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NARrealtor.comSelectTechnologytruliaZillow
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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January 5, 2015

Leads come from agents, not portals

Had enough portal talk? It seems like everywhere you turn in our industry, someone’s discussing the pros and cons of Zillow, Trulia and realtor.com. It’s understandable — these companies are driving big changes in real estate advertising that will influence our industry for years to come. And although I prefer to stay…
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matt bellmatterportSelectTechnologyvirtual tours
January 5, 2015

3-D tours may be the most powerful ‘do-it-yourself’ real estate marketing tool ever

Editor’s note: Virtual 3-D tours that let buyers walk through photo-realistic models of homes are starting to catch on in a big way. Inman reporter Teke Wiggin found that producing a 3-D tour is a snap, and the results — especially when paired with virtual reality (VR) headsets that will soon…
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Agent adviceprofilereal estatereal estate coachSelectsuccesswork-life balance
January 5, 2015

Coach Bob Corcoran: ‘A balance between work and home life is essential’

Bob Corcoran is the owner and founder of Corcoran Consulting & Coaching. Age: 58 School: Illinois Benedictine College Location: Lisle, Illinois Social media: LinkedIn, Twitter Bob Corcoran with his family. What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? Vacations, with my wife Brenda and friends, and reading are very important…
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jacksonville board of realtorsMLS & Associationsmls consolidationNARnorth carolina regional mlsSelectwilmington regional association of realtors
January 5, 2015

MLS merger will help Realtors pack a bigger punch

In a move designed to save real estate agents and brokers money and boost their own bargaining power, seven Realtor associations in coastal North Carolina are joining forces to create a regional MLS. The North Carolina Regional MLS LLC was incorporated earlier this month and is on course to go…
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Internationalluxury real estatereal estateSelecttips
January 5, 2015

Why luxury agents must understand the EB-5 visa

Brent Raymond is riding the wave of history. As executive director of Vermont’s EB-5 “investor visa” hub, Raymond’s job is to persuade Chinese immigrant investors that Vermont is the best place in the USA for them to underwrite job-creating projects. By any measure, Raymond has been astonishingly successful. The EB-5…
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Agent adviceMarkets & EconomyReal Estate & Personal FinanceSelectTechnology
January 5, 2015

Jennifer Warden: ‘Consumers have expectations we need to attend to’

Jennifer Alter Warden is the chief operating officer and executive vice president at Baird & Warner. Are you optimistic about 2015? Yes, I believe that 2015 will be another good year. I’ve been speaking with our top agents, and most of them are what I would call “cautiously optimistic.” They…
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