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listing videosreal estate videosSelectTechnology
January 6, 2015

360-degree listing videos are coming to YouTube

YouTube is laying the groundwork to support 360-degree videos that will allow real estate agents and marketers create richer virtual experiences of listings for prospective buyers. Imagine staring at a real estate agent in a listing video as they describe a home to you, and having the option to pan left…
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jamie moyleLeighton Deeslisa archermarc davisonMatt BeallmatterportMauricio Umanksymichelle serronestionextdoorOB Jacobiopendoorpete flintraj qsarre/maxreal estate LLCrealogyrealtor.comrealtytracRebekah BastianRedfinrobert reffkinRyan Marshallryan o'harasarah learySelectsherry chrisspencer rascoffstreet easystreeteasySue AdlerSusan DaimlerTechnologythe agencytruliaurban compasswindermereWindermere Real EstateZillow
January 6, 2015

33 people who are changing the real estate industry

In 1982, the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) was introduced which in effect, launched the Internet. Nothing has done more to transform culture, the economy and real estate in the last three decades. In honor of the 33rd anniversary, we are recognizing 33 people who are changing or will change the real…
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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

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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January 5, 2015

FTC may approve Zillow-Trulia deal sooner than expected

The Federal Trade Commission is likely to sign off on Zillow’s proposed acquisition of Trulia and could grant early termination and close its review of the deal sooner than expected. The FTC “is likely to say there’s not a problem,” Notre Dame Law Professor and antitrust expert Joseph P. Bauer…
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January 5, 2015

Small talk, big talk: FTC gossip, the rental economy and a broker for consumer dashboard

Scuttle Heard from an industry fat cat (actually, more like a kitty) that the FTC has approved the Zillow-Trulia merger, and it will be announced soon. No surprises, if true. Big talk “The ‘sharing economy’ outed as the ‘rental economy.’ Nobody is sharing anything, people are making money, plain and…
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