The guy who co-built Uber is coming for real estate
Disrupt, change, overhaul. We use these verbs a lot when we talk about the dramatic evolution of technology and real estate’s willingness (and hesitancy) to adapt. And the quintessential story of how a company can single-handedly upset an entire industry always comes back to one startup: Uber. Yet Uber has never really had any direct […]
Which Latin American country searches for South Florida real estate the most?
Sam Brannan is a contributing writer from Trulia The cultural hotbed of South Florida is home to international transplants from all over the world and continues to draw interest from abroad. With an influx of international searches every day on Trulia, the real estate search engine reported South Florida as a hot market for Venezuelan house […]
Giveback Homes offering members free ReferralExchange licenses
Giveback Homes Many agents intersect charitable acts and business, but it’s easy to forget that housing is a necessity and, unfortunately, a scarcity for some. However, a new collaboration between Giveback Homes, a charitable network of real estate professionals from Southern California, and San Francisco-based ReferralExchange might be a push of goodwill the industry needs. “We […]
ZIP code profile: 90732
The 90732 ZIP code comprises part of the Los Angeles community of San Pedro. The coastal area sits in Los Angeles County, in the middle of Long Beach and Torrance, and neighbors destinations such as the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium and Trump National Golf Club. According to Best Places, the ZIP code has a population of 19,895 and an unemployment […]
Luxury listing: stately Spicewood manor
This Spicewood, Texas, home creates opulence inside of comfort, with beautiful stained hardwood throughout the interior and outdoor living spaces, which include a waterfall pool with swim-up bar and two outdoor kitchens. Sitting right off the Colorado River, the home is less than an hour drive from Austin. [embedded content] The property is listed at $1.875 […]
Paradym Announces Matterport Integration
Paradym recently announced integration with its visual marketing software and Matterport 3D modeling technology. Now real estate agents, brokers, administrators, and marketers can upload 3D models of their Matterport images to Paradym created VisualTours. This new integration allows agents the ability to merge both cutting edge home imaging technology with a proven visual marketing distribution […]
NAR Reports Significant Increase in Commercial Membership
The median annual income and number of sales transactions of National Association of REALTORS® commercial members decreased slightly as the number of new commercial members significantly increased in 2015, according to the 2016 NAR Commercial Member Profile. The number of commercial members with less than two years of experience nearly doubled to 9 percent in 2016, from 5 […]
Have Your Cake (and Eat It, Too) at the Betty Crocker House
Fresh out of the (cake) box is the Betty Crocker House, now on the market for $675,000. The Cape Cod-style confection, located in Norwell, Mass., was home to Janette Kelley, one of the first contributors of cookbooks and recipes to Betty Crocker, a brand with a persona cooked up by advertisers. (Consider our soufflé deflated.) […]
Uber Co-Founder Sets Sights on Real Estate Industry – Unveils ‘Open, Fair’ Platform
The co-founder of Uber today introduced a new platform that considerably boosts transparency in real estate transactions. The venture, named Haus, is an “open and fair real estate platform” that grants real estate agents and homebuyers access to all of the offers in front of a seller, among other permissions. The platform was developed by […]
Quicken Loans Ranks Highest in Study of Mortgage Servicing Client Satisfaction
Detroit-based Quicken Loans recently ranked highest in the country for client satisfaction among home loan servicers in a study conducted by J.D. Power. This is the third consecutive year Quicken Loans earned the top spot in the servicing study, ranking highest in the survey each year it was eligible. The company has also ranked highest […]
