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How much house can you afford? Realtor.com’s new tool will tell you

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Realtor.com on Wednesday introduced ‘Price Perfect,’ a new feature for its website and mobile apps to help home buyers more deeply understand their buying power when shopping for homes.  Continue reading →

HomeServices dethrones NRT as top brokerage in the US: Real Trends

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HomeServices of America has ended NRT’s two-decade reign atop the Real Trends 500 list, beating the Realogy company in number of transactions. Continue reading →

Here’s why this broker started his own iBuyer

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Lamacchia Development, a sister company to the Massachusetts-based Lamacchia Realty, closed on its first home through the company’s iBuyer program, Offer Now. Continue reading →

Revaluate’s ‘Likely-To-Move’ score is right 1 in 5 times

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Altos Research performed an independent study of Revaluate’s “Likely-To-Move” score, and the results show that it’s accurate 19.5 percent of the time. Continue reading →

Compass nabs two top luxury LA agents

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Compass is making significant moves in the Los Angeles luxury market. The New York City-founded real estate brokerage announced this week it’s bringing aboard Tyrone McKillen and his Plus Real Estate Group from Hilton & Hyland and Cindy Ambuehl fr… Continue reading →

How indie brokerages are using technology to survive

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Smaller brokerages may lack the institutional muscle of the major franchises or the endless capital from Silicon Valley, but their bootstrapping innovations are nevertheless winning them listings and offering a model for independent players hoping to s… Continue reading →

Realtor.com tests replacing its lead-gen with Opcity, angering brokers

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Some brokers who rely on realtor.com’s lead generation service are reeling after learning from the company that the service will no longer be offered in their area but instead replaced with one from Opcity, a startup that was acquired by News Corp., th… Continue reading →

New startup wants to automate lead prospecting with chatbots

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The team behind My Home Agent and Commersh unveiled Briepher, a new automated text messaging bot that allows agents to reach 400 consumers a month. Continue reading →

Meet the agents behind Netflix’s latest TV series ‘Selling Sunset’

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Selling Sunset, a show that follows broker Jason Oppenheim and his agents on celebrity real estate sales, premiered on Netflix Friday. Continue reading →