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Zillow Group Declares Pending Sale of Market Leader to Perseus Software

Zillow Group has announced the pending sale of Market Leader to the Perseus Division of Constellation Software, Inc., (an international provider of software and services), for $23 million U.S. dollars. The deal is expected to close in the fourth

Home Energy App Offers Homeowners a Way to Save

On Wednesday Sept. 9, Energy Datametrics, a software and technology services provider of energy efficient management programs, introduced their new do-it-yourself energy evaluation app, Homeselfe, which is available for free on both the App Store on iOS, and Google

realtor.com Unveils New Metrics Report…for Free

A few months back, Zillow Group, the new conglomerate of Zillow and Trulia, rolled out a new feature that allowed brokers to review a variety of listing metrics through its Zillow Data Dashboard, from impressions to total listing views.

The 5 Facets of Cellphone Etiquette

Ever-present cellphones create new social habits – and opinions on them It’s virtually impossible to go anywhere without seeing someone on their cellphone, whether they’re talking, texting, answering emails, using apps or social media, or listening to music. Cellphones

Feng Shui Plays Huge Role in Home Selection for Chinese-Americans

Feng shui, the ancient philosophy on harmonizing one’s home, plays a huge factor on whether many Chinese-Americans buy homes, according to a new survey from The Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA).

Is Urban Growth Outpacing Suburban Growth?

The 2010s may be on track to change tradition, with cities expanding faster their suburbs for the first time in 40 years, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. According to new research by the Census Bureau,

7 Big Social Media Trends in 2015

From Facebook, to Instagram, to WhatsApp and Kik, there are major movements going on in the social media world. With its wide cast of users, limited cost and low barrier to entry, social media has quickly become one of

4 Significant Ways First-Time Buyers have Changed

The housing market has changed substantially in the last 40 years, and first-time homebuyers have changed with it Since the 1970s, the U.S. housing market has changed in numerous ways. The square footage of homes, for instance, has risen to all-time

Student Debt Delaying 30% of Millennial Home Purchases

Student debt remains the leading roadblock to Millennial homeownership Fifty-six percent of people between 18 and 29 have put off a major life event because of student loan debt, according to a survey released by Bankrate.com. That is higher than

Major Google Air Quality Partnership May Soon Influence Home Pricing Decisions

Technology has drastically improved the efficacy of searching for the right home. Prior to enlisting the services of an agent, buyers, who in all likelihood have a pre-established criterion for their ideal neighborhood and home, are scoping out concerns

Zapelo, the “Swiss-Army Knife of Real Estate Software,” Launches at Real Estate Connect

Industry’s first “right-sized,” cloud-based, mobile real estate management system is born. Today, America’s real estate brokers and agents use separate technology systems for email, lead generation, calendar scheduling and many other tasks. Zapelo is attempting to disrupt this old-school

Q&A with Andy Donaldson, Author of “Terrible Estate Agent Photos”

What are the biggest mistakes you can make with listing photos? Whether it be on the Internet, in a brokerage office or in a chain email, we have all seen them – terrible real estate photos. If there is

TRID: The Latest in Mortgage Regulation

Most participants in the mortgage lending business will agree that the industry has been bogged down by increased regulation since the financial crisis. Within the last year, momentum seemed to shift when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac expanded mortgage

First-Time Homeowners Want to Buy – but Can They?

First-time homeowners set sights high First-time homebuyers are still facing a tough road to homeownership, but it’s one that they are willing to overcome, according to a new study released by TD Bank. The survey, which polled 1,002 consumers

Foreign Homebuyers Discouraged by Strong Dollar

Throughout the first four months of 2015, home sales in the U.S. were the best they’ve been in eight years. Helped by a one-half percentage drop in fixed mortgage rates, home sales from January to April this year surpassed

Realtor.com Tests New Feature to Address Big Complaint

New realtor.com feature to test increased agent responsiveness, impact on leads A lack of responsiveness from agents has always been a chief complaint among buyers and sellers. In an effort to address customers’ complaints and provide brokerages with better lead

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