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The week's top real estate industry stories, and practical advice to use this weekend.

Baby boomers have no sway on the affordability of housing in major markets like San Francisco and New York City, according to a new study.

News Corp., owner of realtor.com, announced the $210 million acquisition of lead qualification service Opcity. With this acquisition, realtor.com dives deeper into the lead conversion funnel in a major way.

CBx Seller Leads is the data-driven lead provider and management software for Coldwell Banker franchises. From a pure technical solution perspective, it's an effective, minimalist way for brokers to assign, and agents to claim, new clients.

This is the second major upgrade Kelle has gotten since its initial launch in February 2018. In August, Kelle debuted snap, a skill that provides a map-based detailed profile of a neighborhood based on borders gleaned from the homeowner social network, Nextdoor. 

Johnson became SABOR's CEO on June 18 after the association conducted a six-month nationwide search to fill the position. Johnson was one of two finalist candidates.

Thad Wong of @properties, Kendall Butler of FLI Properies and Glenn Sanford of eXp Realty take the stage at Inman Connect San Francisco to help answer the fundamental question, "Why do you exist?"

Trent Gardner of ListTrac, Dominik Pogorzelski of restb.ai and Steven Marque of iTour Media offer a look at what is coming next in data and how it can be used to provide a more engaging customer experience.

Facebook Stories and Instagram Stories are two emerging opportunities for real estate pros. How can you use them effectively for your business? Here are a few key tips (and mistakes you'll want to avoid).

Inman founder Brad Inman thanks and encourages his audience as he wraps up Capital Connect at Inman Connect San Francisco 2018.

What do you do if you’re a millennial agent who wants to break into the luxury real estate market where you live? Chase Nuttall used Instagram.

A California real estate agent who sold homes with unpaid mortgages to unsuspecting buyers has been sentenced to more than six years in prison.

A Congressional Budget Office report says over the next 10 years, it will cost Uncle Sam $19 billion to cover the cost of some $12 trillion in mortgage-backed securities Fannie and Freddie are expected to create.

Uber Real Estate announced the launch of Uber Real Estate services, touting promises such as “Uber-like execution” for the real estate industry.

And though still well below the historical average of 21.2 percent, the income-to-mortgage ratio has not been this high since 2009, in the wake of the financial crisis (leading up to it, the income-to-mortgage ratio spiked past 20 percent).