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February 9, 2015

Keller Williams Realty announces major management change

Chris Heller, CEO ORLANDO, Fla. — Keller Williams Realty founder Gary Keller announced a major management change today that puts Chris Heller in the CEO role and John Davis as the president of Keller Williams Realty. Previously, Heller held the title of president of KW Worldwide and Davis was vice president…
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February 9, 2015

‘Power networking’ is secret to endless real estate referrals

If you’re like most real estate professionals, networking at meetings, ball games or other events is a core part of your business. Typical agents pass out lots of business cards and seldom hear back from the people they meet. If you’re ready to change that, power networking is for you.…
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WFG News
February 6, 2015

9 out of 10 homes may qualify for down payment assistance

Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. homes could qualify for down payment assistance programs when homebuyers also fall within maximum income limits, according to a study by data aggregator RealtyTrac and Down Payment Resource. The analysis compared estimated home values with maximum price limits for 2,290 down payment assistance programs tracked…
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February 6, 2015

Inside look at how Zillow pitched one broker for listings

Zillow has been scrambling to secure direct feeds from brokerages and multiple listing services ever since news broke that it will lose a chunk of its listings when its contract with listing syndication platform ListHub ends in April. Zillow is out to level the listings playing field currently dominated by its competitor, realtor.com,  which…
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WFG News
February 5, 2015

Get paid for connecting your clients to home improvement deals

A New York-based tech startup focused on social referrals says it’s chosen real estate as the focus for its first vertical market platform, RealtorMaven, which lets real estate agents earn cash for referring clients to service providers like home improvement contractors and movers. Businesses using LocalMaven’s real estate-focused platform start the…
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February 5, 2015

Re/Max names university president to board of directors

Publicly-traded real estate franchise giant Re/Max Holdings Inc. has filled a vacancy on its board of directors created by the retirement of CEO Margaret Kelly, naming Christine Riordan, the president-elect of a Long Island, New York-based university, to fill the position. Riordan, who takes over as president of Adelphi University…
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February 4, 2015

How listings will flow to Zillow, other portals

Industry players representing listing portals, MLSs and brokerages have finalized a model content licensing agreement that could help Zillow obtain more direct listing feeds before its contract with syndicator ListHub expires this spring. The model agreement seeks to standardize the ground rules under which real estate brokerages and MLSs provide…
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WFG News
February 3, 2015

Redfin enters New Mexico, closes in on US-wide coverage

Redfin has opened shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, bringing the tech-focused brokerage one state closer to full U.S. coverage and into its fifth new market so far this year. The Seattle-based firm’s expansion, launched last year and boosted by a $70.9 million funding round it announced in December, puts the brokerage in 28…
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February 3, 2015

Female Realtors in another state barraged with suspicious calls

A man is persistently calling female real estate agents across Virginia asking them to show properties in remote places, at night or in areas they don’t generally cover, the Virginia Association of Realtors warned real estate agents Monday. The warning comes shortly after the Realtor association covering the San Antonio area of…
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February 3, 2015

Go figure: indie brokerages vs. franchises, emerging and declining luxury markets, and more

Luxury isn’t everywhere Be my Valentine Calling agent after agent Small and mighty … Or big and branded? Foreclosure normcore Learn About Tableau Have data you’d like to see featured here? Let us know at contributors@inman.com. The post Go figure: indie brokerages vs. franchises, emerging and declining luxury markets, and more appeared first…
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