Monthly Archives: October 2019

What’s the key to ending chronic homelessness? Better data

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According to Community Solutions, the key to ending chronic homelessness is real-time data aggregation and tracking that enables communities to make smart, quick decisions. The nonprofit’s Built for Zero program helps local agencies transform their dat… Continue reading →

Data, honesty key to giving sellers realistic expectations: Gary Gold

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Today’s sellers may have done their own research and come up with their own prices, so it’s up to agents to manage expectations and gently deliver reality. Continue reading →

It’s getting even harder for African American families to afford homes

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The typical African American family could afford just 25 percent of the homes for sale last year, down from 39 percent in 2012, according to a new Redfin study. Continue reading →

How to modernize the MLS

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New companies are using a combination of money, technology and data to deliver consumers an experience that is efficient, certain and convenient. And the clash between old and new is creating tribalism amongst players vying for the top of the heap. Not… Continue reading →

The luxury market ‘is doing just fine’ — even amid shrinkage

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Luxury buyers are gravitating away from the grand estate and toward properties with lots of amenities and little maintenance. Continue reading →

Luxury agents need to be ‘smarter than the internet’

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Brad Inman argued Wednesday morning at Luxury Connect that the real estate market today is dominated by change and that agents need to be smarter to thrive. Continue reading →

Should buyers be informed this was John Wayne Gacy’s address?

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Police found 29 dead bodies on land where this property was built, but under Illinois law owners are not required to disclose such details. Continue reading →