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NAR Rolls Out Latest Version of Consumer Marketing Campaign
The campaign’s focus is supplemented by the fourth season of NAR’s docuseries “First-Time Buyer.” Continue Reading NAR Rolls Out Latest Version of Consumer Marketing Campaign
Tech Trends: Create More Meaningful Email Campaigns
Tech columnist Tony Garritano considers three email platforms for improving your business communications messaging. Continue Reading Tech Trends: Create More Meaningful Email Campaigns
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Important Deadlines in a Real Estate Purchase Contract
Understanding the real estate process can be challenging. There are numerous moving parts, and no one transaction is ever the same, which means you must constantly learn new material. To truly become a good agent, you must learn the real estate purchase deadlines,...
Real Estate Agents Partner with Nestfully on New Consumer Portal
Nestfully, a new industry initiative built for consumers and powered by brokers and MLSs, has reached the initial launch stage and is now available to millions of consumers in nine of the most populated states in the U.S. "Giving consumers unbiased, ad-free...
Real estate agents and insiders expose the secret tactics used to lure buyers and sellers
Source: ABC News --- If you are fortunate enough to try to enter Australia's property market, you have come across its gatekeepers – real estate agents. You may have suspected price guides were being lowballed, been promised the world by an agent, or felt like you...
More Americans Choose Real Estate as the Best Investment Than Ever Before
Source: Keeping Current Matters --- Americans’ opinion on the value of real estate as an investment is climbing. That’s according to an annual survey from Gallup. Not only is real estate viewed as the best investment for the ninth year in a row, but more Americans...
Bad Inflation Reports Raise Odds of Surprise 0.75-Percentage-Point Rate Rise This Week
Source: The Wall Street Journal --- A string of troubling inflation reports in recent days is likely to lead Federal Reserve officials to consider surprising markets with a larger-than-expected 0.75-percentage-point interest rate increase at their meeting this week....
Big landlords jump into the homebuilding business as demand for single-family rentals surges
Source: CNBC --- As demand for single-family rental homes surges, big landlords are jumping into the homebuilding business to shore up falling supplies. The push comes as more Americans have the flexibility to work from anywhere and are looking for larger spaces with...
Prepare yourself: ‘The U.S. housing market is at the beginning stages of the most significant contraction in activity since 2006’
Source: Market Watch --- The U.S. housing sector is in the midst of the biggest slowdown in over a decade, one economist says. But don’t expect prices to fall back down to earth just yet. “The U.S. housing market is at the beginning stages of the most significant...
8 DIY Disasters That Can Make a Horrible First Impression on Buyers
Source: Realtor --- When touring a home for sale, first impressions are everything—and we’re not just talking about curb appeal. It’s common for sellers to spruce up their house before putting it on the market, and some of these home improvements can include DIY...
What Is Private Mortgage Insurance? Here’s Everything Homebuyers Need to Know
Source: CNET --- If you make a down payment of less than 20% on your home, you'll probably have to purchase private mortgage insurance. When you make a smaller down payment, lenders tend to consider you a higher-risk candidate for a mortgage, and the PMI requirement...
The 5 Things Nobody Tells You About Buying a House on a Lake
Source: Apartment Therapy --- Taking the plunge on waterfront life involves more than just a hefty price tag. For all the perks of buying a lake house (of which there are many!) there are also a few tedious downsides that need to be considered and budgeted for before...
Luxury Homes Are in High Demand
Source: Keeping Current Matters --- As people realize their needs are changing, some are turning to luxury housing to find their dream home. Investopedia helps define what pushes a home into this category. In a recent article, they point out that a luxury home isn’t...
It all Matters
Debbie Bloyd is a contributing author to Weekly Real Estate News and can be contacted at 469-768-0337 or [email protected] Yesterday was maddening! I spent a lot of time on the phone with a client and his mom. Another first-time homebuyer with too much help...
What Are the Best Options for Today’s First-Time Homebuyers?
Source: Keeping Current Matters --- If you’re looking to buy your first home, you’re likely balancing several factors. Because both mortgage rates and home prices have risen this year, it costs more to buy a home than it did even just a few months ago. But that...












