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Peerage Realty Partners Acquires Madison & Company Properties   Todd Narlinger

HomeServices of America® Expands its Executive Leadership Team Appointments support the continued growth of enterprise.   Ron Peltier   HomeServices of America Executive Chairman Ron Peltier (left) has appointed Gino Blefari, current CEO of HSF Affiliates, to the HomeServices’ position of CEO. The two will work together to lead the growing business of HomeServices of America, formulate […]

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HomeServices of America Acquires Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty Acquisition expands HomeServices’ footprint in the Florida residential real estate market. Minneapolis-based HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, announced that it has acquired Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty, one of Florida’s leading residential real estate companies, and its affiliate title company–Florida Title and Guarantee […]

Consumer Group Calls for Improvement of Disclosure Laws Consumer Federation of America is also urging all states to ban dual agency due to widespread confusion among home buyers and sellers. Describing a system that is “rife with conflicts of interest,” the Consumer Federation of America (CFA)  on Monday issued a report maintaining that consumers are harmed […]

RE/MAX Ranked Top Franchise By Entrepreneur Magazine RE/MAX, LLC, one of the world’s leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, once again ranks as the leading real estate franchise in the 2019 Franchise 500®. RE/MAX has been the top real estate franchise in the annual survey, produced by Entrepreneur magazine, for seven consecutive years.

Now that the new year is here, it’s time to start working toward the goals you’ve set and to refresh your referral network to keep the funnel going. Word-of-mouth referrals are the most effective type, which is why it’s incredibly important to continually evaluate your existing referral network and devise new ways to expand.

Study Finds the Self-Employed Feel Lingering Affects of Housing Crisis Urban Institute researchers suggest that credit availability is at play. A new study from the Urban Institute indicates that the self-employed have not recovered from the housing crisis to the same extent that salaried employees have. Study authors Karan Kaul, Laurie Goodman, and Jun Zhu […]

Zillow to Award $1 Million in a Contest to Improve Zestimates After almost two years and submissions by nearly 4,000 teams, the results are in. On Jan. 30, Zillow will reveal the winner of the $1 million competition to improve the accuracy of the Zestimate. Zillow will also award $100,000 to the second-place team and […]

Lone Wolf Technologies Names New CEO, Executive Chair Real estate software leader Lone Wolf Technologies announced that it has named Jack Blaha as its new Chief Executive Officer and Patrick Arkeveld as Executive Chairman. These leadership changes come as Lone Wolf seizes momentum of recent successes and seeks to propel the company to the next level of growth.