Will technology change the entire relationship consumers have with real estate professionals?Agents need to adapt, but their value remains critical to the transactionIt’s no secret: money talks. And the money being poured into alternative technologies and business models in efforts to upend traditional real estate transactions is now too much of a deluge to ignore.For example, many see Opendoor’s recent $300 million funding round as its offic
Homeowners in some affluent neighborhoods across the country are lobbying city and state representatives to fight against noise from overhead planes that fly over their communities since new flight routes were recently implemented. Owners are posting signs in their yards and have even developed technology to make filing complaints as easy as the press of a button.In 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Next Generation Air Transportation
Yelp’s local search and reviews site does not need to remove negative comments posted by a user about businesses or services, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday, in a 4-to-3 decision. The closely watched case in California could have implications nationally.The court ruled that federal law protected internet companies from liability for statements written by others. As such, the decision to remove posts is at the company’s discretion,
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Young adults express such a strong desire to own a home that they are willing to take on extra work or make another major sacrifice in order to afford one. Thirty-six percent of millennial home buyers say they’ve taken a second job to save for a down payment, according to a new Redfin survey of about 500 respondents between the ages of 24 and 38 who plan to buy their first home in the coming year.The top concern among these first-time home buye
Tom Ferry shares tips on leveraging your buyers (really!) into more listingsSomewhere out there is a seller who just hasn’t fully committed to the idea yet. So how do you get people who have been contemplating selling their house to take that next step and open the door to a conversation with you?I reached out to some of the brightest minds I know, and together we put together 4 no-brainer hacks to generate listings now.If you want more listing
Grab your selfie stick, because June 30 is Social Media Day. Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest have become vital for real estate marketers to get their content out to their audience and connect with prospective clients.“Hopefully, if you’re an agent, you spend more time on social media doing business than scrolling through feeds,” says Grant Findlay-Shirras, co-founder of Parkbench.com, a rea
How fast does your website load on a mobile device? The answer could dictate how many people will easily find your website.Web traffic from mobile and tablet devices have accounted for a higher percentage of traffic than desktops since 2016. Over the past few months, Google has been rolling out a mobile-first index, which could have a major impact starting this summer on the SEO performance of websites that are slow on mobile devices. Google me
The hashtag “#Housiversary” has been trending on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, as homeowners find new ways to mark their homeownership milestones, realtor.com® reports. From hosting celebratory events to sharing photos on social media feeds, here are a few ways your clients are celebrating their “housiversary.”Show off the keys. Some homeowners are snapping photos holding up their house keys to signify the special day, using the #Ho
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