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Realtor.com ads focus on source of listing data
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Three new realtor.com videos continue the portal's aggressive, new "Find It First" marketing campaign launched last month to highlight the accuracy and timeliness of the website's listings. The videos depict would-be buyers imagining themselves ...

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NYC agent workforce clobbered in March
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New York City real estate employment got clobbered last month, with the real estate agent workforce in The Big Apple shedding more jobs than other sector except government, The Real Deal reported, citing a study released by Eastern Consolidated. Why?

Census Bureau infographic shines light on home investment
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The Census Bureau has released an infographic that illustrates the level of commitment among many homeowners to improving their homes, highlighting some of the most common-remodeling projects and tallying up $359 billion in total investments from ...

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All the houses gettin' sold
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Brian Block, managing broker and branch vice president with Re/Max Allegiance in McLean Va., is stoking the interest of prospects with a rap video about the hot real estate market in the Washington, D.C. metro area.

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Royal LePage adopts Imprev's new marketing platform
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Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to Royal LePage Real Estate Services as a brokerage. Royal LePage is a provider of services to real estate brokerages. More than 14,500 agents at brokerages affiliated with Canada's ...

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Ellie Mae: Mortgage credit continues to ease
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The average FICO credit score for mortgages approved in March was down slightly from a year ago, a sign lenders are continuing to ease up on underwriting, according to a report from mortgage origination software company Ellie Mae Inc. The 743 average ...

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Realty ONE boosting brand on Trulia
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Realty ONE boosting brand on Trulia. Fast-growing firm joins 'Broker Success Program'. By Inman News, Thursday, April 18, 2013. Inman News®. Realty ONE Group, the fast-growing brokerage and franchisor based near Las Vegas, is the latest real estate ...

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Housing markets characterized by 'egotistical' prices, gun-shy buyers
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This post -- the first of what will be a regular series -- is based on an email response from real estate agent Mary Giroux to this week's "Taking Inventory" Facebook post. Every week, Inman News invites readers to share thoughts and insights about the ...

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Mortgage rates drop for third straight week
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Mortgage rates crept lower for the third straight week as reports showed weakness in retail spending and consumer sentiment. Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.41 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending April 18, down from ...

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Introducing #madREskillz
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From producing their own "Harlem Shake" videos to hiring gourmet chefs to cater open houses, real estate agents never stop dreaming up new ways to draw attention to themselves and their listings. The nation's more than 1 million real estate agents ...

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Fannie Mae: Housing recovery could be 'more robust' than anticipated
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A continued recovery in housing and rising home prices should provide a cushion to economic growth this year, offsetting the hampering effects of tax increases and government spending cuts, according to a monthly economic outlook released today by ...

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Realogy to host innovation summit
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The Realogy FWD Innovation Summit, scheduled for June 18, will showcase a number of new industry technology products that the real estate-franchising company will select from a pool of online applicants. "The real estate industry is gifted with many ...

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Trulia survey casts light on homeowner regrets
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In a nod to today's acute inventory shortage, Trulia recently conducted a "regrets survey," reporting in a blog post that the results are particularly relevant because the tight supply of the current market is likely to rush buyers into making ...

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Chase home search app provokes debate
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Do real estate brokers know where their listings are going? A mobile home search application from banking giant Chase that's powered by broker-provided listings has renewed the debate. Listing syndicator ListHub is the primary data source for the app, ...

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RealtyTrac brings chief economist on board
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Foreclosure data aggregator RealtyTrac has hired Jake Adger as its chief economist and will charge him with spearheading the company's new analytics department. Adger and the new department will conduct original economic housing research and work ...

'Zillow Pro for Brokers' program membership grows to 66
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San Francisco Bay Area-based broker Intero Real Estate Services and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers in Atlanta are among a new crop of 17 brokerages now supplying direct listing feeds to Zillow in exchange for enhanced visibility on ...

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Realogy closes $1.77 billion secondary offering
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Underwriters of a secondary stock offering by Realogy Holdings Corp. fully exercised their option to buy 5.25 million shares, the company said today, bringing the total offering to 40.25 million shares at $44 per share, or $1.77 billion before expenses ...

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Companies partner on appraisal platform
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Appraisal management and mortgage lending software provider ValuTrac Software and collateral valuation and risk assessment firm Platinum Data Solutions have entered into a partnership to integrate their products to create an all-in-one appraisal ...

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SmartZip says inventory shortages driving growth
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SmartZip Analytics Inc. says inventory shortages are helping drive growth, as more agents recognize that the company's analytics-powered predictive marketing platform, SmartTargeting, can help them identify likely sellers. "The ongoing inventory ...

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Housing starts hit highest level in five years in March
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Housing starts rose 7.0 percent month-over-month and 46.7 from a year ago in March, according to a monthly report from the U.S. Census Bureau released today. At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.04 million homes in March, the rate of new ...

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