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February 20, 2015

9 vital home repairs to complete before negotiating a sale

There’s something that I see generated in almost every transaction — a list of repair items found during due diligence inspections that buyers would like completed before closing. This can cause heartaches for sellers, who have negotiated their best deal and then feel “put upon” because they’re being asked to make repairs…
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February 20, 2015

News Corp. delivers one-two punch to Zillow Group

With Zillow finally swallowing Trulia, the head-to-head portal bout is officially on. News Corp. — owner of realtor.com operator Move Inc. — has thrown the first punches. In a press release on Tuesday emblazoned with an all-caps headline, Move jabbed that “Zillow’s year of the merge will be realtor.com’s year…
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February 20, 2015

Zillow Group seeks restraining order to keep listings flowing to Trulia

Zillow Group filed for a temporary restraining order today in a bid to keep listings flowing to Trulia from listing syndicator ListHub. ListHub — which is owned by realtor.com operator Move Inc., a News Corp. subsidiary — announced yesterday that it had terminated its syndication agreement with Trulia, the nation’s…
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February 20, 2015

5 steps to creating viral real estate blog posts

Most real estate agents are great at showing listings, advising and interacting with their prospects. They also know the ins and outs of their real estate market and can talk endlessly about it. But when it comes to putting those ideas into writing, most agents will just chicken out. Love…
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February 20, 2015

Vanessa Bergmark: ‘Privacy is boring’

The general manager and partner at Red Oak Realty talks about getting her entire office on a social media plan and why she’d rather have a cocktail than meditate. The post Vanessa Bergmark: ‘Privacy is boring’ appeared first on WFG National Title Insurance Company.
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February 20, 2015

The real estate referral coefficient

Referrals are the core of a real estate agent’s business. We know how to improve them and maintain them, so why wouldn’t we be able to take a mathematical approach to estimating how improving your referrals can enhance business? That’s what we’re going to try to do here. Let’s define the…
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February 20, 2015

Michael Glover: ‘It’s not enough to replicate a desktop experience on a mobile screen’

Technical lead, Redfin Time at Redfin: Almost two years What he does: I build software that helps agents quickly move on behalf of their customers both at their desk and on the go. Age: 35 Degree: Bachelor of science in computing and software systems, University of Washington, Bothell Location: Seattle, Washington Social…
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February 20, 2015

Free Twitter tool delivers real estate leads to your email inbox

Twitter can be frustrating for me. Have you ever felt that way? The typical advice about posting great content, responding to tweets and engaging with people seems easy. But then you log in and see the mess that is millions of tweets being sent daily. I don’t know about you,…
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February 20, 2015

Realogy franchisor moves into Hawaii at Warren Buffett’s expense

Realogy franchisor Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is putting its first toe in the water in Hawaii, and it’s doing so at the expense of Warren Buffett’s franchise brand, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate has signed a former Prudential Real Estate Services affiliate, Oahu-based Advantage…
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February 19, 2015

Affluent buyers can afford to be fickle

Think it’s easy representing buyers of high-end luxury properties, cashing five- or six-digit commission checks every time you close? One problem with wealthy buyers is they’re not afraid to walk away from a deal — even if they’ve already signed a contract and stand to lose thousands in earnest money…
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