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The Inman Handbook on today’s intense inventory crisis

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 22, 2021 - 9:00 am |April 22, 2021 Uncategorized

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There aren’t enough homes for everyone who wants them. That’s driving up prices and stretching agents thin. Continue reading →

Why the nation’s largest MLS is declaring Saturday a work day

By Andrea V. Brambila | April 15, 2021 - 2:25 pm |April 15, 2021 Uncategorized

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In a bid to close a pocket listing loophole, CRMLS created the change to prevent agents who publicly advertise a listing on a Friday from waiting until Monday to submit it to the MLS. Continue reading →

Inventory insanity: When will this supply shortage end?

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 15, 2021 - 9:00 am |April 15, 2021 Uncategorized

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Today’s extremes won’t last forever, but there’s no silver bullet to end the crisis, and it’s likely shortages in some form will drag on for years. Continue reading →

SentriLock officially launches showing platform

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 13, 2021 - 1:00 pm |April 13, 2021 Uncategorized

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SentriKey Showing Service is among the buzziest new showing management platforms in a space that has growing increasingly crowded in recent months. Continue reading →

NAR survey shows listing agents divided on staging homes

By Andrea V. Brambila | April 7, 2021 - 9:17 pm |April 7, 2021 Uncategorized

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Just over half of listing agents believe staging boosts how much buyers will offer, but about the same share don’t actually stage. Meanwhile, agents report TV shows give buyers unrealistic expectations of how homes should look. Continue reading →

Keller Williams, Realogy take top spots on T3 Sixty enterprise list

By Marian McPherson | April 6, 2021 - 4:23 pm |April 6, 2021 Uncategorized

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Realogy and Keller Williams led T3 Sixty’s list of the top real estate enterprises and franchise brands by sales volume, transaction sides and agent count. Continue reading →

Realtors praise Biden infrastructure plan’s focus on housing shortage

By Andrea V. Brambila | April 1, 2021 - 2:59 pm |April 1, 2021 Uncategorized

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The American Jobs Plan proposes building and retrofitting more than 2 million homes and commercial buildings. Continue reading →

NAR survey shows large income gap between white and Black Realtors

By Andrea V. Brambila | March 30, 2021 - 11:13 pm |March 30, 2021 Uncategorized

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White Realtors’ median gross personal income last year was $49,400 while the median for Black Realtors was $16,700. Continue reading →

5 big challenges for REX Real Estate in 2021

By Andrea V. Brambila | March 29, 2021 - 9:00 am |March 29, 2021 Uncategorized

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The well-connected discount brokerage is trying to raise more funding and grow its business as it takes on industry behemoths NAR and Zillow. Continue reading →

NAR-DOJ rule changes won’t come for months

By Andrea V. Brambila | March 23, 2021 - 11:28 pm |March 23, 2021 Uncategorized

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Rules regarding public display of buyer broker commissions and lockbox access for non-Realtors were originally slated to take effect by the end of March. Continue reading →