Bankruptcy in America
U.S. individual bankrupcy filings are at multi-year lows, as are delinquencies and the percentage of consumers in collection. After the Internet bubble burst in 2000, individual bankruptcy filings increased from 2001 and peaked in...
Portals can sell 3-D listing enhancements using new platform
Don’t be surprised if you begin to see more 3-D content popping up on listing portals in the near future. DIAKRIT, which produces 3-D renderings for listings that appear on websites including NJ.com, NOLA.com and Syracuse.com, has...
Zillow market data now available to Moody’s Analytics subscribers
Zillow’s market data is now available to subscribers of Moody’s Analytics, an economic forecasting service. Zillow’s data is available down to the ZIP code level in more than 350 U.S. metro areas and 100...
Facebook Camera App
Connecting with friends, family and potential clients is easy with Facebook’s Camera app. Katie Lance shares her favorite tips to utilize this tool ...
Prejudice against renters runs high — even among renters
More Americans are renting — at 65 percent, the homeownership rates has dipped to its lowest level since 1995 — but most homeowners would rather have other homeowners as neighbors, according to a survey...
Do you know which foreign real estate clients are tough negotiators?
How does the American buying code differ from that of other countries? Today’s column has a quick quiz to help you identify the key values that differentiate buyers and sellers from different countries ...
Coming this week: broken offer-generation strategies, commission nibblers and more
What can you expect from Inman in the coming week? Here are some news items we're excited to share with our readers ...
It’s full steam ahead for CFPB’s public complaint database
Despite strong objections from leaders in the mortgage and other banking industries, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving forward with a policy that allows consumers to publicly voice their complaints about consumer financial...
Anatomy of a real estate appraisal
REThink Real EstateTara-Nicholle NelsonInman NewsQ: I know that the city appraises a house for tax purposes. Is this the same method that banks use to appraise homes also? A: There's a lot...
Zillow Group sites clean up at the ‘Webbys’
Real estate tech's supernova, Zillow Group, nabbed awards for three of its sites at the 19th annual Webby Awards presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences: two for its flagship site,...
