Jeffrey  Barkstall

Jeffrey Barkstall

GRI, SRS

License #: 475.128819

Heartland Real Estate Of Central Illinois, Inc.

Mobile:
217.637.0374
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217.352.4288 ext. 54
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Zillow Preview Transforms Premarketing From Guesswork to Data-Driven Strategy

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Tue, 2026-04-28 11:57

Agents have long done some version of pre-marketing—reaching out to their networks, posting on social, circulating a “Coming Soon” to their database. But what hasn’t existed, until now, is a way to make those listings publicly visible: open to every buyer and searchable by anyone.  Zillow Preview changes that. Rather than keeping pre-market listings behind…

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William Raveis Expands Raveis365+ Platform With AI Integration

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Tue, 2026-04-28 11:49

William Raveis has introduced an enhanced version of its Raveis365+ platform, now integrating advanced AI tools designed to support agents, buyers and sellers with greater speed and efficiency.  The family-owned brokerage continues to invest in technology aimed at long-term agent success, with Co-President Ryan Raveis unveiling the platform to a large audience of sales associates…

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Compass Says State Private Listing Ban Doesn’t Bar Its Marketing Strategy

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Tue, 2026-04-28 11:33

Compass is pushing back hard against the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), arguing in a new court filing that its 3-Phased Marketing (3PM) strategy fully complies with Washington state’s incoming public marketing law—and that NWMLS’s counterclaims against the brokerage should be thrown out entirely. In a motion to dismiss filed April 23 in the U.S.…

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‘Home price growth at the national level has stalled,’ economist says

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Tue, 2026-04-28 10:37
More than half of major metros saw price declines in February, though prices in inventory-constrained markets are still seeing rising prices.

‘A game changer’: Agents react to $880M Real-REMAX deal

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Tue, 2026-04-28 09:54
Agent responses range from enthusiasm to skepticism as the industry processes another major brokerage merger.

Roomvu upgrades AI platform to keep agents visible — even when they go quiet

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Tue, 2026-04-28 09:28
Roomvu's updated AI platform auto-generates two weeks of content from live MLS data, distributes it across eight social channels and follows up on leads.
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