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Swanepoel Mega 1000 ranks industry’s top brokerages

California-based real estate consulting firm T3 Sixty, for the first time today, released the Swanepoel Mega 1000, a new inclusive ranking of real estate brokerages by sales volume. NRT and HomeServices of America tower atop the list, but newcomers like Compass and Redfin are rising through the ranks. Source: click here

6 tips to freshen up a stale listing

Unfortunately, not every property you sell is going to close quickly. You probably know the average days on market in your area, and depending on the timing and your location, that value probably hovers between 20 and 50 days. Source: click here

7 apps that make filing taxes a breeze

As a real estate agent, you are technically self-employed. This means that come tax season, deductions become extremely important and your taxes are a whole different ball game than they would be with a standard job. Source: click here

Sellers are video monitoring buyers: What’s NAR’s stance?

Buyer’s agents should warn clients about opening too many drawers during that next home tour, thanks to a rise in sellers using app-connected video cameras to observe potential buyers. What kind of privacy is a buyer entitled to when touring a property? Source: click here

Dear Marketing Mastermind: What are the best Facebook and Instagram strategies?

Facebook is all over the news lately, and I have spent the past month or so looking at the controversial social media platform from multiple perspectives. Love it or hate it, many real estate agents and brokers are always looking for new ways to make Facebook work for their business. Source: click here

Connect the ICSF Speakers: Brian Hopper on the systems every team needs

We’re focusing on how agents and brokerages can all move Faster, Better, Together this July at Inman Connect San Francisco. Not got your ticket yet? Buy it here, and remember that Select members get a $100 discount. Thinking of bringing your team? There are special onsite perks and discounts when you buy those tickets together […]

Judge dismisses amended lawsuit over Zillow’s Zestimate tool

A U.S. District Court in Illinois on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against real estate technology giant Zillow over the company’s marketing practices and its home value estimate (Zestimate) tool. Source: click here

Buyers will bear the brunt of rising homebuilding costs in 2018

Houzz today released its 2018 State of the Industry report, which reviews the 2017 performance for seven residential renovation and design business categories, including architects, homebuilders and interior designers and provides predictions for the year ahead. Source: click here

Irene raises $1.3 million to buy homes from seniors and let them retire there

Twenty-five years into their mortgages, many senior citizens are cash-poor but equity-rich. A new startup is trying to help homeowners unlock that equity to stay in their homes as they get older. Irene, which launched in New Jersey three months ago, will buy homes from seniors with the caveat that the sellers retain the right […]

Activists sue HUD over suspension of anti-segregation rule

A trio of civil rights groups announced plans today to sue the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over the agency’s plans to suspend an Obama-era fair housing rule until Oct. 31, 2020. Source: click here

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