Editor's Blog
"Investment in real estate technology increased 607 percent in Q1 2019 compared to 2018." Commercial Observer Saul's Note: Large amounts of capital can change industries even if the ventures funded by that capital fail in the long run.
Dan Siegler, Head of Industry - Real Estate and Automotive for Google, gave a great, Google Fact Filled presentation about "The Emerging Homebuyer at the NAR Innovation/Opportunity/Investment Summit a few weeks ago in Seattle. Millenials are:The largest group of home buyers.The first generation to have access to technology during their…
Properties Sold Each Year in the US - About 6 Million Property Searches Each Year (from Google) - About 9 Billion Only 41% of Buyers Know what real estate agent they want to use.
One of my resources for keeping up with the Industry is Stefan Swanepoel and his Team. Mergers and acquisitions, new strategic alliances and companies leaving the marketplace. 2019 and 2020 will be remembered as two of the most significant years in the history of the real estate industry. Stefan, a prolific…
MLS continues to face the threat of competition for role and relevance. Our friends at WAV Group have prepared an MLS success guide covering: Latest MLS Technology Trends, including discussions on issues such as Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO), Security for Authentication and Data, Systems Integration for Single Sign-On, and…
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Happy 40th Career Anniversary to MY Association Executive, and good friend since 1988, Walt Baczkowski! No alt text provided for this imageI say MY Association Executive because Walt was my mentor in the world of Associations and MLSs. We have served on many important “Industry Missions” together. Walt is a…
Investing in Real Estate...If you are in the real estate business, you should seriously consider building your personal wealth by acquiring real estate when possible, based on your life situation. If you cannot afford it on your own, invest with others (Syndication). The two major real estate investment strategies are…
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