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New-home sales rise 7% in June

By Veronika Bondarenko | July 24, 2019 - 2:25 pm |July 24, 2019 Uncategorized

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The median home now commands $310,400, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading →

BoomTown launches new lead generation and marketing tools

By Jim Dalrymple II | July 24, 2019 - 12:00 pm |July 24, 2019 Uncategorized

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The company promises to nurture leads for up to a year and says its concierge will field leads 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Continue reading →

Cardboard staging furniture: Can faux furnishings lead to real sales?

By Craig C. Rowe | July 24, 2019 - 8:24 am |July 24, 2019 Uncategorized

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If you don’t have a library of staging items when charged with selling a vacant home or showroom unit, there’s always cardboard. Yes, cardboard. Continue reading →

Existing-home sales fall 1.7%

By Veronika Bondarenko | July 23, 2019 - 2:22 pm |July 23, 2019 Uncategorized

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Existing-home sales dipped 1.7 percent from May to June, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Continue reading →

Home prices rise 0.1% in May

By Veronika Bondarenko | July 23, 2019 - 1:53 pm |July 23, 2019 Uncategorized

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Home prices across the country rose 0.1 percent from April to May, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. Continue reading →

Zavvie revamps iBuyer comparison tool for brokerages

By Patrick Kearns | July 22, 2019 - 7:48 pm |July 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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Real estate tech startup zavvie is revamping its proprietary iBuyer comparison tool to gear it toward easy brokerage implementation.  Continue reading →

Chinese billionaire buys $75M mansion after browsing Zillow

By Veronika Bondarenko | July 22, 2019 - 7:48 pm |July 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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A Chinese billionaire made an all-cash offer on a luxury Bel Air estate owned by The Arya Group builder Ardie Tavangarian and his wife Tania after finding it on Zillow. Continue reading →

Equifax will pay up to $700M over data breach that exposed millions

By Jim Dalrymple II | July 22, 2019 - 5:07 pm |July 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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The payments are a response to the largest-ever data hack of its kind, which was discovered in 2017 and impacted nearly 150 million consumers. Continue reading →

Zillow Offers launches 2 satellite markets in Colorado

By Veronika Bondarenko | July 22, 2019 - 3:34 pm |July 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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The Fort Collins and Colorado Springs markets will work in tandem with a larger Denver office that opened in October. Continue reading →

Notarize debuts new, more inclusive video closing service

By Jim Dalrymple II | July 22, 2019 - 12:59 pm |July 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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The digital notarization company also revealed that it saw a surge of new contacts after debuting hybrid closings last month. Continue reading →