Real estate in the United Kingdom

Rental Beast Partners With Midwest Real Estate Data

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Friday, August 2, 2019

Beginning today, all 45,000 MRED real estate professionals will enjoy free access to Apply Now by Rental Beast.

Key Points: 
  • Beginning today, all 45,000 MRED real estate professionals will enjoy free access to Apply Now by Rental Beast.
  • Apply Now continues Rental Beast's goal of simplifying the rental market for real estate agents.
  • "We're excited to partner with Rental Beast because rental properties are an important part of the real estate landscape," said MRED President/CEO Rebecca Jensen.
  • Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) is an industry giant that brings the experience and regional expertise of 45,000 real estate professionals to Illinois brokers, agents, and appraisers.

Renters Warehouse Unveils the First Fully Integrated Real Estate Investment Company for Single Family Rentals, Complete With MLS® Integration

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Monday, July 22, 2019

When Renters Warehouse acquired OwnAmerica in December 2018, it changed how people across the country invest in real estate.

Key Points: 
  • When Renters Warehouse acquired OwnAmerica in December 2018, it changed how people across the country invest in real estate.
  • With the integration of OwnAmerica's proprietary technology to create the Renters Warehouse Marketplace, real estate investors were now able to buy and sell single-family rental properties with ease.
  • With its MLS integration, real estate investors will now have access to single-family homes for sale all across the country.
  • Renters Warehouse is America's leading real estate investment services company and one of the fastest growing and highest reviewed residential property management companies in America.

PLRS Introduces New Fees to Challenge Real Estate Status Quo

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

PEORIA, Ill., July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Professional Leasing & Real Estate Services, or PLRS, is challenging the status quo by offering a new 4.5% listing fee when selling your home through one of their agents.

Key Points: 
  • PEORIA, Ill., July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Professional Leasing & Real Estate Services, or PLRS, is challenging the status quo by offering a new 4.5% listing fee when selling your home through one of their agents.
  • Professional Leasing & Real Estate Services is Peoria's one-stop-shop for everything real estate related.
  • With agency fees in the United States still averaging between 6-7%, PLRS is deciding to keep their commission fees at 4.5%.
  • Professional Leasing & Real Estate Services is a full-service real estate agency that has operated out of the Peoria, Illinois area for the past 27 years.

Home Junction Teams Up With dashCMA To Provide Multiple Listing API For New Simplified Home Pricing Tool

Retrieved on: 
Friday, May 10, 2019

Abram has a background in advertising as a "data storyteller" and previously created presentations for several Fortune 500 companies.

Key Points: 
  • Abram has a background in advertising as a "data storyteller" and previously created presentations for several Fortune 500 companies.
  • Working with her team of software developers, Abram created a tool that condensed all the pricing factors into a graphically-pleasing, easy-to-view format.
  • Abram said one of the key benefits of the dashCMA is the "flexibility" it provides to agents.
  • Home Junction, a real estate data technology company, supplies the MLS API that allows dashCMA to connect with local Multiple Listing Services and extract the relevant data it needs to create the presentation.

Homesnap Now Available To Over One Million Agents

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

This milestone is firm evidence of the industry's adoption of Homesnap as the leading technology solution for agents, brokers and consumers.

Key Points: 
  • This milestone is firm evidence of the industry's adoption of Homesnap as the leading technology solution for agents, brokers and consumers.
  • Homesnap partners with over 200 multiple listing services (MLSs) to provide Homesnap Pro as their mobile solution for agents and brokers.
  • Homesnap has delivered over a million free leads to listing agents and brokers since its launch.
  • We're excited to continue enhancing and improving Homesnap in the coming years," said John Mazur, CEO of Homesnap.

RatePlug Integrates with Optimal Blue’s Scenario Pricing API to Improve Purchase Loan Transparency

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Through direct integration with Optimal Blues real-time product eligibility and pricing API, RatePlugs proprietary mortgage marketing platform now seamlessly delivers compliant scenario pricing and connects todays real estate agents, lenders, and homebuyers via participating Multiple Listing Services (MLS).

Key Points: 
  • Through direct integration with Optimal Blues real-time product eligibility and pricing API, RatePlugs proprietary mortgage marketing platform now seamlessly delivers compliant scenario pricing and connects todays real estate agents, lenders, and homebuyers via participating Multiple Listing Services (MLS).
  • Optimal Blues advanced RESTful API endpoints enable RatePlug to provide property specific affordability calculations with over 70 MLS partnerships.
  • The RatePlug MLS footprint, coupled with Optimal Blues industry-leading product eligibility and pricing, sets the gold standard for MLS listing promotions and broadens the scope of opportunity for those shopping for affordable mortgage payments.
  • The companys technology solutions include product eligibility and pricing, lock desk automation, risk management, loan trading, and data and analytics.

As Housing Prices Escalate, Real Estate Referrals Become More Valuable

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Thursday, April 25, 2019

In 2018, 25% of agents received between 6-10 referrals, and another 19% of agents received between 11-25 referrals last year.

Key Points: 
  • In 2018, 25% of agents received between 6-10 referrals, and another 19% of agents received between 11-25 referrals last year.
  • The study queried 1,200 agents around the country to discover how real estate referrals contribute to their businesses.
  • Referrals are one of the key drivers of business in the real estate industry.
  • The company uses a combination of data science and customer service to refer active home buyers and sellers to qualified real estate agents.

Regulation of estate agents

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, April 20, 2019

Thursday, April 18, 2019This Commons Library briefing paper provides an outline of the current regulation of estate agents in England and Wales only. The situation is very different in Scotland, where there are different property laws. In Scotland, there is a much earlier legally binding agreement between the buyer and seller of a property.

Key Points: 
  • House of Commons Library

    This Commons Library briefing paper provides an outline of the current regulation of estate agents in England and Wales only.

  • Estate agents are principally regulated by the Estate Agents Act 1979 and the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
  • Estate agents across the UK are regulated by the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) of Powys County Council.The team assesses whether or not an individual or business in any part of the UK is fit to carry out estate agency work within the terms of the Estate Agents Act 1979.
  • This Commons briefing paper provides an outline of the current regulation of estate agents in England and Wales only.

Developers Not Using Data and Missing Out on Higher Returns According to Movebubble

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 29, 2019

"It's 2019 but the sector is heavily under-utilising data to make decisions across the value chain," says Aidan Rushby, CEO.

Key Points: 
  • "It's 2019 but the sector is heavily under-utilising data to make decisions across the value chain," says Aidan Rushby, CEO.
  • Movebubble's data shows that developers can pay a premium for land, yet still make higher returns.
  • The behavioural data Movebubble has collected, shows renters in this segment are planning their move on average two months in advance.
  • According to Movebubble's data, developers and investors are missing out on income and capital gains at every stage in the value chain.

Developers Not Using Data and Missing Out on Higher Returns According to Movebubble

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 29, 2019

"It's 2019 but the sector is heavily under-utilising data to make decisions across the value chain," says Aidan Rushby, CEO.

Key Points: 
  • "It's 2019 but the sector is heavily under-utilising data to make decisions across the value chain," says Aidan Rushby, CEO.
  • Movebubble's data shows that developers can pay a premium for land, yet still make higher returns.
  • The behavioural data Movebubble has collected, shows renters in this segment are planning their move on average two months in advance.
  • According to Movebubble's data, developers and investors are missing out on income and capital gains at every stage in the value chain.