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Today’s Housing Market Has Nearly 37% More Sellers Than Buyers
There have been over 30% more sellers than buyers since April. Continue Reading Today’s Housing Market Has Nearly 37% More Sellers Than Buyers
Report: Real Estate Firms Cite Housing Affordability as Their Greatest Challenge
The report also found 46% of sales volume was generated from repeat business and 44% from past client referrals. Continue Reading Report: Real Estate Firms Cite Housing Affordability as Their Greatest Challenge
Will home prices go down?
Source: Bankrate --- In 2022, hopeful homebuyers were up against sky-high interest rates and rock-bottom inventory deficits. These factors put homeownership out of reach for many people, particularly first-time buyers, who saw monthly mortgage payments on a typical...
Mortgage costs lock out California home buyers
Source: Cal Matters --- Back in 2021, when mortgage interest rates were plumbing all time-lows, Caitlyn O’Connell and her fiance nearly closed on a home in San Luis Obispo. They backed out of the deal after discovering major issues with mold, she said. Over the course...
Boomer Dads Are Driving Real-Estate Agents Nuts
Source: Curbed --- Last spring at a townhouse showing in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the agent David Harris watched his client, a married millennial with a kid, bounce from room to room before taking a seat on a staged sofa — a gesture Harris had come to regard as a cue that...
Commercial real estate trends in 2023
Source: Inside Tucson Business --- Three years. That is how long it has been since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the seismic effect it had on all elements of life, including the commercial real estate market. As the economy continues to rehabilitate, here is...
In Fast-Growing Georgia, These Areas Are Leading the Housing Price Surge
Source: NewsBreak --- Georgia residents are more than familiar with population growth. It's been happening around them for decades, after all. The nation's 12th-fastest growing state in 2022, Georgia has seen a nearly 14% population increase since 2010. While the...
Nearly Nine in 10 Metro Areas Posted Home Price Gains in the Fourth Quarter of 2022
Source: National Association of Realtors --- WASHINGTON (February 9, 2023) – Approximately nine out of 10 metro markets registered home price gains in the fourth quarter of 2022 despite mortgage rates eclipsing 7%, according to the National Association of...
Should You Buy a Multi-Family Home? 6 Pros and Cons
Source: The Ascent --- Depending on where you live in this great big country of ours, you likely have several options when it comes to buying a house. I live in a neighborhood (and indeed, a city) full of multi-family houses, and in fact, I currently live in one as a...
How to Find a Real Estate Agent
Source: Point2Homes --- Whether you’re buying or selling a home, a real estate transaction is one of the most complicated deals most of us will ever undertake. Unfortunately, it’s not a skill you can easily practice, so it’s essential to have someone by your side who...
Beyond Asset Protection: The Three-Legged Stool Of Real Estate Investing
Source: Forbes --- When I was a freshly-minted real estate attorney (my firm now employs over 400 people in four states), I was all about the asset protection and the tax savings. I would give my clients great strategies on how to reduce their taxes to nearly zero and...
The First 50 Speakers Confirmed for Blueprint Vegas 2023
Feb. 11, 2023 - Planning is well underway for Blueprint Vegas 2023, the premier event for the global real estate technology community, which is taking place September 12-14, 2023 in Las Vegas. Already confirmed to take the stage are some of the industry’s most...
