NAR: Pending Home Sales Rebounded in January Pending home sales rebounded strongly in January, according to the National Association of Realtors. All four major regions saw growth in January, including the largest surge in the South.
Compass Acquires Cloud-based CRM Contactually On its website, real estate brokerage and tech firm Compass says that “to lead the industry requires the smartest tools built by the brightest minds across engineering, design, and strategy.” After its most recent fundraising round, the company said it planned to double down on its technology investments to build its […]
Realogy Reports Financial Results For Full Year 2018 Realogy Holdings Corp. released financial results for the year ended December 31, 2018. In separate news, it announced that it has been recognized as one of the 2019 World’s Most Ethical Companies. In its year-end financial results, Realogy Holdings reported revenue of $6.1 billion, a decrease of $35 […]
Blanchard & Calhoun Real Estate Company Marks 100th Anniversary To commemorate the centennial since its founding, Blanchard and Calhoun has launched its “100 Years 100 Stories” campaign, which features articles, videos, images, and illustrations that highlight a century of service to the city, region, and beyond. George C. Blanchard and Francis A. Calhoun founded the […]
Sotheby’s International Realty Exceeds Record $112 Billion in Global Sales Volume for 2018 Organization unveiled new technology and partnerships during a momentous year. Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC reported that in 2018 its affiliated brokers and sales professionals achieved more than $112 billion USD in global sales volume, the highest annual sales volume performance in […]
REAL Trending Episode 36
Tips to Create a Personal Brand Using Social Media to Drive Lead Generation As part of their ongoing efforts to teach companies how to self-promote, digital marketing company, fishbat, shares how creating a personal brand on social media can help real estate agents generate more leads.
Homebuilders: Housing Starts Down 11.2% in December Housing report, which was delayed following government shutdown, also showed a yearly gain of 2.8%. Housing starts fell 11.2 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.08 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce […]
Fastest-Growing Housing Markets: Buffalo, Grand Rapids and Omaha Redfin report singles out three metros, with prices below the national median, for having the fastest housing markets in January. Buffalo, N.Y., Grand Rapids, Mich., and Omaha, Neb., were home to the country’s fastest housing markets in January, according to a new report from Redfin, the next-generation real estate brokerage. […]
Tech Responds to Millennials’ Demand for More Efficient Rental Processes Nearly 40% of renters across the U.S. are millennials. In addition to being the largest rental demographic, they are renting longer before purchasing a home than their parents and grandparents did. To meet the increased need, thousands of new rental units have come on the […]
