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Brokerages Not Immune to Consumer Privacy and Data Security Concerns Real estate brokerages begin collecting sensitive consumer data, often before a customer realizes it. In the financial services industry, there’s a general consensus that the 2017 data breach at credit reporting agency Equifax created renewed awareness of vulnerabilities. Real estate brokerages should be paying attention.

Poll: Home Sellers Don’t Understand Real Estate Commissions Many homeowners are misinformed about how much it actually costs to sell a home, according to a new study of prospective home sellers. The average homeowner remains ill-informed about real estate commissions, according to a recent survey of 1,000 Americans who indicated they were planning to sell […]

South Florida Luxury Teams Join Forces Longtime Miami-Dade luxury real estate titans The Jills and The Zeder Team join forces to create The Jills Zeder Group with Coldwell Banker. Two major players in the luxury residential real estate industry, The Jills® and The Zeder Team, are combining to form The Jills Zeder Group, affiliated with […]

  REAL Trending Special Edition: Disruptors

5 Strategies for Setting Seller Pricing Expectations One of the most difficult aspects of a real estate agent’s job is to manage a seller’s pricing expectations. In today’s shifting real estate environment, where numerous homes are sitting on the market for longer periods of time, it’s even more important to have realistic pricing conversations with […]

CoreLogic Reports January Home Prices Increased by 4.4 Percent Year Over Year The 12-month increase is lowest since August 2012. Since peaking at 6.6 percent last April, annual home price gains have declined or held steady each month. CoreLogic’s Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for January 2019 shows home prices rose both year […]

Fathom Realty Announces Plans to Go Public Texas-based start-up had made a name for itself as an agent-owned company. Fathom Holdings Inc. announced that it plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposed public listing of its common stock. The public listing is expected to take place after the SEC completes the […]

HomeSmart International Launches Franchise Acquisition Program Company to provide financial support to franchisees.  Phoenix-based HomeSmart International announced it has launched a massive nationwide acquisition strategy across its corporate and franchise locations. The announcement was made during the company’s annual Growth Summit and Leadership Conference in February. As part of the program, HomeSmart International will provide […]

  REAL Trending Episode 37