The Real Word: What does the Zillow class-action lawsuit dismissal mean? Thu, 24 May 2018 14:35:46 Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they’ll tackle the recent class-action lawsuit against Zillow and why it was dismissed. If you're a Zillow user, what does this mean for you? read more»
Cheers! Two NorCal Sotheby’s brokerages join forces Thu, 24 May 2018 14:26:59 San Francisco Bay Area brokerage Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty announced today that it has acquired Heritage Sotheby's International Realty operating in the Napa Valley, famed for its wine production. read more»
Quicken Loans sibling In-House Realty purchases ForSaleByOwner.com for $2.5M Thu, 24 May 2018 8:28:33 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. read more»
Home appreciation climbs to highest rate in 12 years, Zillow finds Thu, 24 May 2018 8:08:12 Home values have risen 8.7 percent year-over-year to a median of $215,600 in April — only 0.3 percentage points from June 2006 ahead of the housing market collapse, according to the latest Real Estate Market Report from home search giant Zillow. released Thursday. read more»
Pacific Union International launches new online portal Thu, 24 May 2018 7:20:03 The online marketplace, called Private View, will showcase Pacific Union listings in California exclusively, said Nick Segal, the company's president. Beginning this week, access to the site will be open to buyers and sellers in Southern California and will expand to Northern California by August. The marketplace will also be accessible to outside agents and their clients. read more»
Inman Select’s trend reports and special reports are key to strategic planning Thu, 24 May 2018 3:00:41 Dan Bunch, CEO at Vesta Real Estate Advisors, has been subscribing to and reading Inman Select for two years. He says he distributes the trend reports and special reports for study by the leadership team: “They are excellent preparation for our quarterly strategic planning meetings. Real estate is changing too quickly to ignore this information.” read more»
5 tips for investing in real estate like Warren Buffet Thu, 24 May 2018 3:00:26 If you're a real estate agent who works with investor clients, you can apply Warren Buffet's five most important principles to your clients' performance-focused property investments for a profitable future. read more»
Realogy is the only residential real estate brokerage on the 2018 Fortune 500 list Wed, 23 May 2018 16:21:14 Realogy Holdings Corporation, the home of NRT, Coldwell Banker, Century 21, ERA, Sotheby’s International and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, today announced that its the only residential real estate franchisor or brokerage on the 2018 Fortune 500 list. read more»
Everything you need to know from NAR’s Midyear 2018 Wed, 23 May 2018 15:03:37 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. read more»
