{"id":831,"date":"2014-08-14T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/listhubnews.com\/mls\/?p=831"},"modified":"2014-09-15T01:35:57","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T01:35:57","slug":"listhub-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listhubnews.com\/mls\/listhub-in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"ListHub in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"

In July we announced our new relationship with the National Association of REALTORS\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(NAR) to guide Realtors\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0in maximizing their opportunities in the global real estate marketplace. The agreement provides real estate professionals with best-in-class international listing distribution and global education as well as discounts for Realtors\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0to leverage worldwide advertising exposure available through ListHub Global.<\/p>\n

“The prevalence of international investment in\u00a0the United States\u00a0presents a tremendous opportunity for Realtors\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0to expand their market and reach international buyers and investors, if they are prepared to do so,” said\u00a0Steve Brown, 2014 president of NAR. “This arrangement offers the education and tools to provide global real estate service, as well as an economic advantage for Realtors\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0to reach the international marketplace through ListHub Global.”<\/p>\n

The agreement provides discounts for NAR’s Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) curriculum, a series of global real estate courses that provide the knowledge, research, network and tools to help Realtors\u00ae <\/sup>globalize their business and acquire international clients, for ListHub Global customers. CIPS-certified Realtors\u00ae <\/sup>have access to the CIPS Referral Network, comprised of 2,300 elite agents in 45 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n

The agreement also provides CIPS designees with a 10 percent discount for the ListHub Global service. The ListHub Global network offers brokers the opportunity to increase global exposure of their listings within a controlled platform, with ListHub’s signature streamlined management, comprehensive data protections and unmatched performance metrics. With the merger of ListHub Global network partners EdenHome and ListGlobally, the ListHub Global network includes more than 70 international property publishers in over 40 countries, reaching 60 million international customers.<\/p>\n

Helping Realtors\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Become Global Experts<\/b><\/p>\n

The CIPS program helps Realtors\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0develop the specialized expertise required in an international transaction, from currency issues and financing to visa and tax laws. The exclusive discounts available through the arrangement with ListHub Global empower Realtors\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0to invest in the combined resources for an unparalleled market advantage when working with international buyers.<\/p>\n

The international market is at peak levels, reaching a record\u00a0$92.2 billion\u00a0in sales between\u00a0April 2013\u00a0and March 2014\u00a0according to NAR’s\u00a02014 Profile of International Home Buying Activity,\u00a0<\/i>released this month. Sales to international clients have jumped 35 percent from the previous period’s level of\u00a0$68.2 billion.<\/p>\n

The report also highlights a substantial increase in sales to buyers from\u00a0China, increasing from\u00a0$12.8 billion\u00a0in the prior period to\u00a0$22 billion\u00a0in the 12 months ending in\u00a0March 2014, and now accounting for nearly 25 percent of total sales to international buyers. Buyers from\u00a0China\u00a0generally purchased in higher-priced markets, and 76 percent of reported transactions were all-cash purchases. Appreciation of the Chinese yuan and affordable property contributed to the appeal of the U.S market for many buyers from\u00a0China, according to the report.<\/p>\n

The ListHub Global network includes the leading real estate search website in\u00a0China, SouFun, which reports more than three million unique visitors each day. Among the site’s 12 million SouFun members, 25 percent have plans to invest in properties outside\u00a0China\u00a0within the next three years.<\/p>\n

“Buyers from\u00a0China\u00a0are predicted to continue to grow in the coming years, yet\u00a0China’s\u00a0rigorous Internet regulations limit opportunities to advertise listings in mainland\u00a0China\u00a0without working directly with\u00a0China\u2019s property portals,” said\u00a0Celeste Starchild, vice president and general manager of ListHub. “ListHub Global allows Realtors\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0to reach buyers in\u00a0China\u00a0within the same secure platform they use for national advertising, in a seamless experience that ensures the data is Multiple Listing Service (MLS)-accurate across the global network of real estate search websites.”<\/p>\n

Click here to read this news in Inman<\/a> or AimGroup.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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