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3 Steps For Real Estate To Harness Data-Driven Transformation
Source:Forbes --- Digital transformation has been on the lips of most leaders the past few years, with achieving full data visibility the goal. This emphasis on making the digital transformation leap has revealed not only the vast amounts of data that exist within an...
Inside Blackberry Farm’s Stylish Push Into Real Estate and Home Design
Source: Architectural Digest --- Anyone who still thinks that the words Appalachia and luxury are mutually exclusive has never been to Blackberry Farm. Opened in 1976 on a lush 4,200 acres in Walland, Tennessee, a town of approximately 350 near the entrance of the...
Is This the Calm Before the Mortgage-Rate Storm? Here’s Why Homebuyers Should Hurry
Source: Realtor.com --- Although the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates on Wednesday, mortgage rates veered in the opposite direction and tumbled. For the week ending March 23, the nationwide average for the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.42%, according...
Housing Market Update: Spring Homebuying Season Kicks Off With Steady Demand, But Lack Of Listings Holds Back Sales
Source: Redfin --- Homebuying demand persisted as mortgage rates declined for the second week in a row after the Fed announced it will only modestly hike interest rates. But limited supply is another barrier for buyers, who are competing for the few homes on the...
How Remote Work Has Affected Real Estate Values
Source: Forbes --- The remote work boom that was seen during the pandemic has undoubtedly changed how we work in a fundamental way. For instance, a survey conducted in 2021 found that over 75% of workers would gladly sacrifice a pay raise if they could work flexibly...
Miami Homeowners Hold Onto Their Homes for 7.3 Years Before Selling
Source: Point 2 Homes --- When buying a home, no one thinks about how soon they’ll sell it. But, judging by how long the typical Miami homeowner held onto their property, that time comes much sooner than any newly minted owner might expect. And the pandemic, despite...
The number of single women homeowners continues to surpass the number of single men homeowners
Source: Bankrate --- Single women are a force to be reckoned with in residential real estate. Despite dealing with lower incomes than men, a pricey housing market and increasingly expensive mortgages, they comprise the second largest group of homebuyers — and have...
Getting a mortgage while on maternity leave
Source: Bankrate --- For many families, buying a home and having a baby are two big dreams on life’s to-do list. But what if you want to realize those dreams simultaneously? If you’re pregnant or a new mom trying to qualify for a mortgage, there’s a chance going on...
Broker thrives after overcoming market downturns
Source: MPA Mag --- Kristi Hardy (pictured) is a study in taking ownership of one’s own career path. Having previously worked in finance, sales and marketing, she sought a new career after a three-and-a-half year period of world travel in her 20s. “I started in the...
Moving On Up: From Condo to House in the 200 Largest U.S. Cities
Source: Point 2 Homes --- The spread of work-from-home arrangements amplified homeowners’ desire to upsize, with American condo-dwellers rethinking their space, as well as their proximity to neighbors. But is this attainable? Can condo owners even dream about upsizing...
Op-ed: Thinking of moving your primary residence to a tax-advantaged state? Take these steps
Source: CNBC --- It’s not unusual for wealthy taxpayers to relocate from high-tax states to low-tax states. There’s evidence in population trends: Texas and Florida — neither of which have a state income tax — were the states with the biggest population increases...
Homes with the Same Square Footage Can Appear to Be Wildly Different Sizes — Here’s Why
Source: Apartment Therapy --- Square footage in real estate isn’t too complex of a concept, even for a non-mathematically inclined person like myself. But I remember when it became very obvious to me that properties with similar square footage appear vastly different...














