Monthly Archives: October 2019

Washington’s political drama obscures potential new rate drops

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The forecast for interest rates is still low, reinforced by new information from the Federal Reserve. Continue reading →

OutboundEngine gets social with automated ad campaigns

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Digital marketing solution OutboundEngine has released a new feature that automates advertising campaigns on social media for real estate agents. Continue reading →

EXp Realty agent axed over offensive mayoral election ad

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EXp managing broker Craig Schaid posted an ad offering to sell homes for residents upset with the election of Montgomery’s first black mayor. Continue reading →

Struggling to sell, desperate property owner slashes price to $1

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The elderly homeowner sold the Georgia property to county commissioners in Ohio to access Medicaid in 2004, leaving the county to deal with the undesirable house. Continue reading →

Zillow to shift ‘from Google mindset to an Amazon mindset’

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With iBuying, Zillow must move to a low-margin model that targets ‘mindbogglingly larger’ market than advertising, CEO Rich Barton proclaims in new interview Continue reading →

Is ‘iRenting’ becoming a thing? Startup secures $3.3M to find out

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Doorstead recently bagged $3.3 million in funding. It joins a growing number of startups that are applying the iBuyer business model — which involves using technology to quickly buy and resell homes — to the rental industry. Continue reading →

How to Be a Patient: A Comprehensive Book on Exactly That

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(Editor’s note: This story is part of a series for The John A. Hartford Foundation.) Around the time Sana Goldberg began nursing school, her grandfather had a serious, undetermined health problem. “I remember from the moment of entering the ER to the w… Continue reading →