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Giddyap! Texas brokerage JP & Associates Realty is franchising

The brokerage, started by JP Piccinini in 2011, now has 18 offices in Texas and 1,200 agents. In 2017, it did close to 8,000 transactions and had a sales volume of around $2 billion, ranking no. 88 in Real Trends top 500 brokerages. Source: click here

Marty Frame leaves RPR to head out West

Upstream may be finally live, but an industry technology giant and one of the leaders of the ambitious and controversial project is heading out West. Marty Frame, who served as President of RPR since 2009 and oversaw the creation of its signature initiative, Upstream — a shared database and online platform designed to be the originating […]

The week in financial markets: the hikes are starting to matter

We’re not saying when we’re going higher because we don’t know, but mark your calendars for June 13, 2018 for the day the Fed flipped from stimulus to leaning against the economy. Powell’s second signal: “The U.S. economy is in great shape.” Source: click here

Inman Wins 4 Awards at the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE 2018)

Journalists from across the United States gathered in Las Vegas this week for the Spring conference of the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE), the trade group dedicated to honoring excellent journalism covering the real estate industries (both commercial and residential). Every year, NAREE’s leaders hand out awards for some of the best work in […]

Giddyap! Texas brokerage JP & Associates Realty is franchising

The brokerage, started by JP Piccinini in 2011, now has 18 offices in Texas and 1,200 agents. In 2017, it did close to 8,000 transactions and had a sales volume of around $2 billion, ranking no. 88 in Real Trends top 500 brokerages. Source: click here

Map visualization tool SightMap offers renters a better way to apartment hunt

Engrain, a data visualization software company based in Denver, Colorado, released a new version of SightMaps, which empowers users to create and publish web-based, unit-by-unit and site plan maps of apartment properties and office spaces, for potential use in internet listing sites, such as Zillow and realtor.com. Source: click here

Opendoor rivals don’t fear Silicon Valley upstart’s $325M round

Opendoor’s competitors are optimistic that the company’s massive $325 million funding round shows confidence and interest in their industry from investors. Source: click here

The Phoenix iBuyer Report: featuring Zillow as iBuyer

How much traction will Zillow get in the market, and will it be able to hit its stated assumptions? These are the questions that will be answered in Mike DelPrete’s new Phoenix iBuyer Report: the definitive source of data for iBuyers (Opendoor, OfferPad and Zillow) in their biggest market, Phoenix. The data in this report represents […]

Inside Zillow’s Instant Offers expansion

Zillow is launching its direct-to-consumer homebuying service in Las Vegas Wednesday after strong demand in Phoenix, its first market. And local agents are sharing in the success. Source: click here

The Fed raised interest rates 0.25%, the second hike this year

The Federal Reserve increased its short-term interest rate from 1.75 percent to 2 percent Wednesday, the second rate hike to take place this year. In a press release, the central bank said the rise is due to a robust labor market and solid economic activity. “Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, […]

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