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January 6, 2015

RealtyTrac signs big South Florida firm to broker network

Listings pooled by real estate brokers in South Florida could soon be showing up in searches on realtytrac.com and homefacts.com, with RealtyTrac sending the leads they generate to the newest member of its referral network, The Keyes Company. Joining the network makes The Keyes Company — which has 35 offices…
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InternationalMarkets & Economyportalsreal estateSelect
January 6, 2015

Dottie Herman: ‘We’re putting technology to use in ways no other brokerage has’

Dottie Herman is the president and CEO of Prudential Douglas Elliman. Are you optimistic about 2015? I’m both excited and relieved about the direction of the housing market in 2015. A year ago, the market rose rapidly at a rate that wasn’t sustainable. Now, we are seeing modest growth in…
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Agent adviceMarketingpublic speakingQuick Tipsreal estateSelecttips
January 6, 2015

Tips for mastering public speaking

Never turn down an opportunity to speak to the public. After all, you give presentations all the time, whether you’re trying to explain what you do for a living to your daughter’s kindergarten class (or skeptical relatives on holidays), giving a listing presentation while seated at Emily Brown’s kitchen table, or (cross…
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Maggie McCulloughmapspolicymapreal estate technologySelectTechnology
January 6, 2015

Maggie McCullough: ‘We believe in the power of data to create change’

Maggie McCullough is the president and director of PolicyMap. Describe what you do in one sentence: We believe in the power of data to create change in communities and markets, and to that end we have created the Web’s largest place-based data library and make it available in easy-to-use maps, tables,…
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Markets & EconomyQuick Tipsreal estate datarental ratesSelectTechnologyworst months to sell
January 6, 2015

Go figure: worst months to sell, buyer concerns, rental and homeownership rates and more

Should I sell or should I wait? Then … … And now Popular is as popular does Where the rent gets paid Somebody’s watching you A home of my own Have data you’d like to see featured here? Let us know at contributors@inman.com. The post Go figure: worst months to sell, buyer concerns,…
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Agent adviceBuyers & Sellersfirst-time homebuyermillennialreal estateSelectTechnology
January 6, 2015

6 things millennials need from a Realtor

Millennials have grown up in a technology-fueled world, where personal computers are everywhere, smartphones are the norm and they’ve grown used to the ability to connect anywhere with their tablets. Facebook was originally created for them as college students. Reality television has shown them that anyone can make a million dollars. Millennials tend…
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January 5, 2015

Brokers ask to data share with nation’s largest MLS

A data-sharing project from the nation’s largest multiple listing service is growing. California Regional MLS, which services more than 73,000 real estate professionals, and the Ventura County Regional Data Share, which has about 4,500 subscribers, have signed an agreement to import listing data directly from each other’s systems. VCRDS is…
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January 5, 2015

Special report: The shift toward independent brokerages

Independent brokerages are more prevalent now than they have been in a decade, and an Inman survey suggests that real estate franchisors will have to continue to fight to maintain their market share as more brokers question their value proposition (click to download full report and charts as PDF file).…
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InternationalSelectSouFun
January 5, 2015

Century 21 China Real Estate booted from New York Stock Exchange

Century 21 China Real Estate’s parent company, IFM Investments Ltd., has been delisted from the New York Stock exchange after its market capitalization fell below a required minimum. Trading in IFM Investments under the ticker “CTC” on the New York Stock Exchange was suspended after markets closed Friday because the…
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