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Vast majority of real estate leaders support Upstream, survey shows

Last week Upstream launched a website, upstreamre.com, as a resource for brokers to learn about the real estate data aggregation and distribution platform and keep track of updates as they roll in. But is Upstream’s target audience even on board? Well, the survey (of real estate leadership) says “yes” — specifically, 84 percent of industry broker-owners […]

Agents and brokers say more Realtor associations should join forces

Realtor association mergers are sometimes controversial. But Inman’s latest special report found that more real estate agents and brokers think they’d be good for business than not. In a survey fielded earlier this year, Inman readers were asked if they would like their local Realtor association to merge with another local association. The biggest share of respondents — […]

Cash sales nearing pre-recession numbers, CoreLogic says

During the month of April, about one of three home purchases was paid for in cash, according to CoreLogic. Although that seems like a steep percentage, it’s actually lower than the year before. During April 2015, 34.4 percent of homes sold were cash sales. This year, however, that number dropped down to 31.6 percent, even […]

Democratizing data: Toward real estate transparency

Someday soon, buying real estate will be as smooth and fast as buying a car, stock or bond. And it will happen because innovative companies are making real estate more transparent every day. Whether you’re a business or a consumer, decisions related to real estate are some of the most important and challenging decisions you’ll […]

Consumer spending is hot — the reason? Look overseas

If it was Silly Season last week, it’s back to deadly serious now — complete with substantial surprises after a sleepy summer Friday. All of us thought the big deal on Friday would be the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and new stimulus. Would the BOJ go helicopter? Not that it is not already, but there is a […]