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9 tips for homebuyers in non-disclosure states

Housing Wire

For many, buying a home is a complex process, and navigating the real estate market’s rules and regulations can be tricky, especially in states where property sale prices remain a secret. Some states are “limited disclosure,” meaning sales information may be submitted to the local assessor but not made available to the public.

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Brokerage executives double down on their lead generation strategies

Housing Wire

With home sales still at historically low levels and uncertainty over the commission lawsuits , real estate brokerage executives prize good leads more than ever. Meanwhile, a customer relationship management system, along with experts in marketing, sales and other areas, are designed to support these teams, he said. “If

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Opinion: All the ways the class-action commission lawsuits are misguided

Housing Wire

In fact, considering inter-family and estate transfers as well as for-sale-by-owners, as many as 20% of all transactions may not include the use of an agent. Some say the MLS enables U.S. Those who point to this conclusion fail to mention the role the MLS plays in the U.S. (and I am repeating myself but bear with me.

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Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales: CoStar is lying about being the No. 2 portal

Housing Wire

The so-called portal wars heated up this week, when Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales made comments about rival CoStar Group’s Homes.com during the MLS Forum at the National Association of Realtors ’ annual legislative meeting. In Q1 2024, the sales team for Homes.com generated nearly $40 million in net new bookings.

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More MLS Musings: 2023 Year-End Edition!

Toronto Realty Blog

TorontoRealtyBlog Geez, what happened to “More MLS Musings?” An “unpriced offering” as it’s referred to, and this is very common in commercial real estate. This is an abuse of the MLS system, right? ” Perhaps I got carried away this year actually writing about real estate! I get that.

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Announcing the 2023 HW Insiders!

Housing Wire

Name Job Title Company Name Aaron Kardell Vice President of Product Lone Wolf Technologies Aayaam Kapoor Vice President of Product and Agency Real Estate Webmasters Amaly Quiroz Vice President of Transaction Operations eXp Realty Amy Gorce CEO REdistribute Andrew Binkley President Constellation Real Estate Group Ankur Bansal President of HomeLight (..)

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Judge denies Zillow’s motion for summary judgement in the REX suit

Housing Wire

Two months prior, in January 2021 , Zillow began moving homes out of its initial search results for sellers who chose not to use agents adhering to the NAR and local multiple listing service (MLS) practices. However, Zilly felt that Zillow had not demonstrated that REX is unable to satisfy the test for commercial advertising or promotion.