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 […]
NAR’s Second Century Ventures Adds Top Industry Strategist Dave Garland to Investment Team
CHICAGO (July 28, 2016) – Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®, has selected Dave Garland – a respected industry consultant and investor – to join the firm. Garland will help set a forward looking direction for the venture capital fund, which develops early-stage technology companies, and guide its […]
Inman Educational Webinar: How to be a real estate celebrity
Few real estate agents embody the power of public relations like Samantha DeBianchi of DeBianchi Real Estate in Florida. Sam built her brand from the ground up, and public relations played a huge role. Join Sam herself for this spirited session with Adwerx VP of Corporate Marketing and Communications Molly McKinley to learn: How Sam […]
Mortgage fraud risk high across Florida, NYC and SoCal, report says
Mortgage application fraud risk in the second quarter of 2016 is considered to be fairly stable, according to a new report released by CoreLogic. Measuring the top metros with the highest mortgage fraud risk, the data company released its quarterly insights known as the CoreLogic Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index (FRI). According to the report, Florida […]
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 […]
Housing Trends: Home-Bidding Wars Heating up
More Than Half of Sales Are Above Listing Price in Some CA and WA Cities When demand is high and supply is low, home-bidding wars can break out and push home sale prices above their listing prices. In some of the hottest housing markets buyers are bidding against each other to pay more for homes. […]
Special Report: Do Realtor associations offer more than just a bill?
Recent observers have noted the often-coercive nature of membership in a Realtor association. Real estate agents and brokers want to do business, and in order to do that, most need access to their local MLS. Most of the nation’s 800 or so MLSs are operated by Realtor associations, and association membership is often required for […]
National home prices hit peak while cash buyers decline, report says
Despite varying growth patterns across the nation, the U.S. median home price reached its 52nd consecutive month of growth in June, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ June and Q2 home sales report. The U.S. median home price was at a historical peak of $231,000, outpacing the previous highpoint in 2005, when it was $228,000. “We’re in a booming real […]
NAR Reports Significant Increase in Commercial Membership
WASHINGTON (July 28, 2016) – 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 […]
Upstream launches website, pledges unity with MLSs
Want to learn more about how Upstream works and how the whole project is panning out? Real estate agents can now visit upstreamre.com to review a mission statement and updates on the industry-built real estate data aggregation and distribution platfo …
