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CFPB Penalizes Freedom Mortgage and Realty Connect for Kickback Scheme
CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said his agency “will be vigilant in rooting out anti-competitive behavior that interferes with consumers’ ability to choose financial products and services.” Continue Reading CFPB Penalizes Freedom Mortgage and Realty Connect for Kickback Scheme
Tech Trends: Is Your Online Presence Working For You?
You need a great point-of-sale (POS) system to be competitive. But what makes a POS truly great? Continue Reading Tech Trends: Is Your Online Presence Working For You?
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Sellers Retreat from the Market, Increasing Inventory Shortage and Buoying Home Prices; Affordability Takes Step Back on Rising Interest Rates
Black Knight, Inc.'s Data & Analytics division released its latest Mortgage Monitor Report, based on the company's mortgage, real estate, and public records datasets. With both supply and demand in the housing market being impacted by a volatile interest rate...
The 1031 Exchange Tax Deduction That Home Sellers and Real Estate Investors Have Been Using for Decades is at Risk of Being Sunset
In the president's budget plan for 2024, Biden is calling for an end to what the IRS calls a like-kind exchange, or a 1031 exchange, as it is commonly known among real estate professionals. The strategy allows sellers to postpone paying taxes on any capital gains — or...
How To Set Up LLCs For Real Estate Investing
Source: Forbes --- A few blog posts ago, I explained, in shorthand, a formula I use for setting up LLCs in real estate investing. It’s not a universal formula, but it’s a very robust structure that can help most real estate investors create anonymity for their...
There Are 9,000 Real Estate Agents in the Portland Area. Are You Next?
Source: Portland Monthly --- In an industry where there’s no cap to how much you can earn, there’s bound to be a lot of competition—who wouldn’t jostle for a chance to make it big in real estate? That’s especially true in a city like Portland, with housing inventory...
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Hot housing market creates equally hot real estate jobs market
Source: Business Report --- Despite a sharp rise in mortgage rates, U.S. housing market activity continues to sizzle, and—at least through March—generate new jobs each month. There are now nearly 1.8 million people working in real estate services, more than before the...
The Salespersons Best Practices
The entire process is what I refer to as a best practices action system. Some salespeople question why they are not getting the outstanding results expected in their sales career? Some feel that the harder they try, they beat their heads against a wall or race down a...
How To Be A Successful New Leader
Source: Forbes --- We have been toiling away long and hard, being accountable, going the extra mile, starting early and finishing late to get the numbers and hammering those key performance indicators (KPIs). Then we get promoted to become responsible for others as...
What is a housing bubble? Answering your questions as housing market spikes, raises concerns
Source: USA Today --- America's real estate market may be showing signs of a housing bubble as prices become “unhinged from fundamentals,” according to the authors of a blog post published by the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank. House prices can fall out of sync with...
Leaders: how to know if you need to be a builder or an optimizer
Source: Fast Company --- Every company is unique—in size, vertical, culture, and more. Still, despite the uniqueness of every company, most fall into two categories when it comes to growing the business: building and optimizing. Generally, businesses need leaders who...
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...
Climbing the digital property ladder: Helping real estate brands move with the times
Source: Marketing Week --- A friend recently told me: “I’m only looking for flats in this postcode, because you can get Deliveroo.” This tongue-in-cheek comment holds more than a grain of truth. The pandemic has fundamentally changed people’s attitude towards their...
Here’s How Redfin Agents Are Helping Homebuyers Win Bidding Wars in the Most Competitive Market in History
Source: Redfin --- Nine out of 10 Redfin agents say this is the most competitive real estate market they’ve ever seen or close to it, according to a March survey of 326 Redfin agents. Supply is at a record low and buyers are competing fiercely for the homes that are...
