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No shock: home prices up yet again in latest Case-Shiller Index

Home prices in June are up for the 74th consecutive month, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index, released Tuesday. Home prices rose 6.2 percent from June 2017, in nine markets the index tracks, a slower pace than last month’s 6.4 percent year-over-year increase. “Home prices continue to rise across the U.S.” […]

Illinois Realtors unlikely to appoint president for 2019 term

After its president-elect resigned earlier this month, Illinois Realtors will likely do without a president for the 2019 term. Source: click here

NAR subsidiary RPR cuts staff by 10% to meet budget goals

Realtors Property Resource (RPR), a subsidiary of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has slashed 10 percent of its staff as part of a restructuring to help meet 2019 budget directives, RPR confirmed Tuesday in a news release. Source: click here

Vacuum magnate Hoover’s estate hits market as priciest Chicago burbs home

The new owners of the Hoover family mansion will have plenty of rooms to clean — the vacuum cleaner magnate’s estate just hit the market for a wallet-sucking $15.9 million. The 12.22-acre property includes a 10,000-square-foot, 7-bedroom, 8.1-bathroom Tudor-style mansion, two smaller houses once used for storing carriages and horses, as well as a greenhouse […]

WATCH: Data ontology vs. machine learning and AI, part 2

Tavi Truman, CTO and chief architect at RocketUrBiz, delves further into data ontology and artificial intelligence in the second part of the ICSF Hacker Connect session, “Living in a world without silos: Data ontology vs. machine learning and AI.” Source: click here

Are your clutter-loving clients overwhelmed? 5 ways to help

Here are five tips for helping your clients not only organize and get rid of clutter as needed, but also feel less overwhelmed and helpless throughout the potentially stressful decluttering process. Source: click here

SafeChain tests blockchain for real estate in an Ohio forfeiture auction

One of the most promising applications for blockchain technology in the real estate industry is to speed up transactions. SafeChain is a startup whose top priority is working with — instead of eliminating — the local government officials who handle the bulk of the behind-the-scenes record-keeping. Blockchain is the technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. […]

Questions raised over Compass’ recruiting practices

Multiple real estate brokerages have criticized the way Compass is expanding through acquisitions and poaching top talent. Source: click here

Closing techniques every sales expert should know

Confidence comes from knowing what to say, when to say it and how to say it. So what happens when you raise your confidence in sales situations? Lots of good things, that’s what! You get on the phone more. You follow up on leads more. You reach out to your database more. You engage with […]

Your business is on the line: how NOT to lose another lead

Amazon Prime. Walmart. Google Express. What do these behemoths have in common with real estate? Instant gratification. We live in a world where 2-day delivery is two days too long. It’s same-day or bust. The same goes for real estate, except the window of time to deliver your services is even smaller. If one of […]

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