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February 2, 2015

Coldwell Banker expands in Mediterranean

Coldwell Banker Real Estate has opened shop in the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus under a new master franchise agreement it signed with the owner of the brand’s Turkey master franchise region, Gokhan Tas. As CEO of Coldwell Banker Turkey, Tas has grown the brand to 395 agents…
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February 2, 2015

7 things millennial homebuyers won’t tell you

The millennial generation is a social bunch. They love social media, they love texting, and they love connecting with their peers. Millennials share almost every detail of their lives, which is different from earlier generations. Yet there are things that millennials won’t tell you during the home buying process. To…
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February 2, 2015

Real estate search tools to add search by subdivision, HOA

Watch for a slew of online real estate search tools to add yet another layer of precision to their search capabilities. Maponics, the leading provider of neighborhood boundaries to real estate search websites, has or is in the process of rolling out data products that will make it possible to sort listings…
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February 2, 2015

Declining oil prices: boon or bane for real estate?

Most Americans are thrilled by the 50 percent reduction in prices at the gas pump. The strong U.S. dollar also helps our purchasing power for products manufactured outside the U.S. The real question is to what extent these shifts will positively or negatively affect the real estate industry. No matter…
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February 2, 2015

Real estate is missing an opportunity to reach qualified buyers

After decades of operating on the day-to-day transactional side of this industry as an agent and lender, I now enjoy a unique vantage point where the housing industry intersects — real estate, mortgage lending, quasi-governmental housing agencies, policymakers and non-profit organizations, and, of course, the homebuyer. My observations over the…
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February 2, 2015

Bubba Mills: ‘You don’t have a job, you have a career and make dreams come true’

Age: 43 Degree, school: Streets of San Diego Location: Oceanside, California Social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? Vacations with my wife are my favorite activities. We love to spontaneously pack up the RV and drive to a lake for the weekend. Don’t get…
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February 2, 2015

Building the independent brokerage of the future

Within two years, the edgiest indie brokerages will not resemble anything you have seen before. The brokerage of the future (BOF) will still have a 1,000-square-foot office space (or something close to that size) in the coolest part of town, but it will look a lot more like the sharpest…
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January 31, 2015

New version of DocuSign goes anywhere, provides new tools for brokers

DocuSign says the latest version of its paperless real estate transaction management platform, DocuSign for Real Estate PLUS, allows mobile users to handle deals from start to finish, and provides additional capabilities for brokerages including Salesforce integration. The update also provides process automation, allowing brokerages to integrate their back-office systems with…
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January 31, 2015

‘When a******s send you referrals, it’s other a******s': Leigh Brown

When Leigh Brown can’t accept new business, she routes it to two other real estate agents in her market. One agent is “good,” so she gets the “good people,” Brown said. The other? “I refer all the assholes to because her personality fits them,” she said. That business strategy jibed…
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January 31, 2015

Female Realtors barraged with salacious phone calls, texts

A man pretending to be a homebuyer from Florida is targeting female Realtors with lewd and suggestive phone calls and text messages, the San Antonio Board of Realtors warned members this week. The man — who has used a number of names including Jeff Robinson, Andrew Chandler, Bill Scott and…
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