Meet Greater Hartford’s Top 25 Real Estate Power Players
Source: Hartford Business --- The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the commercial real estate industry, propelling some sectors, like warehouse and distribution,and dealing setbacks to others, including office space. Despite all the turmoil and uncertainty,...
5 Steps to Becoming a Local Real Estate Market Expert
Source: Ris Media --- Real estate, like politics, is all local. When buyers and sellers are browsing the internet looking for the right agent to guide them through their next transaction, they’re looking for a local real estate market expert. Here are five strategies...
The Real Estate Sector Learns Sustainability Is Key for Both ROI and Resilience
Source: Triple Pundit --- The path to net-zero is taking another step forward, as one of the world’s highest carbon-emitting sectors says it is amplifying its focus on sustainability and decarbonization. We know the scientific rationale driving the worldwide push for...
The always-evolving real estate market
Source: Amisun --- Not everyone wants to own a home of their own. Those of us who have always owned rather than rented understand the challenges faced in ownership, whether you’re in a single-family home or a condo. I know the feeling; there have been many days when I...
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Meet Greater Hartford’s Top 25 Real Estate Power Players
Source: Hartford Business --- The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the commercial real estate industry, propelling some sectors, like warehouse and distribution,and dealing setbacks to others, including office space. Despite all the turmoil and uncertainty,...
Was Real Estate the Real Cause of the American Revolution?
Source:Ris Media --- For centuries, historians have debated whether the American Revolution was driven more by ideas or economics. I’m fully in the “ideas” camp, but it would be disingenuous to believe that an economic crisis doesn’t lead to grandiose ideas....
Report: Climate change poses risk to real estate investments beyond the coasts
Source: WRAL Tech Wire --- According to a new report co-authored by The Climate Service, real estate investments are especially prone to climate risk, as the impact of climate-related damage from rising seas and storms along coastlines is projected to cost cities as...
Can You Beat a Seller’s Market by Buying a Short Sale Home?
Source: Credible --- Faced with a booming housing market, rising home prices, and stiff competition from other buyers, you may wonder if buying a short sale home is a good way to pay less for a house. In March 2021, one out of every 11,396 homes were in some stage of...
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The Real Estate Sector Learns Sustainability Is Key for Both ROI and Resilience
Source: Triple Pundit --- The path to net-zero is taking another step forward, as one of the world’s highest carbon-emitting sectors says it is amplifying its focus on sustainability and decarbonization. We know the scientific rationale driving the worldwide push for...
The always-evolving real estate market
Source: Amisun --- Not everyone wants to own a home of their own. Those of us who have always owned rather than rented understand the challenges faced in ownership, whether you’re in a single-family home or a condo. I know the feeling; there have been many days when I...
Is This Real Estate Market Boom a Bubble?
Source: Hour Detroit --- As anyone who’s looking to buy a house knows, the metro Detroit real estate market is on fire, with inventory low, demand high, and prices through the roof. We asked Jeff Tucker, senior economist at Zillow, for answers to some of the most...
Was Real Estate the Real Cause of the American Revolution?
Source:Ris Media --- For centuries, historians have debated whether the American Revolution was driven more by ideas or economics. I’m fully in the “ideas” camp, but it would be disingenuous to believe that an economic crisis doesn’t lead to grandiose ideas....
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