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Hey, Buyers: These Home Appraisal Tips Are for You
Source: Houselogic --- Most people have deeply personal reasons for wanting to buy a home. Maybe it’s the bathroom that feels like a dreamy, modern spa. Or that two-tiered deck just made for parties. Your lender doesn’t care about the freestanding tub. Or the built-in...
15 Ways To Stay On Top Of Real Estate Market Trends
Source: Forbes --- With the real estate market constantly fluctuating, real estate professionals need to keep a finger on the pulse of market trends. Home values, buyer demand and mortgage rates are just a few of the critical areas realtors should constantly focus on....
How to become a Teflon agent and win in any market
Source: Real Estate Business --- There is no bigger chasm in the real estate industry than what you can control and what you can’t. But I guarantee that controllables will defeat the uncontrollables every time without exception in every market. Living in the...
THE BUYING PROCESS FOR REAL ESTATE WITH 7 KEY POINTS
Source: Front Porch News --- Buying a home in Sulphur Springs (or in Hopkins County & the surrounding area) is daunting. With the right real estate company, you’ll feel supported like having an advocate looking out for your interests and goals. So many details go...
Why Real Estate Agents Are Not Thrilled About Your White Kitchen Cabinets
Source: Kitchn --- OK, so real estate agents don’t passionately hate your white kitchen cabinets, but they sure do have some thoughts about them. For some, it’s just that they’re so tired of seeing them over and over again. For others, it’s the fact that the...
Cringe Behavior Real Estate Agents Are Seeing Now at Open Houses
Source: Realtor.com --- Open house etiquette is all about common sense. Here are a few no-brainers that every potential buyer should know: Don’t park on the lawn, take off your shoes when you go inside (or put on booties, if they’re offered), and never peek inside the...
US Senators Ask DOJ to Investigate RealPage Rent Algorithm
Source: Globest --- A group of US senators, including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, have sent a letter to the Department of Justice urging an investigation of the role RealPage’s Yieldstar algorithm plays in setting rents. In a letter to Assistant Attorney...
New Online Marketplace Plans to Simplify 1031 Exchanges for Ag Investors
Ten31 Farms, an online real estate marketplace, has launched an online marketplace it says will simplify 1031 exchanges for accredited investors in the farming and agricultural sector. According to Section 1031 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, an investor may sell a...
Redfin: Almost Half of Home Sellers Now Making Concessions to Buyers
A record 13% of home sales include a price cut and a final sale price below the list price in addition to concessions, which often include money toward repairs and mortgage-rate buydowns, according to new data from Redfin. Home sellers gave concessions to buyers in...
THE FUTURE (HOUSING MARKET) IS BECOMING MORE FEMALE
Source: RisMedia --- The 2023 housing market will be different than what we’ve seen over the past two and a half years. Instead of frenzied competition, home sales activity will be more deliberate. Buyers will have more room for negotiation and sellers will have to...
The Shifting Boomer Bulge: More bad news for America’s housing crisis?
Source: Placemakers --- This is the first part of a two-part conversation with Arthur C. (Christian “Chris”) Nelson, professor emeritus of urban planning and real estate development at the University of Arizona, as well as presidential professor emeritus of city and...
Chicago Housing Market Forecast
Source: US News --- If you ask people to name a city known for its deep-dish pizza, Bears (and Cubs) and mobster history, nobody would second-guess the great Windy City, Chicago. Chicago experienced lower home price appreciation than most cities in the U.S. in recent...
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