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KEYWORD "Realtors" - 47 RESULTS
American dream? No, owning a property stateside is easy... if you know how

HAVING spent decades closely following the UK and American property markets, I’ve seen and read many reports comparing the two.  But...

01 June 2024

From: Features

Hamptons secures Singaporean sales partnership

Hamptons has partnered with Singapore Realtors Inc (SRI) to introduce Singaporean investors to prime UK properties. The partnership also aims to boost...

29 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Material information rules will help agents justify higher fees - claim

Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...

14 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency fees are higher where qualifications are mandatory - claim

Mandatory regulations and qualifications could lead to higher fees for UK agents, a former industry executive claims. Former Fine & Country global...

26 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Property social network launches across the pond

Property social network and listings website PropertyHeads has launched a sister-version across the pond. The company has launched a US twin which...

15 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents invited to become proptech mentors

Agents are being invited to help shape and be part of the future of the proptech sector. Propertymark is hosting proptech investment company...

30 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Agents - it's time to get clever with property tech

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

28 May 2022

From: Features

‘Godfather’ of estate agents says larger fees would improve service

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...

06 January 2022

From: Breaking News

UK PropTech start-ups sought for international funding programme

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year.  REACH UK...

11 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Agent murdered after online house sale goes wrong in US

Media reports from the US state of Virginia say an 84-year-old man killed his estate agent after buying a property ‘sight...

18 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Exclusive: ‘Realtor franchise’ scheme launched by long-standing agency

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

13 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Five PropTech suppliers to watch - Propertymark’s ‘good for agents’ shortlist

Propertymark has shortlisted five of the 700 or so PropTech suppliers in the UK, as part of the trade body’s REACH...

23 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Propertymark latest - “We have no further comment”

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...

20 February 2021

From: Features

PropTech start-ups get boost in Propertymark development programme

REACH, a programme encouraging start-ups in the property world, has released a list of UK companies that will feature in its...

04 February 2021

From: Breaking News

Joe Biden’s housing market - well, it’s just like over here…

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

14 November 2020

From: Features

PropTech offer for NAEA agents to work with start-ups

The National Association of Estate Agents is inviting members to join a panel reviewing new PropTech produced as a result of...

09 September 2020

From: Breaking News

US realtor says UK agents would earn more with multi-listing service

An American realtor who once predicted his company would have 5,000 UK estate agents working under its banner is now saying...

01 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Property Natter - what are the differences between UK and US agents?

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

01 August 2020

From: Features

NAEA Propertymark in PropTech deal to promote start-ups

NAEA Propertymark is partnering with a service called REACH UK, to promote selected PropTech start ups to agents who may need...

10 July 2020

From: Breaking News

Should ‘Master' bedroom be dropped from property descriptions?

The Black Lives Matter debate has reached the property industry with some agents dropping the term ‘Master bedroom’ from descriptions. The Times...

06 July 2020

From: Breaking News

Phil Spencer: How to become the go-to local agent as a new era begins

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

04 May 2020

From: Breaking News

How one country’s housing market is reacting to the virus

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

21 March 2020

From: Features

NAEA to take US PropTech in landmark deal with realtors’ group

The National Association of Estate Agents has announced that it’s to offer US PropTech solutions to UK agents. The REACH programme has...

10 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Uncle Sam vs Blighty - Two countries separated by a common language

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

29 February 2020

From: Features

A focus on professional development could improve our industry

Being a market leader means staying on top of industry trends. The more aware you are of what's happening in the...

02 November 2019

From: Features

Purplebricks in Canada - is it the agency’s secret success story?

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

18 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks under scrutiny as US watchdog discusses online agencies

The Federal Trade Commission - the US equivalent of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority - will today discuss how the...

05 June 2018

From: Breaking News

It’s happening in the US too - a new portal and industry consolidation

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

02 June 2018

From: Features

How Virtual Staging Boosts Real Estate Sales

Virtual Staging is about presenting a property in the most appealing way to potential buyers. Many consider virtual staging is deceiving...

16 January 2018

From: Sponsored Content

PropTech Today: The battle of the reports

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

29 November 2017

From: Breaking News

Agency removes listing from website after watchdog intervenes

London estate agency Residential Realtors removed a property listing from its website after a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The property...

13 October 2017

From: Breaking News

Facebook gives another signal that it may soon carry property listings

It looks likely that Facebook will soon be able to list homes for sale in the US, in the style of...

21 September 2017

From: Breaking News

Facebook develops listings tool to interface with agency websites

Facebook appears to be interested in entering the sales and lettings world with its first advertising product geared solely towards industry professionals. The...

10 August 2017

From: Breaking News

NAEA to stage anti-money laundering classes and trial new app

The National Association of Estate Agents is rolling out a series of masterclasses to prepare members for the European Fourth Anti-Money...

25 July 2017

From: Breaking News

The next big thing? Amazon considers selling homes - perhaps

It’s not happening here (yet) but several articles on US websites have started talking up the possibility of Amazon going into...

14 July 2017

From: Breaking News

PropTech Today: Are we doing enough to protect property’s core values?

Supporting the adoption of technology does not mean we have to stop protecting the core values of the property industry. In...

05 July 2017

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks share price dips following California launch announcement

The share price of hybrid estate agency Purplebricks dipped yesterday after it announced its US expansion will begin in California. Purplebricks' share...

15 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Women may be better agents than men claims industry guru Rawlings

Women may make better estate agents than men even though males dominate the sales sector, explains one of the industry’s most...

20 March 2017

From: Breaking News

Redressing the balance: why we need more women in agency

Earlier this week it was Dads4Daughters Day – a campaign that strives to promote gender equality in the workplace.  I have three...

18 March 2017

From: Features

Purplebricks entering US market just as estate agency use soars

Purplebricks' entry into selective areas of the US market comes just as new evidence suggests the use of estate agencies by...

09 March 2017

From: Breaking News

US firm plans to take UK by storm with 5,000 agents in five years

The Keller Williams franchise agency, one of the largest in the world, is relaunching in the UK on Wednesday with the...

30 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Could we benefit from a US-style conveyancing system?

I recently came across a consumer comment expressing frustration at the length and complexity of UK conveyancing and raising the question...

17 December 2016

From: Features

Global property insight

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

08 July 2016

From: Features

Agents invited to meet top US real estate technology expert in London

Estate agents interested in operating multiple listing services in the UK have the opportunity to meet one of the United States’...

10 December 2015

From: Breaking News

NAEA members can see how Americans do it - and enjoy Florida sun

A partnership between the National Association of Estate Agents and the Florida Realtors Association means up to 40 NAEA members have...

08 December 2015

From: Breaking News

Build To Rent – What we learn from Germany and the US

I make no apologies for returning to Build To Rent, the institutional investment in building and managing blocks of flats to...

13 November 2015

From: Features

eMoov to expand into US property sales market

eMoov, arguably Britain’s highest-profile online estate agency, says it is “inevitable” that it will enter the US sales market in the...

15 September 2015

From: Breaking News

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