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Large Sotheby’s International Realty firm carves out exec role for innovation

Sotheby’s International Realty’s largest global affiliate, William Pitt and Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty, based in Stamford, Connecticut, said it was striving to give itself a “competitive edge” with agents, buyers and sellers by creating a new Chief Innovation Officer position this week. The firm, which has over 1,000 sales associates in 26 brokerages […]

Zillow takes us inside ‘Santa’s house’

Cocoa is available on tap at Santa’s 2,500-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath cabin, which Zillow’s wild imagination brings to life with a cheerful, creative rendering. In the gourmet kitchen is an oven with 12 different cookie settings, and down the hall you’ll find the Claus’s master bedroom, two inviting guest rooms and Santa’s study where beside his […]

Why agents shouldn’t shun the new-home sector

Doug Dunlap has done a lot of things over his 30-year real estate career in the Puget Sound area in Washington State. He’s been a real estate broker and home builder. He’s co-founded and was managing broker of three real estate firms, and he co-founded two successful home building companies. And now he’s an author. […]

The right way to buy a home for your kids

“Our kids are in their twenties, and we’d like to help them buy a home. What’s the best way to start?” This is a common query among baby boomer parents with a lot of home equity or long-tended stock market investments. If the kids are settled (jobs and such), some mix of co-signing and gifted down […]

How to market and brand your company with divine creative inspiration

Watch Rainy Hake Austin (executive vice president and COO, Alain Pinel Realtors), Jamie Williams (VP marketing, Surterre Properties) and Cody Vichinsky (co-ounder and president, Bespoke Real Estate) on the Inman Connect stage with moderator Marc Davison (chief creative, 1000Watt) as they discuss what they’ve done to push the limits of marketing and branding, and how those […]

Real estate daily market update: November 30, 2017

 We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Most recent market news Thursday, November 30 Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.90 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending November 30, 2017, down from last week when it averaged 3.92 […]

Home values nationwide to see sharp declines from GOP tax plan

Home values in California could plunge by more than $56,000 and owners there could be exposed to $30,000 in new capital gains taxes under a House tax proposal that would cap the mortgage interest deduction at $500,000 and alter tenure requirements, new data indicates. The brunt impact of the so-called “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” […]

Cheat sheet: A cultural guide to December holidays

I grew up in a strict, religious Greek Orthodox family. We went to service every Sunday (and on holidays) unless we were bleeding from the eyeballs. Trying to explain my religious upbringing caused a lot of confusion among those unfamiliar with the Eastern Orthodox faith; throughout the years, I have been asked many bizarre questions: […]

Cloud MLX interface now free for agents of nation’s largest MLS

For years the real estate industry has been talking about offering agents an MLS “front end of choice” — or alternative interfaces for agents to input and search for listings — and on Wednesday the biggest multiple listing service in the country made it happen for its more than 85,000 members. Starting Wednesday, all members […]

Inventory uptick, slower price growth expected in 2018

2017 has been a tough year for buyers, but according to realtor.com’s 2018 predictions, help is finally on the way in the form of slower home price appreciation and 7-percent growth in single-family housing starts. “Next year will set the stage for a significant inflection point in the housing shortage,” said realtor.com Director of Economic […]

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