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A transaction coordinator role handles tasks such as opening escrow and scheduling inspections and appraisals so that the real estate professional they serve can focus on lead generation.

iBuyer will make referrals when a customer’s home is ‘outside of its buying criteria.’ Agents pay referral fee only if the customer closes on a transaction Opendoor has announced a new initiative, the Opendoor Agent Partner Program, which pairs buyers and sellers with highly-rated real estate agents when it is the customer’s best option. As a […]

Home Inspection Pioneer Marks 40th Year April is National Home Inspection Month HouseMaster, a pioneer in the home inspection industry, is celebrating its 40th anniversary by taking a retrospective look at the industry. The company had its beginnings in the early 1970s, when founder Ken Austin met a builder who was trying to get the concept of […]

Hidden Costs of Selling a Home Come Under Scrutiny More than half of sellers with homes currently on the market are selling for the first time, and the costs associated with the process may come as an unwelcome surprise. Zillow and Thumbtack identified several common – but often overlooked – expenses to inform sellers as […]

Woof! Pet Friendly Cities Worth Speaking About (And Home Amenities Too) Just in time for National Hug Your Dog Day, tech-powered brokerage Redfin has joined forces with Rover, a networking platform to pet sitters, to rank the top cities for dog lovers. Seattle, Chicago and Denver top the list, compiled from over 14,000 cities across the country using Rover’s […]

Get Out of Your Real Estate Rut Try a New Approach When is the last time you did something new for the first time? This is a simple, yet important, concept to apply to both your personal life and to your real estate business.

Method for Creating and Executing Contracts on Blockchain in Beta Testing ShelterZoom, creator of a blockchain-based real estate purchase and rental deal platform, has launched Mithra Contract, a tokenized, industry-agnostic digital contract platform. Mithra Contract is a next-generation deal, contract and transaction management platform that is expected to deliver transparency, efficiency and security.

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The 500 Top Brokerage Ranking Report: Accuracy and Relevancy in Brokerage Rankings Competition is fierce among those ranking brokerage firms. But, ethics, accuracy, and verification are what matter most. On March 27, REAL Trends proudly released its annual REAL Trends 500 and Up-and-Comers report which ranks the top residential brokerage firms in the country. This […]

Yes! It’s time to invest in human capital rather than physical infrastructure. Today’s headlines include stories about Opendoor, Offerpad, Zillow, and Knock, along with Realogy buying homes direct from consumers; and Compass and NRT acquiring agents and teams. You’ll also see Keller Williams, RE/MAX and others building out global tech platforms that integrate numerous data […]