Author Archives: Andrea V. Brambila

Zillow’s dotloop to integrate with Keller Williams’ Command CRM

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Dotloop will be integrated into Command as part of Opportunities, an app that manages offers, documents and communications between clients and brokers. Continue reading →

48 companies sued for denying tenants with criminal records

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Florida’s state Realtor association is warning its more than 187,000 members against blanket policies that deny housing to tenants with criminal records. Continue reading →

Coastal cities and Sun Belt metros are building homes wrong: Study

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Zoning changes in Houston, Atlanta and elsewhere would allow ‘missing middle’ housing, according to new Apartment List study. Continue reading →

Former contractor sues NAR, alleges RPR tech is ‘very fragile’

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A former technology consultant for National Association of Realtors subsidiary Realtors Property Resource has filed a lawsuit against NAR and RPR, alleging he was wrongfully accused of overbilling for his work, which resulted in his termination and cau… Continue reading →

NAR: Commission lawsuits could be ‘disastrous’ for both buyers and sellers

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How should the industry make agent commission structures more transparent before angry consumers and the Justice Department forces it to do so in ways that might be harmful? Continue reading →

Cyberstalking and ‘footprints’: How to nail listing presentations

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In a session titled ‘Nailing Your Listing Presentation,’ expert panelists at ICLV offered attendees 5 tips for doing just that. Continue reading →

Texas mega MLS provides full Remine toolset to 38,000 agents

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Dallas-based multiple listing service North Texas Real Estate Information Systems is upgrading to Remines entire suite of services. Continue reading →

‘New Kids’ pitch the future of real estate

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At a session called “New Kids on the Block,” company leaders offered their solutions to agent pain points, including ways to boost their reputation, collect more referrals, easily fix poor photos and get more clients. Continue reading →

Want to recruit and retain more agents? Dump the bad apples

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Top producers or not, agents need to fit the culture of a brokerage, or they’ll end up costing the firm money, according to panelists at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading →

Northwest MLS breaks the mold to allow public display of agent commissions

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The move represents a sharp break from 600 or so other MLSs nationwide, some of whom have threatened to cut off brokerages who have tried to publicly display commissions. Continue reading →