Wire Fraud Scammers Target Real Estate Agents, Clients Resurgence of wire fraud scams alarms NAR Wire fraud, or fraud using telecommunications technology, is on the rise in real estate transactions, according to a new report in the Washington Post. The scam

China is currently steeped in economic turmoil, and its tumbling stock prices and overinflated real estate market have industry professionals asking the question: How will this affect the U.S. real estate market? The answer has major implications for agents, brokerages

Since late May, compliance training company Morph Media has been conducting daily surveys to gauge just how ready the real estate industry is for the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rules, set to take effect Oct. 3. On several portions of

Millennials are different from earlier generations – should their mortgage experience, therefore, also be different? I’m not surprised when I see one study after another finding that the Millennial generation isn’t attached to traditional organizations ranging from churches to

Chicago will likely increase its property taxes on homeowners – how will it impact real estate? Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made a $544 million property tax hike the cornerstone of his proposed 2016 budget, with the bulk of

Illinois ranked highly in a new study of the nation’s school systems Illinois was ranked as the eleventh best state for teachers in a WalletHub study. The study looked at subjects such as the job opportunity for teachers in U.S. states,

In honor of deceased real estate agent Beverly Carter, a Web developer is set to release BEVscore, a new safety app that locates and monitors peoples’ whereabouts. Carter was a real estate agent who was murdered last year after showing

The maelstrom of litigation swirling around syndication heavy hitters Zillow and Move Inc. continues to grow. News recently broke that Zillow filed a countersuit in response to the “whistleblower” letter, written by former Zillow vice president Chris Crocker, Move first

Today, the Federal Reserve has its September meeting, where it could potentially decide to increase interest rates for the first time since 2008. The CME FedWatch Tool measures the market’s expectation of Fed target rates. Currently, the market-estimated probability

Millennials and technology are two of the big trends in housing this year In a Redfin-commissioned survey of 2,134 people who bought or sold a home in the past two years,  Surveymonkey revealed some interesting trends about the real estate industry. Here are the

Millennials are a diverse bunch, but the generation following them will be even more so. The next generation of homebuyers in the U.S. will be the largest – and most diverse – that the country has ever seen. That

Plan revamps mortgage program to better benefit borrowers’ needs People with low to moderate income are gaining a boost when it comes to getting a mortgage. In an effort to better suit borrower needs, Fannie Mae has announced they

Zillow Group has announced the pending sale of Market Leader to the Perseus Division of Constellation Software, Inc., (an international provider of software and services), for $23 million U.S. dollars. The deal is expected to close in the fourth

On Wednesday Sept. 9, Energy Datametrics, a software and technology services provider of energy efficient management programs, introduced their new do-it-yourself energy evaluation app, Homeselfe, which is available for free on both the App Store on iOS, and Google

A few months back, Zillow Group, the new conglomerate of Zillow and Trulia, rolled out a new feature that allowed brokers to review a variety of listing metrics through its Zillow Data Dashboard, from impressions to total listing views.

Ever-present cellphones create new social habits – and opinions on them It’s virtually impossible to go anywhere without seeing someone on their cellphone, whether they’re talking, texting, answering emails, using apps or social media, or listening to music. Cellphones