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independent brokeragesnrtre/maxrealogySelectTechnologytruliaZillow
January 16, 2015

Regulators may be weighing impact of Zillow-Trulia merger on small brokers

Much of the discussion about the Federal Trade Commission’s review of the pending Zillow-Trulia merger has centered around the share of advertising dollars that the portal giants command and the percentage of consumer traffic they represent. But another factor may play into the FTC’s analysis on whether the merger might…
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marijuanaMatt Chapdelainemedical marijuanapot dispensariesRegulationsSelect
January 16, 2015

Property search engine will serve budding pot industry

A new start-up has ambitions of becoming the Zillow of property search for marijuana growers and landlords who are willing to rent their properties to people in the budding industry. The new service, HerbFront, will offer zoning maps to identify areas that are legal for farming marijuana, warehousing and retail…
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Brokerageinterviewreal estate leadersRealty One GroupSelect
January 16, 2015

Kuba Jewgieniew discusses his upstart startup and finding success

Kuba Jewgieniew, the founder and CEO of Realty ONE Group, is a leader in the real estate industry; he answered several questions from Inman about work, life and how he balances the two.  Age: 38 Degree, school: Bachelor of science in economics, University of California, San Diego Location: Irvine, California Describe…
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Brokeragemarketreal estateSelecttrendupdate
January 16, 2015

Ingredients for a hot real estate market: lessons from Brooklyn

It’s that time of the year again, the time when Brooklyn brokers take a moment to reflect on the past 365 days and give a candid — if not long — shot at envisioning the 365 days ahead. And 2014 was a big year for this particular borough: Pricing ceilings were…
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Marketingreal estateSelectselling
January 16, 2015

Is your real estate marketing meeting buyers’ desires?

In the 2013 National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, home sellers stated that what they wanted the most from real estate agents was help marketing their homes to potential buyers. This is home sellers’ absolute No. 1 desire from their agents. Here’s what you did to market…
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Brokeragelong & foster real estaterick shargaSelectunited real estatewilliam & william
January 16, 2015

Regional brokerage offers to help clients put their homes up for auction

Clients of regional Mid-Atlantic brokerage Long & Foster Real Estate now have the option to sell their homes via an online or live auction. The new partnership between Long & Foster’s parent company and Williams & Williams Worldwide Real Estate Auction opens up the growing world of real estate auctions to the…
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Mike HogannimbleSelectTechnology
January 16, 2015

CRM choices: a review of the latest tools to manage customers

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories examining how real estate professionals are using customer relationship management (CRM) applications to work more efficiently and grow their businesses. When real estate agent Mike Hogan wanted to grow his business, he found there was a bottleneck in how…
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agent brandingMarketingReal Estate Agentsreal estate marketingSelect
January 15, 2015

A real estate agent’s guide to defining personal brand

A brand is anything — a symbol, design, name, reputation, emotion, tone or any other signifier — that separates one thing from another. That’s a broad definition for what is actually a very personal message to the consumer. After all, for real estate agents, branding on a personal level is becoming…
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metropolitan regional information servicesMLS & Associationsmrisnew home sourcenew homesSelect
January 15, 2015

More agents getting access to new-homes data through their MLS

More than 45,000 real estate professionals who are members of Mid-Atlantic multiple listing service Metropolitan Regional Information Systems Inc. (MRIS) now have free access to a trove of new-home listings and specifics about developments under construction. Homebuilder marketing company Builders Digital Experience Inc. (BDX) is providing MRIS members with a…
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January 15, 2015

Rupert Murdoch to deliver keynote address at Connect NYC 2015

News Corp. Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch, whose acquisition of Move Inc. and its portal, realtor.com, rocked the real estate community in November, will deliver the keynote address at Real Estate Connect New York City on Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Marriott Marquis. News Corp. is the largest news and information…
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