Realtor News

Snakes on the Plain, Thanks to All the Rain

By Candy Evans / May 29, 2015 /

It’s time to buy some Snake-Away, but I think I got the last jug at The Home depot — sorry. I haven’t seen any, but I’m sure they are out there in the tall grass. We have had baby snakes in our house in years past. But Keller Williams agent Alyssa McKissack tells me she…

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Clay Stapp’s HipPocket Hits TechCrunch, Takes Over NYC: Is the Empire Striking Back?

By Candy Evans / May 8, 2015 /

> Dallas Realtor & broker Clay Stapp just got back from New York City, where he and his biz partner, James Bohan-Pitt, proudly introduced their start-up we told you about last week, HipPocket, to the tech world at TechCrunch Disrupt. Disrupt is an annual conference hosted by TechCrunch in San Francisco, New York City, and Beijing. James is the CEO &…

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Realtors and MLS Systems Are Still Valuable Despite Calls For Their Demise

By Joanna England / March 18, 2015 /

  Inman contributor Creed Smith wrote a column published on the real estate news site suggesting that the system real estate agents use to access listing information, the Multiple Listing Service, was on the way out. It ignited a heated debate among Inman staffers and commenters, earning a reply from Inman managing editor Matt Carter. …

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TREPAC East Dallas Broker Bake-Off Was a Sweet Success

By Joanna England / March 5, 2015 /

Sure, it’s snowing today, but there was a different kind of white stuff all around during yesterday’s TREPAC gathering — sugar! According to reports, yesterday’s TREPAC East Dallas Broker Bake Off was a sweet success. The event, in which Dallas brokerages brought beautiful cakes for silent auction, was a fundraiser for the Texas Real Estate…

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Ready for Redefy? Flat-Fee Brand Offers Full-Service Selling

By Karen Eubank / March 3, 2015 /

“Sell your home for a $2,500! Flat fee, full service!” That’s just what Redefy says they are bringing to Dallas. Redefy, a new kind of discount real estate brokerage, is trying to redefine options for selling your home. According to their website, “Redefy helps real estate sellers save thousands by replacing a single real estate…

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