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Agent advicefhalending standardsmortgageproperty conditionreal estate disclosuresSelectseller repairs
January 12, 2015

Since when do lenders get to dictate property repairs?

Historically, one of the most onerous aspects of dealing with Federal Housing Administration loans was the inspection process. Fortunately, conventional lenders have never required much more than termite repairs. Sadly, this is all changing — to the detriment of both consumers and agents. A disturbing new trend is emerging where…
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internet marketingleadsMarketingreal estateRobert McTagueSelect
January 12, 2015

4 techniques for effective online lead generation

Internet buyer lead generation accounts for nearly 70 percent of my buyer business each year. Since 2006, I have been investing in buyer lead systems, and I now maintain a consistent 400 percent return on investment from Internet lead generation. However, the Internet landscape has changed somewhat during the past five years. The…
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Agent adviceintrovertspersonality typereal estatereal estate successSelect
January 11, 2015

4 tips for real estate introverts

Real estate, it’s been said, is no place for introverts. It’s a people-driven business. Some brokerages even engage in personality testing designed to uncover how agents handle various situations and where their strengths lie. Conventional wisdom says that introverts don’t succeed in sales, but the truth is far more nuanced.…
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Brokeragereal estate coach profilereal estate coachesreal estate service industryreturn on investmentSelectTim Harris
January 11, 2015

Tim Harris: ‘We are all in real estate to be of service to others’

Tim Harris is the co-founder of Tim and Julie Harris Real Estate Coaching. Age: 44 Degree, school: Ashland University, Otterbein University, Ohio State University. Majored in English and business. Location: Austin, Texas Social media: Facebook, LinkedIn Tim and Julie Harris What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? Had you asked me in…
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profilereal estate hackerRebekah BastianSelectZillow product team group manager
January 10, 2015

Rebekah Bastian: ‘I want to make sure great agents get all the business’

Job title: Group manager of product teams at Zillow Time at Zillow: More than 9 years What she does: I help drive the strategy and execution of the product teams that focus on Premier Agent advertising, financial and sales integrations, and tools for sellers and their agents. Age: 36 Degree: Master’s in mechanical engineering…
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MLS & Associationsmredrebecca jensenruss bergeronSelectutahUtahRealEstate.com
January 10, 2015

Giant Chicago-area MLS, MRED, names new CEO

Midwest Real Estate Data LLC — one of the nation’s largest multiple listing services, supporting more than 40,000 real estate pros in the Chicago region — has tapped UtahRealEstate.com CEO Rebecca Jensen as its next president and CEO. Rebecca Jensen UtahRealEstate.com serves more than 10,000 members in Utah and southeastern Idaho. Jensen came…
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MLS & Associationsmredrebecca jensenruss bergeronSelectutahUtahRealEstate.com
January 10, 2015

Giant Chicago-area MLS, MRED, names new CEO

Midwest Real Estate Data LLC — one of the nation’s largest multiple listing services, supporting more than 40,000 real estate pros in the Chicago region — has tapped UtahRealEstate.com CEO Rebecca Jensen as its next president and CEO. Rebecca Jensen UtahRealEstate.com serves more than 10,000 members in Utah and southeastern Idaho. Jensen came…
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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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lou barnesmortgagemortgage ratesSelect
January 9, 2015

Why mortgage rates are defying expectations and falling as recovery strengthens

Okay, make sense of this: the U.S. economy in a strengthening recovery, the Fed is in hold-me-back mode, jobs-jobs-jobs everywhere … and long-term interest rates, including mortgages, have dropped as they would in a depression. Right. Begin by stripping away three sources of confusion. First the confetti cloud from Wall…
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