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Minnesota Real Estate Agent Charged with Multiple Tax Crimes
Kevin Patrick Mullen evaded paying income taxes earned through his business, Ideal Properties and Investments LLC, from 2019 through 2023. Continue Reading Minnesota Real Estate Agent Charged with Multiple Tax Crimes
The Top Luxury Housing Market Is…Detroit?
Within Detroit, the entry level into the top 10% in that market’s luxury housing sector is $721,625. Continue Reading The Top Luxury Housing Market Is…Detroit?
Signs of a housing bubble are brewing
Source: CNN --- US home prices have soared to new heights and keep on climbing, and now some researchers and economists are saying they have seen signs of a housing bubble brewing. Home prices are rising faster than market forces would indicate they should and are...
Can Investors Time The Real Estate Market?
Source: Forbes --- Think for a moment about today’s real estate market. The rebound from the pandemic is real, and rental and sales numbers are breaking records every day. Is now a good time to jump in? It’s a controversial topic, but unfortunately, unless you can...
Should You Waive Contingencies To Win a Home? 4 Situations When It Might Be OK
Source: Realtor --- This is not an easy time for homebuyers. Simply put, housing inventory is at historic lows and home prices are at historic highs, resulting in one of the most competitive times to buy a house ever. This red-hot market has prompted many buyers to go...
How Cryptocurrency Is Changing Real Estate
Source: Nasdaq --- We hear from Marc Roberts, owner and founder of E11EVEN Partners, about the rise of buying real estate with cryptocurrency, the factors driving this trend and some of the barriers that are still in the way of further adoption. How is cryptocurrency...
How Skyrocketing Gas Prices Affect the Real Estate Market
Source: The Motley Fool --- Inflation's impact on energy costs was already being felt before the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but now new sanctions restricting the exportation of fuel are exacerbating the problem and causing gas prices to soar. While it may not seem like...
There’s never been such a severe shortage of homes in the U.S. Here’s why
Source: NPR --- Emerson Claus has been building houses for 45 years. But he has never faced delays like he is now trying to get basic building materials. "I had a client ask me to add a door," he says at a job site outside Boston. "We just waited six months to get...
Canada housing market showing signs of ‘cooling’ as more interest rate hikes loom
Source: Global News --- Real estate watchers say rising interest rates are already starting to have a “cooling effect” on Canada’s hot housing market, but some economists are warning that the Bank of Canada will have to strike a tough balance with monetary policy...
Condo Prices Jump to Record High as Buyers Seek Relative Affordability
Source: Redfin --- The typical U.S. condo sold for a record $319,000 in February, up 14.6% from a year earlier and 22.7% from two years earlier, just before the pandemic began. Condos are in demand partly because they’re a comparatively affordable option amid...
9 Types of Real Estate Marketing Materials That’ll Help You Sell More Homes
Source: Realty Biz News --- If you’re a real estate agent, then you know that marketing is key to your success. Without effective marketing, it’s tough to sell homes. That’s why it’s important to have a variety of real estate marketing materials at your disposal. This...
NY real estate market: Sellers remain in driving seat
Source: Fox 5 New York --- It's news any seller would want to hear: offers on their home are pouring in, many above the asking price. Doris Kason and her partner Suzanne Colon at Douglas Elliman have been navigating the real estate market throughout the COVID-19...
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