Monthly Archives: April 2020

Watch: Inman Town Hall

By Inman | April 3, 2020 - 5:37 pm |April 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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The first virtual Inman Town Hall saw Brad Inman interview three industry pros on the topics of heath, money and the future. Continue reading →

What’s your favorite thing in quarantine? Readers weigh in

By Brad Inman | April 3, 2020 - 4:41 pm |April 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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“Post a picture of your favorite thing in quarantine,” I posted on Inman’s Coast to Coast Facebook group Tuesday. With 140-plus responses, here are the things you, our readers, hold dear. Continue reading →

Number of homes for sale declines 15.7% in March

By Lillian Dickerson | April 3, 2020 - 3:06 pm |April 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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The market started to show a slow down in the second half of March as the coronavirus outbreak settled in, according to data from realtor.com and Redfin. Continue reading →

Chime speeds release of Facebook, YouTube livestreaming tools

By Craig C. Rowe | April 3, 2020 - 2:22 pm |April 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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The real estate business operating system has developed streaming tools for Facebook Live and YouTube and released them ahead of schedule in response to the COVID-19 market reduction of face-to-face business. Continue reading →

NAR offers Realtors 2 months of free telemedicine services

By Andrea V. Brambila | April 3, 2020 - 1:50 pm |April 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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Telemedicine doctors cannot currently order tests for COVID-19 but can write prescriptions. Continue reading →

Employment falls for first time in a decade, full picture yet to emerge

By Patrick Kearns | April 3, 2020 - 1:32 pm |April 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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The real estate sector lost 3,400 jobs in the first two weeks of March. The numbers don’t reflect 10 million claims filed over the past two weeks. Continue reading →

Interest in 3D tours explodes on Zillow, especially for rentals

By Patrick Kearns | April 3, 2020 - 1:23 pm |April 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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With in-person real estate activity banned or limited in many markets, agents are taking to Zillow’s 3D tours feature. Continue reading →

6 Smart Uses for Coronavirus Stimulus Checks

By Deb Hipp | April 3, 2020 - 1:00 pm |April 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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You can put that stimulus check to good use with a spending or saving strategy. Continue reading →

Council of MLSs: Don’t pause days on market

By Andrea V. Brambila | April 3, 2020 - 12:22 pm |April 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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“Real estate professionals and the people they serve need to know what is happening — and not happening — in the real estate market right now,” trade group says. Continue reading →

Can landlords discriminate based on a tenant’s job? It’s complicated

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 3, 2020 - 12:02 pm |April 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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The short answer is probably not. The long answer is it’s complicated — and apparently it’s still happening. Continue reading →