Saturday, January 31, 2015

Betting the “under” on Super Bowl 49 is a good bet for Eagles fans…

DynastyvsDestinyThe main purpose of the Super Bowl being played in Arizona Sunday night is to showcase the sport. I don’t care about Katy Perry or Lenny Kravitz all that much, although I do dig Lenny’s rococo interpretation of the ’60’s sound— but the main reason I’m tuning in is to watch the allegedly two best […]

New version of DocuSign goes anywhere, provides new tools for brokers

DocuSign says the latest version of its paperless real estate transaction management platform, DocuSign for Real Estate PLUS, allows mobile users to handle deals from start to finish, and provides...

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Friday, January 30, 2015

In Mantua, “All Things Considered”

A look at gentrification anxiety in West Philadelphia, Jim Kenney’s planning chops, Philly market good for millennials, and the City seeks feedback for revised website

Florida Realtors have new CEO, mum on predecessor’s departure

The 140,000 members of Florida’s statewide Realtor association are getting a new CEO — Michigan Realtors CEO Bill Martin — but leaders of the Florida association are saying little...

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Eagles could learn a lot from Patriots’ offensive strategy…

BradyandbelichickI hope the Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl 49— that said, I think the New England Patriots’ approach on offense is one which would suit the Eagles to better advantage. First off, I shall congratulate Ed “Fast Eddie” Marynowitz for withstanding the onslaught of outside interviews and getting the in-house promotion to Personnel Director of […]

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Five great teen sci-fi flicks

This Friday marks the release of “Project Almanac,” a nifty teen thriller in which high-schoolers use a time machine to fun, yet devastating effect. Check out five more films that mix sci-fi action with adolescence. The Faculty (1997) In this Robert Rodriguez actioner, Elijah Wood and...

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Bell Of The Ball: Philadelphia’s Short-Lived Other Football Team

This Sunday, professional football serves up its biggest feast in its annual Super Bowl spectacle. With the Eagles watching from home again, Matt Szalwinski dusts off some sports history to remember some other local pros who've hit the gridiron, including the 1970s' Philadelphia Bell

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Zillow’s StreetEasy adding 3-D floor plans to some listings

Marking the latest advance of 3-D into online real estate, StreetEasy, a listing portal owned by Zillow that covers the New York City area, has begun adding interactive 3-D floor plans to some of its...

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The Rosenbach Museum And Library Presents Everything Is Going On Brilliantly: Oscar Wilde And Philadelphia, Open Through April 26

The Rosenbach Museum and Library is celebrating the work of Irish writer and poet Oscar Wilde and his Philadelphia connections with a special exhibition — Everything is Going on Brilliantly: Oscar Wilde and Philadelphia. Throughout the exhibition, guests will find unpublished materials that are on view for the first time ever and items from private […]

Concert Review/Photos: Billy Idol @ Tower Theater

Leather-clad, trademark sneer at the ready.

Why News Corp. bought realtor.com instead of Zillow or Trulia

NEW YORK — The new owner of realtor.com operator Move Inc. kicked the tires of its two chief competitors, Zillow and Trulia, before acquiring Move for $950 million in November, News Corp. CEO...

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Listing agents may have provided condo keys to Craigslist rental scammers

Real estate agents may have unwittingly aided a Craigslist rental scam that swindled hundreds of thousands of dollars from would-be renters, by providing fraudsters who posed as buyer’s agents...

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Calendar: Jan. 28-Feb. 4

Wednesday, Jan. 28 GAMES The Big Quiz Thing Fans of Jeopardy, masters of trivia, put your knowledge of minutiae to the ultimate test at World Cafe Live’s Big Quiz Thing. Bring along your smartest friends and answer questions about pop culture, music, history, art and sports to win bragging...

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Zillow on the brink of deal for 50,000 MLS listings

Zillow is on the brink of a deal with one of the nation’s largest multiple listing services that would help the top real estate portal weather the end of a contract with listing syndicator...

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Sad reality— Miss Universe Pageant outrates the NFL Pro Bowl…

luckandbreesThe bloom is so far off the rose of the NFL Pro Bowl game that many of us were “driven” to alternate programming— mainly the airing of the Miss Universe Pageant, which turned out to be a huge ratings plus for Donald Trump. I love NFL football— but I hate what the Pro Bowl represents. […]

Why agent teams can be risky business

If you manage an office or are an agent who runs a team with independent contractors, it’s imperative that you examine your business model to determine if your current practices violate your state’s...

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