Heymarket personalizes broadcast texting for mobile-savvy agents
Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Heymarket is text-based communications app for sales and marketing professionals. Platform(s): iOS Ideal for: Agents and small teams comfortable with mobile communications and tech-savvy clients Top selling points Easy to learn Assembles images into linked web page […]
Podcast: Why you only have 5 minutes to convert more leads
Convert more leads and free yourself and your real estate team to close more sales using this three-step lead conversion process shared by Real Estate Rockstar Radio veteran Jim Keaty. Keaty’s solution to convert online real estate leads is one guaranteed to help you with balancing out prospecting, handling active client deals and continuing to […]
10 painful realities about the foreclosure process
Many buyers believe that the path buying a great home is purchasing a foreclosure. For a buyer who has done his or her homework, a foreclosed home can be a great buy. But often, buyers are misinformed about the realities of the foreclosure process. Because of improving market conditions increasing efforts to prepare and market homes […]
Daily market update: July 29, 2016
We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Mortgage rates: Home equity rates: Most recent market news: Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly applications survey: Mortgage applications decreased 11.2 percent from one week earlier. The Refinance Index decreased 15 percent week-over-week. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index decreased 3 percent week-over-week […]
How one agent found her calling as a parody pop star
You know those songs that just get into your head and never leave? Like Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off.” Or if you have kids, I’m sure you’ve heard “Frozen’s” iconic “Let It Go” song about a million times. One smart and talented real estate agent has found a way to make those ear worm gems […]
Condo sales on the rise in major Texas metros, report says
The condo market is heating up throughout all four major metro areas in Texas, according to Texas Realtors, and the high demand for the lifestyle associated with condo living is keeping the market competitive. As more millennials and young professionals make headway in the real estate market, the desire to live in a smaller space […]
Luxury listing: colonial escape in Great Falls
This beautiful colonial home in Great Falls, Virginia, features custom plaster moulding, wainscoting, hardwood floors and an expansive master suite, as well as a library with Honduran mahogany wood. Sitting on five acres, the property also comes with a gazebo and greenhouse. The home is listed at $1.655 million by Mary Ashley Rhule and Susan Leavitt with […]
Temporary restraining order granted against franchise in branding battle
Realty Executives International has been granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against ERA Brokers Consolidated, FJM Corporation (formerly known as Realty Executives of Nevada), and Charles J. Moore and Frances E. Moore, the owners of FJM Corporation. The restraining order has been put in place to halt the contested transaction between FJM and ERA, as well […]
Moderne Ventures accepting midyear Accelerator class applications
Moderne Ventures, an early stage venture fund, is currently enrolling new businesses in its midyear Accelerator class to help new businesses grow. Based in Chicago, Moderne Ventures primarily (although not exclusively) focuses on real estate, mortgage, finance, insurance and home services. Moderne Ventures has positioned itself with around 300 industry professionals and corporations to help brands […]
The rapid rise of million dollar homes in Brooklyn
Brian Goodman / Shutterstock This is a contributing article from Trulia With all the celebrities, Wall Street mavens and foreign investors, you’re likely aware of the high-end market in Manhattan. But with Brooklyn getting pricier at a rapid pace, the booming borough could give Manhattan a run for its money someday. Neighborhoods with million-dollar growth Just four […]
