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Catherine Straughan Thrilled to Be at Vivo Realty

By Joshua Baethge / April 19, 2021 /

Catherine Straughan recently left Compass Real Estate to join Vivo Realty.  As a relatively new real estate agent, she said that making the change gave her more opportunities to learn and continue to grow in her new profession. “Compass is a fantastic company and very forward-thinking in their software and marketing,” she says. “But I can’t…

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No Longer Just a Joke, Zillow is Making Cash Offers Based on Zestimates

By Joanna England / March 2, 2021 /

For as long as it has existed, Zillow’s “Zestimate” has been something of a joke to real estate agents. Since the firm launched the Zestimate in 2006, the first conversation between potential sellers and listing agents often deals with the misconception that the Zestimate is anything more than a computer program’s Hail Mary that lands…

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Vivo Realty Group Launches Subscription-Based Brokerage Services Model

By Joanna England / June 15, 2018 /

As members of our editorial team cover the annual National Association of Real Estate Editors conference, a recurring theme is the transformation of the traditional real estate brokerage. The existing model, industry disruptors say, no longer serves the individual agent.  Locally, more and more brokerages are touting their digital assets, using social media and mobile…

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Now a Major Real Estate Market Force, More Milliennials Make Move to Suburbs

By Joanna England / March 19, 2018 /

NAR’s recent generational survey uncovered some really interesting trends. For starters, more and more Millennials are eschewing urban life and heading for the burbs, where they can afford to buy a house. Though Millennials contributed the largest share of home buyers in 2017 at 36 percent, a shortage of single-family construction has kept aspiring homebuyers…

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Yes, Virginia, Your Holiday Shopping Can Include a House

By Bethany Erickson / November 21, 2017 /
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Why would anyone want to buy or sell a house during the holiday season? Who in their right mind would want to pack and move in the middle of all those Christmas parties, family gatherings, and other assorted holiday commitments? Turns out, plenty of people like to take advantage of a traditionally slower period to…

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