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Realogy has appointed a new chief financial officer after a disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report and amid a recent stock market tumble.

Homesnap has launched a new feature that lets agents create short, Instagram-esque posts about their listings, which can be then shared on social media.

Have you ever encountered a “dragon” in one of your deals? They come in many different varieties — the persnickety business manager or CPA, the testy attorney, the nit-picking inspector, the appraiser who doesn’t know the area, the helicopter parent and more. If you find yourself facing one of these flame-breathers, here’s how to tame it and keep from getting burned.

There are about 190,800 people in New York who are unemployed. The 25,000 jobs that would have come with Amazon HQ would have lowered the unemployment rate by 13 percent. Should 25,000 people have been denied the opportunity to bring food home to their families? Shouldn’t they have had a say too?

Austin broker Lara Gabriele is developing HomeWayz, a system to help small brokers compete with the tide of “agent-displacing” third-party products, that will debut at Inman Connect Las Vegas.

The Zillow-killer is not at the CEO level, the brokerage level or the national level. It’s not the next big app, a better CRM or automated lead generation. Find out how to truly compete and endure here.

In this Monday column, Christy Murdock Edgar asks agents across the nation to share the lessons they’ve learned during their time in the industry. This week, Destin Realtor Paige Peterson shares how she learned to listen to her inner voice.

Technology has always played a key role in the success of real estate agents. Today, smart real estate agents proactively seek out new technologies and other solutions to give them an advantage even in a highly competitive market.

It’s a fact of the real estate business: not every house is going to appeal to every buyer. Homes and neighborhoods are as varied as the people who live in them, and what draws in the corporate lawyer may repel the world-traveler.

Video may once have been considered a flashy “extra” in your real estate marketing plan, but those days are long gone. Thanks to real estate websites and mobile apps, home buyers now play a major role in driving their own home search.