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Construction job growth hits 7-year high
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While today's job's report was disappointing on nearly all fronts, there was one bright spot that shone through the dismal numbers: sustained construction-job growth. "The solid increase in construction employment in March, which brought the average ...

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Transaction histories now visible by neighborhood on HomeLight
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Google Ventures-backed agent matching site HomeLight now allows users to search for real estate agents by neighborhood through a partnership with data firm Maponics Inc., the site announced today. With a new mapping feature powered by Maponics ...

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Agents question the value of IDX search on their websites
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When Fort Worth, Texas-based broker Greg Fischer decided to build a new website this year for his firm, he chose to leave search out of it. The search technology available for his site was not good enough, cost too much and didn't offer enough return ...

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Report reveals best practices for real estate marketing worldwide
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Consulting firm AIM Group has released its annual real estate report that assesses real estate marketing practices around the world. The "2013 Real Estate Advertising Annual" explores the business models and advertising tactics of about 90 companies in ...

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HomeZada Pro offers agents digital home profiles for buyers
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Sacramento, Calif.-based consumer home management platform HomeZada now allows agent subscribers to share photos, videos and documents with their buyers. The feature, presented as a marketing tool for agents and part of the branded agent service ...

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Mortgage rates dip from last week
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Mortgages rates slipped this week, even as the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial hovered around record highs. The reported decline comes just a day after a Federal Reserve official said that the Fed could begin to wind down its stimulus ...

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Public companies get green light to disclose via social media
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that public companies are allowed to disseminate key information through social media channels. The approval comes with a caveat, however: companies must inform investors about which social ...

Former Re/Max exec joins dotloop
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Marnie Blanco, who led real estate franchisor Re/Max Inc.'s broker- and agent-facing technology initiatives for close to 10 years, is joining paperless real estate transaction management firm dotloop to help the start-up build relationships with brokers.

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Home prices post highest jump in nearly 7 years
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Home prices rose more on an annual basis in February than they have in nearly seven years, largely due to outsized price appreciation in Western states, according to a report released today by real estate analytics firm CoreLogic. Overal home prices ...

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MRIS rebrands home search website
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A Mid-Atlantic multiple listing service has announced that it has overhauled its consumer-facing website and launched an ad campaign promoting its listing accuracy. The public home search site for Rockville, Md.-based Metropolitan Regional Information ...

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WAV Group to industry: Embrace rentals or lose to third-parties
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Real estate agents and brokers are missing out on a potentially lucrative business opportunity to serve consumers interested in rentals, according to a study conducted by residential real estate consulting firm WAV Group Inc. The study, conducted on ...

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Agent Finder offers referrals based on behavioral compatibility
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Editor's note: A previous version of this story inaccurately stated that about 1,000 consumers had signed up for Agent Finder. In fact, the actual number is 116, Agent Finder said. Several real estate agent-consumer matchmaking websites have sprouted ...

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Rising prices spur decline in investment-home sales in 2012
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Investment-home sales dropped in 2012, after rising dramatically in 2011, the National Association of Realtors reported today. The drop may reflect last year's increase in home prices, which could have made properties marginally less attractive to ...

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Fannie Mae posts record net income
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Allowing bailed-out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to persist in their current form -- one that critics say helped bring down the financial system -- may be out of the question to most lawmakers. But in a testament to the housing market's ...

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New ad campaign highlights California Realtors' role in state economy
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The California Association of Realtors announced a new TV, Web, radio and print ad campaign today that highlights the positive impact its 155,000 members have on the state's economy. Two 30-second TV spots, featuring the "ripple" effect that the ...

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National Association of Realtors to release national MLS
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A national multiple listing service run by the National Association of Realtors should be ready by late summer, the large trade association announced today. NAR has been working for the last decade to put all of the nation's agent-represented homes for ...

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April Fools' Day real estate roundup
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On the first day of April each year, communities, businesses and news outlets come up with stories intended to fool, amuse, and, sometimes, satirize. Here's a roundup of the posts Inman News came across in the residential real estate space today ...
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NAR Tech Edge to launch this month
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The National Association of Realtors will launch its tech-conference tour this month, the trade group announced today. The first event of the tour will be held on April 12 in Fairfax, Va., and others will follow in different locations throughout the ...
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Study: Neighborhood zoning helped cause crisis
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A new study published in the journal Housing Policy Debate may have identified another contributing factor to the financial crisis: neighborhood zoning. Conducted by a team at the University of Illinois, the study examined the incidence of foreclosure ...

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'Inman Incubator' program aims to accelerate innovation
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Inman News announced today that applications for Inman Incubator, a real estate startup accelerator program, are now open. The Inman Incubator program is a yearlong mentorship, advisory and promotional program to help up to 25 new companies in the ...

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