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Chime Targets Large Brokerages With Launch Of New Enterprise Platform

April 08, 2022

Known for customer relationship management software and marketing automation tools, the company’s new Chime Enterprise Platform will adapt to clients’ overarching internal office structure. Real estate technology company Chime has expanded its product reach into the enterprise domain to provide large brokerages with an array of centralized features and services. Known for its customer relationship […]

5 Elegant Eichler Homes on the Market

In great news for fans of midcentury modern design, five homes built by Joseph Eichler have landed on the market in California. Eichler, who became the brand name of his tract houses, developed affordable subdivisions. From 1949 to the early 1970s, his company built 11,000 homes, mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern […]

Residential Construction Spending Rises For Fifth-Consecutive Month

The steady increase has occurred despite widespread supply shortages, tight labor markets, rising inflation and the volatile cost of wood, according to National Association of Home Builders. Residential construction spending rose in February, the fifth straight month of increased spending in the sector, the National Association of Home Builders said Thursday. The 1.1 percent increase […]

Affordability, Debt Biggest Obstacles To Homeownership, Renters Lament

Thirty-two percent of renters surveyed in a poll conducted by Redfin say they rent because they can’t afford to buy a home, while 45 percent said debt was the main factor keeping them from homeownership. Affordability is the leading culprit keeping homeownership unattainable for renters, according to a survey released Thursday. Thirty-two percent of renters […]

Spring’s Hottest Real Estate Markets Have a Couple of Bargains

With home prices spiraling upward along with mortgage interest rates, homebuyers across the U.S. are wondering where, if anywhere, they can afford a home—and the latest analysis from Realtor.com® points in some surprising new directions. A ranking of March’s hottest markets shows that the traditionally in-demand East and West coasts have some new competition from the […]

A Big Ol’ Barndominium in Kentucky Is the Week’s Most Popular Home

One of the hottest trends in the housing market caught everyone’s eye this week when it hit the market in Kentucky. The huge barndominium drew clicks from across the country, making it this week’s most popular home on Realtor.com®. Sitting on 72 acres near the borders of Ohio and West Virginia, the four-bedroom residence likely […]

How To Look More Experienced At Selling Luxury Real Estate

First-class service, thoughtful follow-up and a professional approach are all steps on the pathway to success in the luxury space, says Laura Stace, vice president of luxury marketing for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Here’s how to look more put-together from Day 1. This April, one of Inman’s most popular recurring theme months returns: Back to Basics. […]

3 Unexpected Uses For Smart Shades

Few can doubt that the right lighting control provides an elevated experience at home, especially when systems account for natural lighting. With today’s home automation capabilities, homeowners can leverage smart shading solutions to welcome natural sunlight into the home or transform rays to create a stunning ambiance with just the touch of a button or […]

How Will Autonomous Self-Driving Cars Affect Real Estate?

Innovations in technology have already changed buyer behavior over the years. Carl Medford looks at how driverless vehicles may (or may not) continue the shift. I recently spotted an odd question: “How will self-driving cars affect real estate?” At first, it seemed like a fair query, but after thinking for a minute, I realized the […]