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Aaron Kirman Group launches Asia-Pacific Division for luxury buyers

By Veronika Bondarenko | May 7, 2021 - 1:56 pm |May 7, 2021 Uncategorized

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Luxford Investment Group founder Michael Chen has been named as the new executive director of the division, it was announced Thursday. Continue reading →

New realtor.com market report hints inventory relief is coming

By Marian McPherson | May 6, 2021 - 9:26 pm |May 6, 2021 Uncategorized

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Realtor.com’s latest weekly market report showed a boost in new listings during the last week of April — a hopeful signal that lower home prices are near. Continue reading →

Tribus adds new collaborative search feature to platform

By Jim Dalrymple II | May 6, 2021 - 10:00 am |May 6, 2021 Uncategorized

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The new feature, called Household, will let homebuyers share and collaborate on listings with friends, family members or investors. Continue reading →

5 people to watch at Offerpad as the iBuyer continues to expand

By Veronika Bondarenko | May 6, 2021 - 9:00 am |May 6, 2021 Uncategorized

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Offerpad, an iBuyer making major waves in how homes in many major cities are sold, has been on an unstoppable course of growth for more than half a decade. Continue reading →

Flat-fee brokerage Houwzer expands into Tampa

By Lillian Dickerson | May 5, 2021 - 6:41 pm |May 5, 2021 Uncategorized

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The launch marks the brokerage’s second foray into Florida, after moving into Orlando in the summer of 2020. Continue reading →

Community mourns real estate brokers killed in brokerage shooting

By Veronika Bondarenko | May 4, 2021 - 7:59 pm |May 4, 2021 Uncategorized

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Maxine Quigg, 50, and Terence O’Brien, 53, lost their lives in an attack on the Watertown, New York, brokerage they co-owned last Wednesday. Continue reading →

So you want to micro-invest in real estate? Here’s what you need to know

By Veronika Bondarenko | May 4, 2021 - 4:35 pm |May 4, 2021 Uncategorized

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Real estate investing is becoming more accessible as micro-investing and crowdfunding offer options for investors without hefty sums of cash to build a diversified portfolio. Continue reading →

Lone Wolf releases technology solution for recruiting

By Craig C. Rowe | May 4, 2021 - 9:00 am |May 4, 2021 Uncategorized

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Targeted agents can be sorted in Lone Wolf’s Recruit according to performance, tagged for categorization and internal referral, and compared against currently high-performing internal agents. Continue reading →

CoStar to employees: Come back to the office and get a Tesla

By Marian McPherson | May 3, 2021 - 9:43 pm |May 3, 2021 Uncategorized

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After an in-company vaccine rollout, CoStar is luring employees back to the office with prizes, including $10,000 in cash and the chance to win a Tesla. Continue reading →

Luxury brokerage The Agency adds franchise on Long Island

By Jim Dalrymple II | May 3, 2021 - 5:07 pm |May 3, 2021 Uncategorized

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The office will be the 18th for the Los Angeles-based brand, and will operate in Huntington, about an hour outside of Manhattan. Continue reading →