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Chime taps Revaluate to empower lead quality with ‘likely to move’ scores

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Sales and marketing technology company Chime partners with Revaluate to empower online leads of higher qualification standards. Continue reading →

US home prices soared in Q1 thanks to housing shortage, mortgage rates

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Boise, Idaho, experienced the steepest price hikes in the country at 28.2 percent, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index released Tuesday. Continue reading →

After stellar March, new-home sales reverse course, dip 6% in April

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The decline follows a record month for new-home sales, when they hit a 15-year high of more than 1 million in March, according to new data from the US Census Bureau. Continue reading →

Home prices skyrocketed in March, notching biggest gain since 2005

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Home prices rose 13.2 percent, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, released Tuesday. Continue reading →

Tribus debuts mobile app to augment lead follow-up, in-house communication

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Real estate technology company Tribus has released a new mobile app for Android and iPhone to help agents communicate with leads and manage business. Continue reading →

Homeowner’s Airbnb ‘Hobbit House’ draws the ire of Warner Brothers

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A woman in the Canadian province of British Columbia claims Warner Brothers asked her to remove reference to the 2012 “Hobbit” movie or the wider “Lord Of The Rings” franchise. Continue reading →

Nearly half of US homes are selling ridiculously fast, less than a week

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In April, 47 percent of homes for sale in the U.S. went under contract in less than a week. The squeeze is happening at various price points and in dozens of metro areas. Continue reading →

Property sale in Rhode Island first in the nation to be paid in Dogecoin

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Century 21 agent Kyle Seyboth said many real estate investors are using cryptocurrency as a means of offsetting some of the challenges they’re facing due to low inventory. Continue reading →

Zavvie raises $1.75 million in new funding round

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Real estate tech company zavvie announced Thursday that it has raised $1.75 million in new funding, some of which came from the National Association of Realtors’ venture wing. Continue reading →

Top Coldwell Banker team in Missouri jumps to eXp Realty

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A top-performing Coldwell Banker team in the St. Louis, Missouri, area announced this week that it’s joining eXp Realty, making it the latest in a string of high-profile defections away from legacy brands. Continue reading →