HomeSmart Adds 650 Agents with Latest Acquisition

The last time we wrote about HomeSmart was in 2017 after they acquired Denver, Colorado based Cherry Creek Property with 1500 agents. Now they will be converting TriStar Realty, a firm serving Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. TriStar’s designated broker, Cindy Sinanan will stay on in that role.

By |2019-12-09T09:30:51-08:00December 9th, 2019|Broker-Agent Information, Press Releases, Technology|0 Comments

HUNT Real Estate and Hunt Relocation Re-sign with Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres

For many years, HUNT Real Estate has maintained exclusive relationships with the National Sports franchises that operate in Buffalo New York, namely the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.

By |2019-10-10T11:00:33-07:00October 9th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

Redfin Study on Housing Density, plus how Nimbyism hurts housing

Redfin recently released a study about who supports housing density and who opposes it. The study found that homebuyers and sellers are nearly twice as likely to oppose the building of dense housing in their neighborhood than they are to support it.

By |2019-10-08T05:58:31-07:00October 7th, 2019|Research, Suveys and Research|0 Comments

Success Story: Learn from Tom Hurdelbrink of NWMLS how the real estate industry is avoiding the horrific economic meltdown that the music industry went through with Broker Public Portal

The industry-controlled portal – operating as Homesnap-- has become our industry’s greatest ‘overnight’ success story: it has generated over 1 million free leads for REALTORS® across the country and is the number one rated real estate app in App Store.

By |2019-10-03T10:43:38-07:00October 3rd, 2019|Broker Public Portal|0 Comments

Another Brokerage Unveils an iBuyer Platform: Nashville’s Parks Realty Launches Parks Go

One of the largest real estate companies in Middle Tennessee, Nashville’s powerhouse brokerage Parks Realty is the latest brokerage to create a local iBuyer Platform.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Winans Launches iBuyer Platform

iBuyers are not a threat for real estate brokers and their agents; they represent a major business opportunity. That's what Lane Hornung says. He should know as Lane may know more about iBuyers and iBuying than any broker-owner in America.

Bright MLS Promotes Brian Donnellan from Interim CEO to Official Post

This week, the Bright MLS Board of Directors announced that after an executive search, they have selected Brian Donnellan, the interim President and CEO to continue as the President and CEO.

By |2019-09-10T13:24:27-07:00September 9th, 2019|MLS, Press Releases|1 Comment

The Biggest Marketing Success in the History of The National Association of REALTORS®

NAR has done more for home ownership rights in America than any other group. Now NAR can turn its resources to fixing the largest problem in America today, homelessness.

By |2019-08-26T15:47:00-07:00August 23rd, 2019|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Marketing, NAR|1 Comment

The RESO Conference: The Best Bang for Your Buck; Early Bird Discount Ends on Wed July 17th

The early bird registration discount for the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) Fall Conference in St Louis September 9-12, 2019 ends this Wednesday, July 17. This is a timely reminder of the remarkable value that one of real estate’s leading nonprofit organizations offers.

By |2019-07-16T08:38:44-07:00July 15th, 2019|Conferences, RESO|0 Comments

Century 21 Launches ListTrac For Analytics on Portal Marketing

In an email blast to Century 21 brokers and agents today, Century 21 released the Golden Ruler powered by ListTrac®, a reporting tool that allows sellers, agents, and brokers to see the engagement that a property is getting across the Internet.

By |2019-04-15T14:54:17-07:00April 15th, 2019|Press Releases|2 Comments