Transforming Your Listings: The Impact of Renovations on Market AppealOne of the toughest parts of the real estate business is winning a listing. Yet there is nothing more coveted for an agent's sales efficiency and profitability that will drive long-term success than securing the sales side of a transaction.
While the real estate market is always in flux as mortgage rates continue to sway, agents like you know that...
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[Best of 2023] The Jury Has Ruled on Commissions: What Are the Next Steps?Here it is — our top article of the year! This article was originally published back in November and is the most-read article of 2023. See #2 here, or read the full list of our Top 10 articles from 2023 here.
So many lawsuits, what happens next? The answer is: it depends. For now, agents need to pay attention to the information from their MLS and...
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Molding the Homeownership Message for Millennials and Gen ZMillennials and Gen Z's attitudes on homeownership are rapidly changing and widely misunderstood. As Millennial household formation catches up with previous generations, so has the desire to own their own home. Higher interest rates and housing affordability issues all present headwinds against aspiring homebuyers.
This episode of The National Housing...
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[Best of 2023] Using ChatGPT Is Probably an MLS ViolationWe're continuing an annual tradition of counting down our top 10 articles of the year. The following article was originally published in July and is #2 in our countdown. See #3 here.
When the representative of a participating broker in the MLS enters listing information into the MLS, they are doing so according to a license agreement. The broker agrees...
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Real AI: AI fairness is a huge hurdle, AI can't count, fast facts, top headlines and Quote of the WeekReal AI is a 100% human-created weekly roundup of all things AI in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact real estate.
AI fairness is a huge hurdle
Of all the obstacles AI faces to continue its rocket-speed integration into our lives, the largest one it will need to overcome is fairness. In 2023, "responsible...
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[Best of 2023] Beware, DocuSign: Google Docs now offers eSignaturesWe're continuing an annual tradition of counting down our top 10 articles of the year. The following article was originally published in August and is #3 in our countdown. See #4 here.
Do you remember MapQuest? It launched in 1996 and was, at one point, the go-to place to find internet-based directions to anywhere you might want to drive. (You had...
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Who is a Real Estate SEO Expert? And What Do They Do?A real estate SEO expert is a professional who specializes in optimizing websites for search engines to improve organic rankings. They have a deep understanding of search engine algorithms and use their expertise to increase visibility and drive targeted traffic to real estate websites.
These experts utilize a range of strategies, including conducting...
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Buckle Up, 2024 Is Going to Get WeirdReal estate is no stranger to the out-of-the-ordinary, and 2024 looks like it's going to be a doozy. In some ways, we've found a new "normal": shrinking broker margins, rising costs, inflationary pressure, and scarce seller leads. In others, like interest rates, inventory, and pricing, things feel more uncertain than ever.
We're heading for uncharted...
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Helping Realtors Navigate the Market: RPR 2023 Product HighlightsRPR (Realtors Property Resource) created a special goal for itself in 2023: to help REALTORS® navigate the current real estate market.
Words such as "down," "tricky," "challenging," and "frustrating" have all been used to define the 2023 marketplace. And depending on you, your market and your situation, they might all apply! That's why RPR is so...
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Generating and Keeping Clients with Cloud CMA + HomebeatMultiple Dates and times
Learn how to set your clients and leads to automatically receive live updates on where their home stands in the marketplace, with Cloud CMA and Homebeat.
In this webinar, you'll learn how to stand out and stay top of mind, by easily providing your contacts with the information they want and need.
Register now!
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Dotloop Advanced Agent TrainingMultiple dates
Experienced looper? Join our advanced training session to learn about popular features that will help you streamline transactions even further.
How to create form templates
How to create task lists
How to create an "Easy-Offer" link
How to link to a listing with offers
How to create a loop via email
How to email into templates
Register...
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Smartphone Video Basics for RealtorsOn demand
In 2022, nearly 82% of all consumer internet traffic was spent watching video content. It is the lifeblood of any business and it's a powerful tool to help you be seen and to help you sell your listings fast. In this follow-up webinar to our smartphone photography basics for Realtors session, we will discuss the different forms of video...
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RE Technology's Top 10 Articles of 2023Over the past 10 days, we've been counting down our top 10 articles of the year. These articles are an exclusive breed—at RE Technology, we publish over 1,000 articles each year. So which articles were among the 1 percent that made it into our top 10?
Not surprisingly, our most-read story of the year deals with the industry's biggest development...
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Inside Real Estate Releases Smart Assistant, a First-of-its-Kind AI Integration Powered by ChatGPTSmart Assistant leverages listing data, market understanding, and CRM information, to provide accurate and instant communication through text message, email responses, and AI-built custom call scripts, with just one click.
MURRAY, Utah, December 20, 2023 -- Inside Real Estate, one of the fastest-growing independent real estate software companies and...
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Small Northeast towns reign supreme as Zillow's 2023 most popular marketsWest Chester, Pennsylvania, ranked as Zillow shoppers' favorite market of 2023
SEATTLE, Dec. 19, 2023 -- The most popular market among Zillow® surfers this year was West Chester, Pennsylvania. After the West Coast ruled in 2021 and the Midwest took the top spot last year, the Northeast dominated this year's list.
Zillow surfers generally gravitated...
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