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This week in RE: the NAR logo, Zillow’s iBuyer status and DocuSign’s IPO

After being off the grid last week, re-entering the real estate fray was a whiplash-inducing event for me. In this unofficial breakdown, you’ll get the scoop on NAR’s logo situation, Zillow’s status as an iBuyer, DocuSign’s IPO filing, online lead gen news and more. Source: click here

Dear real estate agents: Here’s the difference between relationships and leads

Something funny has been happening around the office, and maybe you’ve noticed it at your office as well. We’ll get a call from an agent who says his or her client is only available to see a listing at a certain time — say, 11:00 a.m the next day. A few minutes go by, and […]

5 old-fashioned prospecting strategies agents can bring into this century

When new technologies emerge, there’s a tendency to discard everything that came before, even if it previously worked well. When real estate agents utilize various ways to boost their referral numbers, they can take advantage of high-tech strategies without forgetting old-school methods. Source: click here

4 ways to showcase your luxury listings online

Luxury properties are hotter than ever in booming cities across the United States, and as billions of dollars in commercial developments begin to pop up, they attract high-end restaurants, modern attractions and other luxury conveniences. These amenities and cultural booms lure in potential buyers and eager millennials, which increases the demand for upscale housing. Source: […]

Home prices surge nearly 9%, biggest growth spurt in 4 years: Redfin

Home prices soared last month, climbing 8.9 percent over March of last year with 23.9 percent of homes selling above list price. The jump was the biggest monthly growth in the past four years according to a new report from tech brokerage Redfin… Source: click here

Hawaii real estate community rallies around victims of disastrous flooding

Hawaii Life broker-owner Matt Beall would be the first to say floods in Hawaii are nothing new. His company prepares for everything from tsunamis and terrorists attacks to North Korean missile launches and economic recessions. But after extremely heavy rainfall from a storm of close to 28 inches last weekend on the island of Kauai, […]

6 ways agents can thrive in an AI-driven world

AI is an umbrella term for things like machine learning, facial recognition, speech recognition, computer vision, and natural language processing. But as fancy, and potentially scary, as those things sound, AI today is very narrow in that it is designed to accomplish a particular task and and is dependent on humans… Source: click here

Down payment crowdfunding platform HomeFundMe launches mobile app

HomeFundMe, the down payment assistance crowdfunding platform introduced by national mortgage banking firm CMG Financial last October, unveiled a new app for the platform Thursday morning available on both iOS and Android. Source: click here

Real estate daily market update: April 19, 2018

 We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Most recent market news Thursday, April 19 Zillow Mortgage Rate Ticker The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow Mortgages is currently 4.25 percent, up six basis points from this time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose late last […]

Household incomes failing to catch up to rising home prices, NAR report says

Rising home prices are outpacing household incomes nationwide, making it even tougher on first-time buyers, a new report from the National Association of Realtors and Realtor.com found. First-time buyers in Hawaii, California, Oregon, Montana, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia struggled the most, according to the Realtors Affordability Distribution Curve and Score, which measures affordability through […]

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