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LPS to offer Clareity app store to 250000-plus subscribers
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Clareity Security has partnered with Lender Processing Services to offer Clareity's online marketplace for real estate apps and services to LPS' 200 MLS and association customers, who provide services to more than 250,000 subscribers. The Clareity ...

A new exit strategy for agents?
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Editor's note: This is the final installment of a four-part series on a new model for real estate brokerages, in which brokers would invest in their agents. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Renwick Congdon will explore his vision at Real Estate Connect ...

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'Obamacare' implementation moving forward with employer mandate on hold
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This week the White House announced that it was delaying by one year implementation of the “Obamacare” employer mandate. The mandate will now go into effect on January 1, 2015 instead of 2014. This delay means nothing to the vast majority of ...

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Help buyers see the potential of modest homes
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If you have worked long enough as a real estate agent to have sold a few houses, you have probably sold homes that are unusual or less than perfect. You know that there is a lot more to being a real estate agent than iPads and smartphones. Most agents ...

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With new look, Realty One Group prepared for national growth
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Realty One Group has revamped its website and branding and launched new consumer mobile apps as it prepares for a nationwide expansion. The Henderson, Nev.-based firm's refresh includes a new tagline — “Homes, Lives, Dreams” — and a simplified ...

BuyerMLS Named a Finalist for the Prestigious Inman News Innovator Awards
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PHILADELPHIA, July 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- BuyerMLS CEO and Founder Charles (Chuck) Williams IV is proud to announce that the firm has been named one of eight finalists for Inman News Innovator Awards' Real Estate Agent App, Tool or ...
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Positive jobs report raises odds of Fed pullback
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The economy added more jobs in June than expected, making it unlikely that the Federal Reserve might delay plans to begin tapering its stimulus program later this year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment increased by 195,000 ...

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Introducing: 2013 Innovator Awards finalists
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Inman News is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2013 Innovator Awards in eight categories, and the opening of voting for the “People's Choice” Innovator Award. Winners chosen from the list of finalists below will be announced during the Real ...

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Not just another syndication debate
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Listings are ending up everywhere, the black market for real estate data is thriving, and brokers are freaking out. Can the multiple listing service be positioned as the definitive listings caretaker? Hear what some influential industry leaders have to ...

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Don't let funding issues derail international deals
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In a previous article, I explored some factors that shape the expectations of Chinese clients when investing in real estate, and reviewed a few “rules of thumb” for capturing and nurturing business with this market segment. As a follow-up, I want to ...

Memories of the first Real Estate Connect
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Real Estate Connect, said Brad Inman, the founder of the conferences and a real estate journalist at the time, was a chance to get a community of his readers together to talk about real estate and technology. The 55-person guest list included Joel ...

Lead defendant in $50M mortgage fraud scheme gets 11 years
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A San Antonio man who paid straw buyers kickbacks as part of a mortgage fraud scheme involving more than $50 million in loans has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. An attorney for Robert Brooks, 45, said banks were to blame for not doing due ...

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Fix for broken brokerage model is within industry's grasp
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Editor's note: This is the second of a four-part series on a new model for real estate brokerages, in which brokers would invest in their agents. Read Part 1. Renwick Congdon will explore his vision at Real Estate Connect San Francisco, during a ...

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Questions about Cordray's appointment could undermine regulator's authority
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What happens to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's far-reaching regulations and disclosure mandates governing the mortgage and real estate markets if it turns out that Richard Cordray's appointment as director was illegal? That's developing ...

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Housefax launches home reports service
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Housefax, a service that a former realtor.com CEO is helping to steer, has launched what it says is the first property data service that offers “comprehensive, consolidated” reports on homes. The company, which unveiled its product today, lays bare ...

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A new business model to attract young talent into real estate
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Editor's note: This is the first of a four-part series on a new model for real estate brokerages, in which brokers would invest in their agents. Renwick Congdon will explore his vision at Real Estate Connect San Francisco, during a Thursday, July 11 ...

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Doorsteps launches lender tool
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Doorsteps, an online tool that provides first-time homebuyers a detailed, step-by-step guide to the homebuying process and agents a way to reach them, has launched a new tool that allows lenders to engage users through the platform. “We were finding ...

Top agents, agent teams averaged more than 140 transactions in 2012
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America's top real estate agents and agent teams closed more transaction sides and handled more sales volume in 2012 than they have at any time in the the seven-year history of survey-based rankings compiled by Real Trends with The Wall Street Journal.

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Head of NAR's tech accelerator program judging Techweek LAUNCH
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Constance Freedman — the National Association of Realtors' vice president of strategic investments, and managing director of NAR's “tech accelerator” program, REach — is one of six judges at Techweek LAUNCH. More than 70 startups are exhibiting today ...

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How to reach, market and close global business
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International buyers accounted for 6.3 percent of U.S. existing-home sales volume during the year ending in March — about $68.2 billion in sales all told, according to the latest estimates from the National Association of Realtors. That's a smaller ...

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