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Agent, brokerage on the hook after termite inspector’s botched job

By Lillian Dickerson | October 20, 2021 - 4:12 pm |October 20, 2021 Uncategorized

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A Tampa Bay Realtor, her brokerage and a client are being sued by a homebuyer after the property was cleared for termite damage by an unlicensed inspector. Continue reading →

Virtual staging more popular than conventional staging

By Jim Dalrymple II | October 19, 2021 - 7:20 pm |October 19, 2021 Uncategorized

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A new report from HomeJab also indicates agents prefer video tours for their properties over 3D tours. Continue reading →

Keller Williams sees rising international sales, agent count

By Jim Dalrymple II | October 19, 2021 - 7:09 pm |October 19, 2021 Uncategorized

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The company has seen its agent count outside the U.S. and Canada jump 23.1 percent year over year. Continue reading →

Agent bares all in full-frontal NSFW listing photos

By Veronika Bondarenko | October 19, 2021 - 4:01 pm |October 19, 2021 Uncategorized

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“I wish I could say that I had an epiphany like a parting of the Red Sea moment but I just thought it’d be funny,” agent David Ferrugio told Inman. Continue reading →

Housing starts faltered in September amid supply constraints

By Lillian Dickerson | October 19, 2021 - 2:21 pm |October 19, 2021 Uncategorized

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Multifamily housing starts dipped 1.6 percent in September following a month in which the sector delivered surprising gains while single-family housing starts remained steady from the previous month. Continue reading →

Rent prices near rare double-digit growth in August: CoreLogic

By Veronika Bondarenko | October 19, 2021 - 12:00 pm |October 19, 2021 Uncategorized

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Year-over-year rent prices surged 9.3 percent across the country in August, according to CoreLogic’s latest Single-Family Rent Index, released Tuesday. Continue reading →

Builder confidence rises for 2nd straight month

By Veronika Bondarenko | October 18, 2021 - 3:49 pm |October 18, 2021 Uncategorized

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Following a drop this summer, builder confidence rose from 76 to 80 points in October, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Continue reading →

Zillow hits brakes on buying new homes for remainder of 2021

By Lillian Dickerson | October 18, 2021 - 2:06 pm |October 18, 2021 Uncategorized

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Zillow said labor and supply issues in the market have created an “operational backlog for renovations and closings.” The pause will enable the company to catch up on its existing contracts. Continue reading →

EXIT Realty teams up with BoxBrownie on photo tech

By Jim Dalrymple II | October 15, 2021 - 6:58 pm |October 15, 2021 Uncategorized

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The new partnership will help EXIT agents virtually stage properties, as well as enhance and edit images. Continue reading →

Top Las Vegas agent charged with setting his own home on fire

By Veronika Bondarenko | October 15, 2021 - 3:38 pm |October 15, 2021 Uncategorized

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Julian Werly, 48, was named among the top 100 agents in MyVegas Magazine in March while appearing on the front page of the magazine. Continue reading →