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Existing-home sales drop 1.4%, the second straight month of declines

Existing-home sales decreased 2.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 5.46 million in April — down from 5.60 million in March, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today. This month’s sales pace is 1.4 percentage points below April 2017 and marks the second consecutive month of year-over-year declines. Once again, low inventory is […]

Quicken Loans sibling In-House Realty purchases ForSaleByOwner.com for $2.5M

Detroit-based In-House Realty — a sister company to lending giant Quicken Loans — announced on Wednesday the purchase of ForSaleByOwner.com for $2.5 million. The acquisition will allow Quicken Loans to create an “all-in-one” housing marketplace, linking Rocket Mortgage borrowers, an agent referral network, and now, homes for sale. Source: click here

Pacific Union International launches new online portal

Seeking to compete with rising real estate dynamos like Zillow and Redfin, California brokerage Pacific Union International on Wednesday launched an online real estate marketplace where buyers and sellers can view listings before they hit the general public, the company announced earlier this week. The online portal, called Private View, will showcase Pacific Union listings […]

5 steps to prep a show-ready listing every time

What can sellers do to make a positive and memorable first impression on buyers and agents? What can they do to eliminate (or at least tame) the scrutiny and instead inspire buyers to visualize a future in the home? Source: click here

Keller Willams NYC without a team leader after months of shakeup

Back-to-back departures of its top leaders has Keller Williams NYC’s midtown office without a captain at the helm of its ship. Founder Ilan Bracha told Inman that the brokerage remains continually profitable however and one of the largest and most successful in the city, dispelling rumors it is shutting down. Source: click here

5 ways to win at luxury real estate marketing

In this edition of “Let’s talk marketing,” Melinda Goodwin discusses luxury real estate marketing with real estate strategist, professional speaker and owner of Woodman Consulting Group, Aaron Woodman. Source: click here

How to make your brand the ‘silver bullet’ of real estate

Rather than looking to tech to solve your problems, to act as your “silver bullet” in real estate, start looking in the mirror. It’s you — your unique, authentic, real self — that’s the real silver bullet. Source: click here

‘Pre-nup’ fight scuttles merger of Colorado’s two largest MLSs

REcolorado and Information and Real Estate Services (IRES) began “complex and highly charged” merger talks in March 2017 on the heels of a declined acquisition proposal and a terminated data share.  Source: click here

What makes veterans a great fit for real estate?

Real estate is a great career choice for returning servicemembers like myself. There are so many traits, characteristics and skills that former military servicemembers have that translate well in real estate. In fact, I use a lot of things the Army instilled in me during my day-to-day real estate work. We wanted to hear more […]

Everything you need to know from NAR’s Midyear 2018

Last week, thousands of Realtors trekked to the nation’s capital to lobby Congress and make internal budget and policy decisions at the Realtors Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo in Washington, D.C. This time, the conference more commonly known as “Midyear” to differentiate it from the National Association of Realtors’ annual conference each November, came with […]

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