […]
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Are you still using your personal Facebook page to promote your real estate business? Besides making you look like an amateur, relying on your personal profile to market yourself and your services means missing out on some crucial benefits. A Facebook business page provides a platform to share your story, connect with people in your […]
April’s S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index numbers set a fifth consecutive all-time high — a trend that isn’t expected to end in the foreseeable future. April 2017’s national index comes in at 188.50, a 5.5 percent year-over-year increase from March 2016 and a seasonally adjusted 0.95 percent month-over-month increase. “Since demand is exceeding supply and financing is available, […]
The door for first-time homebuyers is wide open. Rents are rising faster than incomes, which is causing many millennials to enter the market and buy. In fact, half (50 percent) of today’s homebuyers are under the age of 36, according to Zillow’s 2016 Consumer Housing Trends Report, and 47 percent are first-time buyers. Solo homebuyers are in […]
What’s the next big thing in real estate? Lately, I’ve been getting more inquiries from investors looking for the answer to that question. You can usually categorize their messaging by the amount of time they’ve been on the ground in the industry. Newbie: “Software will eat your jobs.” Veteran: “Can you share a bite of […]
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