In the two new markets, Redfin agents – who are employees, not independent contractors – will sell homes for a 1.5 percent listing fee versus the industry standard 3 percent. However, 1.5 percent is still higher than the 1 percent listing fee Redfin offers in many other regions of the country.
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On Sunday, HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver delved into the mobile home industry, otherwise known as the manufactured home or trailer industry.
Tour24 is an app that helps prospective renters tour apartments on their own. A leasing office can determine the hours the app allows, monitor time-in and out, and set the schedules for the validity of the smart lock’s access code.
MoxiWorks has partnered with safety device company Revolar Technology to offer agents a discount for one of the company’s wearables.
Whether it’s explaining trash disposal, providing lease information or coordinating a visit by a plumber, communicating with tenants costs time and money for property managers and landlords.
There are more than a million agents in the U.S. right now, but if some of the industry’s leaders are right that number is poised to get much smaller.
Keller Williams has famously declared itself a “technology company” and is investing heavily in software, but it turns out the firm has an even more specific goal in mind: It wants to be Redfin.
A month and a half after Compass surprised the real estate industry by snatching up CRM maker Contractually, Robert Reffkin said he doesn’t care if his company builds or buys its technology.
Is it naive to think that Canadian Organized Real Estate’s current approach to the collection and interpretation of data will ensure its relevance, and that of the Realtor, as the industry and technology continue to evolve? Quite simply, yes, it is. What will keep the consumer engaged with Realtors? What will elevate the Realtor brand?
If you wouldn’t put all your financial investments into a single vehicle, why would you even consider putting all your lead generation efforts into one activity? You shouldn’t. Having multiple lead gen pillars is crucial to reducing exposure and risk. It’s smart business and something that should be practiced by all.