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February 18, 2015

How News Corp. could take out Zillow

After News Corp. took control of realtor.com and ListHub, players in the real estate industry started to wonder what would happen next. When Zillow and ListHub failed to renew their listing agreement, things really started to heat up. And now that Zillow and Trulia are merging, the battle is really going…
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February 18, 2015

Nicholas Quirico: ‘The biggest problem facing the industry is listing inaccuracy’

Inman is interviewing real estate professionals in every area of the field to talk about technology use. Here’s Nicholas Quirico of Accurate Agent and MyHouseHas. I run a business called Accurate Agent that addresses problems early on in the real estate process. I work to bring Realtors the tools they need…
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February 18, 2015

Your cheat sheet to the Zillow-Trulia deal

We awaken today to a world where Trulia is owned by the newly named Zillow Group. Brokers and agents need to make quick sense of what the closing Zillow’s acquisition of Trulia means for the immediate and ongoing future. To help you toward that end, here is a cheat sheet…
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WFG News
February 17, 2015

Zillow-Trulia merger closes

The long-anticipated merger between the two largest U.S. real estate search portals has finally closed after a six-month review by the Federal Trade Commission. Announced last July, the merger of Zillow and Trulia begins the next chapter of a fierce competitive battle with News Corp. and its Move and realtor.com…
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February 17, 2015

Trulia lays off hundreds of workers

With Zillow and Truila’s merger expected to close today, Trulia has laid off hundreds of employees today, Inman has heard from several sources. While Zillow is expected to keep the Trulia brand and website alive, the merger paves the way for it to make cost reductions in areas where there…
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February 17, 2015

Big real estate company providing remodeling history of listings

Windermere Real Estate is teaming up with home remodeling network Porch to make the remodeling and project history of more than 30,000 listings available on windermere.com and across Windermere agent websites. Much like Porch’s partnership with realtor.com, the deal seems designed to generate leads for real estate agents while providing exposure for Porch, in addition to adding value to a real…
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WFG News
February 16, 2015

What to expect now that Zillow and Trulia are one?

Imagine a horse race. Two horses, a perfectly toned and young thoroughbred against a 7-year-old nag. No surprises who is winning the race. Then, two things happen: 1. The winning horse surprisingly steers off the track to further bulk up for the race; 2. A new tested and savvy owner…
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February 16, 2015

Proposed drone rules applauded by NAR

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed much-anticipated rules governing the commercial use of small drones that would require drone operators to be obtain certification and only pilot aircraft without line of sight during daylight hours. The proposed rules, which would cover small unmanned aerial systems weighing under 55 pounds and conducting non-recreational operations, could open the door for real estate agents…
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February 16, 2015

Special report: Tracking systems zero in on what buyers really want

Tracie Norman recently received a reminder from her customer relationship management system instructing her to contact a buyer client. So Norman, a real estate agent with the Speicher Group of Olney, Maryland-based Re/Max Realty Centre, did what she often does when she receives such prompts: She pulled up a detailed…
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February 16, 2015

Hacker Seth Siegler on the accident that led to Curb Call

CEO and founder, Curb Call Technologies Time at Curb Call: One year and three months. Describe what you do: I lead a team of three people, code, help with sales, make sure we’re on track with our programming schedule and code when I can fit it in, which is mainly at…
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