Current News & Events
Leadership Changes Announced at Fannie Mae
Brandon Hamara and John Roscoe were named co-presidents of Fannie Mae. Continue Reading Leadership Changes Announced at Fannie Mae
ENRG Realty Begins Operations in Hawaii
Maui-based Gina Duncan was named the company’s designated broker for Hawaii. Continue Reading ENRG Realty Begins Operations in Hawaii
Californians are fleeing to Mexico to escape outrageous housing prices
Source: Fortune --- Southern California might be a great place to live, but the pandemic and an expensive housing market have pushed many residents to move—like, all the way to Mexico. Year-over-year home prices in the Los Angeles metro area were up 15.2% in 2021,...
How real estate agents can tap the lucrative Airbnb investing market
Source: Inman --- Airbnb property investing is quickly becoming the go-to arena for those wanting to dip their toes into a profitable market. Here's how to get in on working with these buyers.
How Did Dog Rooms Become a Thing?
Source: The Spruce --- When you bring home a new baby, it is completely normal and expected that your bundle of joy will have his or her own space, a room set up with a crib, a changing table, maybe a rocking chair for feeding and cuddling. How about when you bring...
Black buyers are getting pushed out of the housing market faster than anyone else
Source: Business Insider --- Housing affordability just hit an all time-low — and it's making homeownership especially unattainable for Black Americans. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), only 245,300 of the homes currently listed for sale are...
The virtual real estate boom is turning the metaverse into the Wild West. And it has the true believers on edge.
Source: Protocol --- When Artur Sychov, the founder and CEO of metaverse platform Somnium Space, turned on his webcam for our interview, I was greeted by a black lizard-like creature, standing upright and emanating a pattern of white and green light across his face...
Mountain towns across the West are facing a housing crisis. Can the Methow break the mold?
Source: Seattle Times --- METHOW VALLEY, Okanogan County — Cold didn’t faze Molly Starcher as she hauled 20-pound bags of confectioners’ sugar barehanded from Winthrop’s snow-covered boardwalk into The Little Dipper Café & Bakery on a zero-degree late December...
Top Features and Home Design Trends for 2022 Revealed
Source: World Property Journal --- The National Association of Home Builders is reporting that U.S. homebuyer preferences have continued to reverse trends in home building as builders work to respond to new interests in the wake of COVID-19. Increased desire for...
Could Luxury Homes One Day Fill America’s Languishing Office Buildings?
Source: Realtor --- As American manufacturing declined over the decades, major cities inherited vast stretches of disused factories and warehouses. Eventually, savvy owners and developers redesigned and renovated that manufacturing space to create desirable downtown...
5 Eye Opening Charts That Show Why Rental Real Estate Is a Smart Investment
Source: The Motley Fool --- Rental real estate has long been proven one of the best ways to build wealth through real estate. Residential rental real estate, in particular, is an appealing asset class because it provides housing -- an essential service that will never...
New homes are getting bigger
Source: Realty Biz News --- As the COVID-19 pandemic refuses to disappear, people are looking for bigger homes. Now, builders report that the average size of the new homes they’re building has increased to 2,524 square feet as buyers look for greater space. The...
