The Corcoran Group has announced that Corcoran Genesis, the company’s affiliate serving Houston’s suburban markets, will acquire Corcoran Ferester Realty, the brand’s first Texas affiliate, based in The Woodlands. This strategic alignment brings together two firms under the singular Corcoran Genesis banner, further unifying Corcoran’s footprint across the greater Houston area.  Corcoran Genesis, founded by…

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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — The real estate world is having something of an identity crisis, and three leading industry insiders didn’t mince words about it during a spirited panel discussion at the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) conference in New Orleans on June 17. From private listings to the growing threat of climate…

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Real estate technology company Lofty has announced La Rosa Holdings Corp., a real estate and PropTech company in Celebration, Florida, has partnered with the Lofty team to support the company’s national expansion efforts. The company says by enabling La Rosa’s agents to close more deals more efficiently, Lofty can deliver the practical innovation needed to…

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The National Association of Realtors® today announced HP as a new partner with NAR REALTOR Benefits®. HP offers a wide range of products designed to support productivity, mobility and seamless communication. As part of the agreement, NAR stated that members will receive exclusive discounts up to 40% off select HP products, including personal computers, monitors,…

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Back in 2014, a company called Opendoor launched what was a novel business model at the time—letting people sell their homes “with a few clicks on a computer.” Early investors included Sam Altman, now of OpenAI fame, and Paypal co-founder Max Levchin, at a time when numerous “disruptors” promised to restructure the real estate process…

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The longstanding hindrance of high prices preventing buyers from entering the home-buying market as a national trend could be giving way to more selective areas of appreciation, with home-price growth leveling off in others.  The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index—which measures U.S. home prices on a two-month lag—continued its downward trajectory of annual growth…

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In the latest RISMedia webinar—“Maximizing Your Niche: How to Specialize and Dominate a Target Market”—panelists included Colette Stevenson, CEO of REsides, an independent MLS known for its borderless model and broker-centric equity structure; Skyler Lemons, a real estate broker with EXIT Strategy Realty in Chicago; and Robert Clarkson, founder and broker of The Alliance Group…

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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which measures American opinions of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next six months, deteriorated by 5.4 points in June, falling to 93 from May’s 98.4. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—fell 6.4 points to 129.1. The Expectations Index—based…

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Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. Social media can be a full time job—and is for many influencers across the internet. For real estate professionals, however, it is a side job as a tool…

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