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portal watchrealtor.comSelectTechnologytruliaZillow
January 9, 2015

Portal Watch: Murdoch’s hand on the wheel

If there’s any doubt that Rupert Murdoch, chairman of realtor.com’s new overseer, News Corp., would be personally involved in the brewing portal war with Zillow, we got our answer this week. Nice visit with our new @realtordotcom CEO Ryan O’Hara in San Jose today. Great things to come. pic.twitter.com/tpNtvTXaiE —…
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Mobilepaperlessrealty commanderSelectTechnologytransaction management
January 9, 2015

Transaction management platform Realty Commander gets mobile app

Screen shot of Realty Commander Mobile app from iTunes. Elk Software is now offering a mobile version of its paperless transaction management software, Realty Commander, for the iPhone and iPad devices. Although Realty Commander Mobile is free to download, exclusive features that are available only to “premium” (paid) users include…
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listing mobile appslisting portalsMobilemobile applicationsreal estate social networkSelectTechnology
January 8, 2015

Google Capital takes a stake in Indian listing portal CommonFloor

CommonFloor, which claims to be India’s biggest listing portal with more than 500,000 listings in 200 cities, says an investment by Google Capital will help it beef up the platform to enable buyers and sellers to find a match more quickly. Google Capital’s stake in CommonFloor was not disclosed, but…
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mortgage reportsSelectTechnologythe mortgage report
January 8, 2015

Agents can impress buyers by playing ‘The Mortgage Rate Game’

Mortgage rates can be unpredictable, making it tricky for homebuyers and homeowners who are refinancing to decide whether to lock in a rate with their mortgage lender, or gamble that they’ll do better if they wait a week or two. Mortgage-news website The Mortgage Reports has rolled out a weekly…
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MarketingMobileprofilereal estateSelectSEOTech & GadgetsTechnologytom ferry
January 8, 2015

Tom Ferry: ‘When hands go up, I feel like we’re winning’

Age: 44 Job title: Co-owner and CEO, Tom Ferry – Your Coach Location: Irvine, CA Hours per week spent on social media: 14 hours plus team support Social media accounts: Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram Target demographic: Real estate professionals Average number of posts per day: One to three, depending on the channel…
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Agent adviceBuyers & SellersleadsMarkets & Economyportalsreal estateSelectTechnologythird-party websites
January 8, 2015

Are you thriving or suffering due to third-party websites?

If you work in real estate, you have likely heard or spoken this sentence: “Zillow is killing the industry.” Well, here’s a controversial opinion: In spite of the prevailing opinion, our industry is actually thriving in the age of consumer-driven, third-party real estate websites — and I can prove it. According to…
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listhubrealtor.comSelectTechnologyZillow
January 6, 2015

Rupert Murdoch playing hardball with Zillow

Realtor.com operator Move Inc. subsidiary ListHub is set to stop sending listings to rival Zillow in 90 days, potentially cutting off the flow of hundreds of thousands of listings to the most highly-trafficked real estate portal on the Web. But Zillow — which says an agreement with ListHub dating back…
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