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Video listings: Why every real estate agent should be doing them

Should you shoot a video for your listing? The answer is simple: yes, yes, yes! Peter Lormier of PLG Estates explains why every real estate agent should be doing video. There’s a statistic going around that says that 90 percent of sellers want video listings and only 10 percent of agents actually do them. So what […]

Truepad home search portal promotes agent market expertise

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Truepad is a Chicago-based home search portal that uses agent-supplied data to crowdsource home value and rank quality of available listings. Platforms: Browser-based Ideal for: All agents Top selling points Agent-oriented portal; promotes agent market expertise […]

7 reasons instant home purchase offers aren’t good for sellers

Sue stood in her parents’ San Diego garage, overwhelmed by the years of stuff they’d accumulated and the volume of repairs needed. Add to that the fact that she lived out of state. This sale wasn’t going to be easy. It was certainly tempting to entertain an instant offer to buy the house and walk […]

Realtor.com enhances school-based search

Realtor.com has made it easier for homebuyers to filter listings based on schools. Users can enter a school name into its property search bar to pull up all for-sale properties that fall within the school’s attendance zone. The feature gives realtor.com a slight edge over Zillow and Trulia when it comes to school-based search, while […]

Zillow Group leads $10M funding round for home design app Hutch

Zillow Group has hinted at plans to create a virtual co-shopping experience for homebuyers and their agents. Now the company appears to have taken a step in that direction by leading a $10 million Series A financing round for Los-Angeles based Hutch Interiors (Hutch), a startup that uses augmented-reality technology to allow users to visualize […]

Agent puts a twist on ‘Mean Tweets’ and ‘Worst Yelp Reviews’

Social media is the perfect medium for sharing information, exchanging meaningful dialogue and circulating a little self-promotion. The last of these three activities can be difficult to master; how can you break through the noise, be original, be relatable and properly tow the line between admirable confidence and downright arrogance? Some social media influencers turned to […]

TRID update: It’s ‘appropriate’ for agents and brokers to access Closing Disclosure

The biggest headache for real estate agents surrounding the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures rules, also known as TRID, has — hopefully — disappeared. TRID, a set of rules administered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), integrated the Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act — the TILA-RESPA part of the title — and […]

NAR report shows staging gets homes off the market

Inventory is low, which means most listings are selling faster than ever. But there are still some outliers — homes that, for whatever reason, can’t attract a serious buyer. According to The National Association of Realtors (NAR), the tipping point may come from a splash of paint and some carefully placed furniture; these additions can make […]

What does a home warranty cover?

A home warranty company’s primary goal is to make your clients feel secure and protected in their new purchase. It’s scary to buy a home and not know the state of the systems and appliances inside. A home warranty can provide that peace of mind and protection. One of the complaints home warranty companies get […]

Sindeo is back in the mortgage business after acquisition

Nick Stamos Fintech startup Sindeo is back in business, Inman has learned. “Renren, one of Sindeo’s investors, has acquired Sindeo and all of its assets,” Nick Stamos, one of Sindeo’s co-founders, told Inman in a statement. “We are excited to work closely with the Renren team to execute on our original mission of offering homebuyers […]

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