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MRIS looks to partner with Zillow
The multiple list service used by real estate agents in the mid-Atlantic is working on a deal to partner with Zillow, allowing agents to feed ads directly to the online database after the current syndication deal expires in April. The partnership between MRIS and Zillow, which is still being negotiated, is designed to streamline the relationship between brokers and the busy search site, said Jon Coile, of Champion Realty in Annapolis and chair of the MRIS board. Brokers also can choose not to place their ads on Zillow. "Without this feed, brokers without the technical ability to syndicate themselves would find it far more difficult to share their listings on one of the most...
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MRIS looks to partner with Zillow
The multiple list service used by real estate agents in the mid-Atlantic is working on a deal to partner with Zillow, allowing agents to feed ads directly to the online database after the current syndication deal expires in April.
The partnership between...
New service gives agents preview of 'coming soon' homes
When real estate agent John Kessler is hired to sell a house, he starts before it's ready.
He shares on Facebook, posts on LinkedIn and blasts an email to thousands of agents in his network while the owners prep, painting and clearing their basements. It...
Staged to sell: Advice from Howard County home stagers
Thinking of selling your home? Consider this: According to the National Association of Realtors, 92 percent of buyers use the Internet to search for homes.
And that consummate time-saver for prospective buyers can also make or break a seller’s chances of...
An ideal family home in Columbia - without the fees
A cedar shake and stacked-stone transitional-style home, priced at $625,000, is at 6177 Wooded Run Drive in the Columbia neighborhood of Owen Brown Woods.
This two-level 26-year-old home sits on over a third of a wooded acre. The open interior features...
Charles Village finds its 'Mojo' in quest to fill vacant storefronts
In an effort to fill vacant storefronts with businesses that residents want, community associations in Charles Village and Old Goucher are partnering with Spotmojo, a California-based 'crowd-sourcing' company that does neighborhood-based market...
Baltimore millennials creatively forge their own career path
Last winter, Rachel Millman began searching for a home in Baltimore. She combed through listings online, but the work of narrowing down her search based on static images became tedious. What if, instead, she could take a video tour through each house, and...
Tips for finding your perfect beach rental this summer
At some point, four people sharing two double beds and one bathroom gets old. The maid service doesn't compensate for the stale muffins in the lobby and coffee you have to make on the desk. It's time to look into renting a house or condo at the beach.
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Drones hit home as local agents use sky-high technology to market properties
Real estate agents have long boasted of the lengths they'll go to market properties. Now, for some, the sky's the limit.
As unmanned aircraft become more widely available, some agents have started to use drones to sell listings, inviting prospective...
Reprimand, apology recommended for lawmaker
A legislative ethics committee on Monday recommended a reprimand for an Anne Arundel County lawmaker it said lobbied and voted for a measure that would make it easier for him to regain his real estate license.
The committee's report found Republican Del....
With online technology, buying and selling options abound
The last time Yasmin and Adil Degani bought a home, they took the traditional route. They went with a commission-based real estate brokerage to show them homes and guide them through the homebuying process.
This time around, in an effort to save money...
Frank S. Dudley, real estate broker
Frank Simms Dudley Jr., an Eastern Shore real estate broker and property appraiser, died of complications after surgery March 3 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The former Baltimore resident was 93.Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Frank...
Five questions with NAREB President Donnell Spivey
Donnell Spivey was a 32-year-old Amtrak employee when he decided to start investing in real estate, but what began as a sideline quickly became a career. He entered the business with Baltimore-based Otis Warren Real Estate Co., and later worked for...
Herbert A. Davis, real estate broker
Herbert A. Davis, a Baltimore real estate broker and decorated World War II veteran, died Monday of progressive supranuclear palsy at Keswick Multi-Care Center. He was 87.
"Herb was always very enthusiastic and just a great guy," said Dorothy...
RKS Realty Welcomes
RKS Realty Inc. recently added Richard "Dicky" Darrell and Joe Moran to the firm's team of expert Realtors, offering commercial and retail real estate services in Harford and Baltimore Counties.
"The addition of Richard and Joe to the firm...
Creepy street names unlikely to scare away buyers
Even in dappled autumn sunlight, Fear Avenue in Northwest Baltimore looks a bit desolate. People are scarce, homes and businesses can be counted on one hand, and the traffic that flows heavily on nearby Reisterstown Road seems but a trickle on this...
Tales from a hunt for the perfect Baltimore home
Cindy Cowman is just the type of person Baltimore officials want to woo: an empty-nester living in the suburbs, looking for an urban lifestyle and willing to invest in an older home."I wanted to be in the city, with a high walkability score and a lot...
Gas leasing in Western Maryland spurs calls for reform
— The first natural gas well has yet to be drilled into the Marcellus shale deposits underlying Western Maryland, but ripples already are being felt here from an industry that has brought wealth — and controversy — in neighboring states where drilling has...
Many don't know about tax break for lower-income homeowners
Vera Artis would seem to be a perfect fit for the state program created decades ago to ease the property tax burden on homeowners with modest incomes.
She has no major assets beyond the tidy East Baltimore townhouse that she and her husband, now...
Taking a stand, losing the farm
ENTERPRISE, Ala. - In this rural town with the can-do name, the ugliness began with a showdown. In late 1995, 39 chicken farmers decided to say no to ConAgra, the nation's fifth largest poultry processor.
The farmers said the company's new contract was...
In Baltimore, homes for $10,000 — and less
Andrew Wells is hoping to buy a Baltimore home for around the cost of an old car: Less than $10,000. Turns out he's in good company. One of every 10 city homes sold during the first half of the year — about 275 in all — fell in that price range. Twice...
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