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February 27, 2015

Zillow and Trulia say they’re still competitors

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Executives with Zillow and Trulia told a roomful of multiple listing service leaders that the two sites will continue to compete even though the top two listing portals are now under the same roof. “Beating each other up, sharpening each other, for us that’s going to be…
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February 27, 2015

Startup lets you ‘shop without an agent’ … but uses agents

Well, well, if it isn’t another real estate tech startup that wants to help consumers buy homes without “real estate agents.” At least, that’s what the company’s branding might lead you to believe at first glance. Offering on-demand showings and a next-generation online platform and listing search tool, Open Listings says it lets buyers find and make offers…
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February 27, 2015

Indie broker F. Ron Smith on the wonders of Wunderlist

The Leverage Global Partners president talks about his favorite new app and the appropriate order for meditation and cocktails. The post Indie broker F. Ron Smith on the wonders of Wunderlist appeared first on WFG National Title Insurance Company.
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February 27, 2015

Sam DeBord: ‘If you try to leverage influence too much, you’ll diminish it’

Age: 38 Years in real estate: 10 Job title: Managing broker Location: Seattle Hours per week spent on social media: 10 Social media accounts: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn Target demographic: Homebuyers, industry supporters Average number of posts per day: Two posts; many more comments Which social channels do you work more? Just…
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February 27, 2015

Motivate move-up buyers with home trade-ins

How can Realtors get sellers — and buyers — motivated? In Ohio, new home builder Trinity Homes is turning to a page from the automotive industry to move inventory: home trade-ins. Columbus-based Trinity Homes, the largest new home builder in central Ohio, has partnered with HER Realtors, the largest volume…
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February 27, 2015

Is Realogy’s portal an innovation or smoke bomb?

Now that Realogy’s portal, homesforsale.com, is live, one big question is up in the air: is this new arrival on the market an innovation bomb … or is it more of a smoke bomb, a temporary distraction that simply won’t last? Realogy’s portal has got a clean, almost minimalist design,…
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February 27, 2015

‘What the hell does Zillow mean?’ Watch the video

“What the hell does Zillow mean?” News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch famously said when asked at Real Estate Connect New York City whether “realtor.com” remains relevant. “We know what Realtor means.” Pop some popcorn and clear your schedule for the next half hour — News Corp. owns realtor.com operator Move…
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February 27, 2015

Century 21 Canada launches program to coach its agents up

About 8,200 agents affiliated with Century 21 Real Estate in Canada have the opportunity to get coached up with a new five-week, cloud-based training program. The weekly course, which costs $99 and will run as a webinar for an hour each Wednesday starting on March 18, will be taught by six real…
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February 26, 2015

Realtors welcome FCC’s ‘net neutrality’ stance

The National Association of Realtors is welcoming FCC rules protecting “net neutrality,” saying that allowing “paid prioritization” of Internet traffic would have “created a two-tiered Internet and put Realtors and other small business owners at a competitive disadvantage.” Realtors are increasingly reliant on the Internet to serve their clients using…
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February 26, 2015

Zillow ‘integrated’ into tonight’s episode of ‘Portlandia’

It may be the most popular real estate search portal in the land, but fans of the IFC comedy “Portlandia” will see characters played by indie rocker Carrie Brownstein and comedian Fred Armisen using Zillow to search for a home in tonight’s episode for another reason: because the company paid…
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