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Correct House Pricing is Essential For Success
Source: Maximum Real Estate Exposure --- How to Price a House For Sale Pricing a house in a way that will encourage a timely sale is quite challenging for home sellers and often for Realtors. House pricing isn’t rocket science, yet so many get it wrong. Numerous...
Here’s What Proposed FTC Ban on Noncompete Clauses Could Mean for Real Estate Brokers
Source: CoStar --- For most U.S. real estate brokers, job hopping is part of a successful career where executives can negotiate bigger paychecks — and a more important-sounding title — at a new company once they have proven themselves to the industry. But sometimes...
HUD and Interior Team to Identify Federal Lands for Developing Affordable Housing
20% of the nation’s landmass is owned by the Department of Interior. Continue Reading HUD and Interior Team to Identify Federal Lands for Developing Affordable Housing
Tariff Agita Drives Down Builder Confidence Levels
“Construction firms are facing added cost pressures from tariffs,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. Continue Reading Tariff Agita Drives Down Builder Confidence Levels
NAR: Black Homeownership Rate Rising, But Still Below Other Demographics
The overall US homeownership rate was higher in 2023 (65.2%) than a decade ago (63.5% in 2013). Continue Reading NAR: Black Homeownership Rate Rising, But Still Below Other Demographics
Report: Fannie Mae Maintains Blacklist of Over 5,000 Condo Communities
Florida has more than 1,400 developments blacklisted, with California, Colorado, Hawaii and Texas rounding out the top five states. Continue Reading Report: Fannie Mae Maintains Blacklist of Over 5,000 Condo Communities
‘Seinfeld’-Inspired Fraudster Sentenced for Real Estate Scams
Thomas John Sfraga was also known by the alias TJ Stone. Continue Reading ‘Seinfeld’-Inspired Fraudster Sentenced for Real Estate Scams
Voice of America Parent Agency Cancels Lease on New DC Headquarters
The USAGM cited “obscene over-spending including a nearly quarter-of-a-billion-dollar lease for a Pennsylvania Avenue high-rise.” Continue Reading Voice of America Parent Agency Cancels Lease on New DC Headquarters
Florida Lawmakers Consider Accessory Dwelling Units to Solve Affordable Housing Shortage
Under the legislation, ADUs would not be allowed in planned unit developments or master planned communities. Continue Reading Florida Lawmakers Consider Accessory Dwelling Units to Solve Affordable Housing Shortage
Grand Opening for The Lindley, 37-Story San Diego Luxury Highrise
The Lindley is LEED Gold Certified and offers electric vehicle charging stations and access-controlled bike storage. Continue Reading Grand Opening for The Lindley, 37-Story San Diego Luxury Highrise
5 Consent Orders Tied to Unregistered British Columbia Mortgage Broker
Four real estate licensees and one mortgage broker recently entered into consent orders with disciplinary action. Continue Reading 5 Consent Orders Tied to Unregistered British Columbia Mortgage Broker
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 10-14
HUD’s new priorities, Gavin Newsom’s financial benefactors and a pair of high-profile acquisition stories – one genuine, one not. Continue Reading Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 10-14
