September 2013

RE Technology Top 5 Articles of The Week

Each week, RE Technology publishes the top 5 most read articles. These articles may be republished by MLSs and Associations in newsletters or blogs for free. If you are not offering RE Technology as a member benefit, join more than 82 MLSs currently offering the service. There is never any charge. 8 Reasons You're Not Generating Real Estate Leads Through Social Media When using social media, there are so many pitfalls you can potentially befall an agent trying to generate leads for themselves online. In many cases, you see agents making the same mistakes online, then throwing their hands [...]

By Victor Lund|2018-05-03T21:24:28-07:00September 5th, 2013|Main category, MLS Insights, Technology Evaluation|0 Comments

Reproposed QRM rule eliminates down payment requirement

The relationship between home buyers and mortgage banks if fundamental to real estate. Nothing can be more of a barrier to home ownership then a big down payment requirement. The National Association of REALTORS® indicates that the average American family would need to save for 25 years to afford a 30% down payment on a home loan. Without a change in this requirement, the rule would have taken effect on January 1st, removing access to loans for half of America. The National Association of REALTORS® has been in congress fighting hard to strike the minimum downpayment requirement of 20% on [...]

By Victor Lund|2018-05-03T21:24:28-07:00September 5th, 2013|Main category|0 Comments

How SourceMLS Benefits Brokers

The Council of MLS, an industry trade group that allows MLSs to collaborate on common initiatives and share best practices, released a new initiative today called SourceMLS. The goal of SourceMLS is to develop an industry-wide method that supports brokers with listing source validation. Listing validation allows brokers to take credit for having the best data quality of any consumer-facing website. Listing data is widely distributed on the Internet today. Unfortunately, consumers do not have a way to know if the listing they are looking at is valid: really for sale, or if the listing information is accurate, or even if [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:28-07:00September 3rd, 2013|Broker-Agent Information, Main category|1 Comment

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