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All reports researched and written by Inman News' award-winning journalists. Inman News is the the leading source of independent real estate news, information, advice, research, opinion and commentary for industry professionals and consumers alike.
- Industry Special Report
Navigating today's real estate market
Ways to avoid, work through or profit from foreclosures and get a loan too
Today's real estate market looks barely like a distant cousin to that of two years ago. Sales are down, price growth is sliding and foreclosures are spiking in some areas.
In this special three-part report, Inman News takes a look at life through the eyes of today's prominent figures: homeowners in foreclosure, investors trying to buy foreclosures, and borrowers who may be wondering what loan options are left for them.Inman News' Industry Special Reports are FREE to all Premium Members. Upgrade to a premium membership immediately to read this report. Current Premium Members, please sign in to your account to access this download.
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Future of MLS: Full speed ahead
Consolidation and data-sharing efforts spread
Change or die. Sink or swim. That's the mood of many conversations taking place around the future role of the multiple listing service in real estate.
Long a crucial center of a healthy, functioning housing market, the MLS now finds itself having to adjust and reinvent to keep up with changing times.
Part of this change has already started in the form of data-sharing among MLSs that are located in overlapping or bordering markets. Some MLSs are also moving toward consolidation plans.
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Top 50 Online Ways to Market Real Estate
50 websites and tools to help Realtors market themselves and their listings using the Internet. PowerPoint slides from a presentation by Jamie Glenn of Trulia.com. Presented August 2007 at Real Estate Connect San Francisco.
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Real estate conversions: New uses from old
Conversions present challenges and rewards in struggling market
One of the many real estate niches that prospered during the last housing boom was property conversions. Imposing brick structures that once shuddered from the industrial age's heavy machinery now house sedate offices and high-priced condos; train stations have become shopping malls, while schools, theaters and churches are subdivided for various purposes.
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Lead generation: What's hot, what's not
Changing market, more competition on Google force new methods
Home sales are slumping in many markets. More online companies are cutting their teeth in real estate. More consumers are starting their real estate searches online. Experts expect a migration of advertising dollars from print to online.
These are all factors changing the way consumers connect with their real estate agents, and the way agents and lenders market themselves online.
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Online real estate conglomerates bulk up
Peeling back the onion on multi-property companies
Marketing experts expect a continuing migration of real estate advertising dollars online, so it's no surprise that a growing list of companies are seeking to capitalize on the online marketing trend.
Some companies are focused around a single Web site, while others are approaching the industry from many fronts and with many sites to draw both real estate professionals and consumers.
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Paperless progress: Who's winning, who's losing
Real estate process slowly becoming digital
Paperless real estate: Some say we've come a long way, but there's still a long way to go.
More big companies, trade groups and entrepreneurs are investing in technology platforms, back-end systems and software to automate the real estate transaction, but most consumers are still closing deals the old-fashioned way.Inman News' Industry Special Reports are FREE to all Premium Members. Upgrade to a premium membership immediately to read this report. Current Premium Members, please sign in to your account to access this download.
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Web trends: Who's keeping track?
Brokers, agents get savvy about who's searching real estate online
With some three-quarters of real estate consumers going online to look for property listings, neighborhood information, home buying and selling advice and tips on how to choose a Realtor, it's become crucial for real estate businesses to gain a sense of where people are going, what they are looking for and what kinds of information they are contributing to online forums and review sites.
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Realty commission conundrum
Industry price debate heats up.
Real estate commissions once again are at the center of debate. A recent "60 Minutes" television segment on commissions and a report issued jointly by the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission have prompted dialogue around the questions, "Are real estate commissions too high?" and "Does the industry create artificial barriers to lowering them?"
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Real estate technology buzz
How agents are using video, online chat and property Web sites
Blogs, widgets, video, online communication plug-ins, single-property Web sites -- chances are, these words were not in your vocabulary a few years ago.
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, brokers and agents are trying new things to gain an edge. We're hearing more stories about online marketing strategies for listings, virtual open houses, chatting with clients online and a host of other new business methods.
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