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Home prices in November climbed nearly 6% year-over-year

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U.S. home prices rose 0.4 percent from October to November and 5.8 percent year-over-year, according to data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Continue reading →

ReferralExchange will now qualify your third-party leads

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ReferralExchange is launching a program called ReferralExchange LIVE to verify and qualify contacts obtained through third-party lead generation platforms like Zillow or realtor.com. Continue reading →

Compass hires former Uber exec to lead communications

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Jason Post has a background that blends public and private work. Prior to working at Compass, he was the director of public policy and communications at Uber. Continue reading →

Homesnap will pay monthly mortgage of 10 federal workers

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Home listings portal Homesnap is offering to pay the mortgage or rent of 10 workers affected by the now 31-day long partial shutdown of the federal government. Continue reading →

Existing-home sales decline in December after 2 months of gains

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Existing-home sales declined 6.4 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.99 million, following two straight months of consecutive gains. Continue reading →

Purplebricks pivots to more traditional model in US

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Flat-fee brokerage Purplebricks is changing its business model significantly in the United States to offer varying listing fees to homesellers by region, which it will now only charge if and when a home is successfully sold. It’s a pivot that brings Pu… Continue reading →

KW nails a whale: No. 1 Berkshire Hathaway agent jumps ship

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Philadelphia’s top agent is jumping from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach to Keller Williams following a personal phone call from Gary Keller. Continue reading →

KW iBuyer ‘probably’ coming in Q2, Gary Keller confirms

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Keller Williams will “probably” launch its own iBuyer program in the second quarter of 2019, Gary Keller confirmed during a multi-hour presentation of the company’s 2019 technology plans on Friday, January 11. In audio obtained by Inman, Keller said th… Continue reading →

Microsoft is putting up $500M to help affordability crisis in Seattle

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Microsoft announced Wednesday a plan to invest $500 million in affordable housing solutions for Seattle and the Puget Sound area in Washington, to alleviate the stress tech job growth is putting on the housing market. Continue reading →