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planetRE Unveils Aelo.Ai virtual staging platform
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Spotlight On: Five New Real Estate Books
Anecdotes, observations and professional strategies are on display in each book. Continue Reading Spotlight On: Five New Real Estate Books
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This is why you need a mortgage pre-approval before shopping for a home
Source: CNBC --- If you’re ready to begin your home shopping journey, make sure you get a mortgage pre-approval first. A mortgage pre-approval letter is an essential step in the homebuying process. Without pre-approval, it might be difficult to determine your budget....
The mortgage rate you get depends partly on your credit score. Here’s what to expect
Source: CNBC --- Anyone who’s exploring homeownership may know that rising interest rates and elevated home prices are making that goal challenging. The average rate on a typical 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage has been zigzagging between 6% and 7% for the last several...
ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence have proven to be ‘a super assistant’ for real estate market: Broker
Source: Yahoo! Finance --- FI Real Estate CEO and Broker Filippo Incorvaia joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss how AI is helping real estate brokers and impacting the housing industry. Video Transcript BARBARA CORCORAN: It's not just agents in real estate. Everybody...
What to do when you inherit property that’s in bad shape
Source: BankRate --- Not every inheritance is a windfall. Sometimes inherited property needs a lot of attention such as deferred maintenance issues. If you’re now responsible for a home that’s seen better days, here’s what you need to know. Most common issues with...
Planning tips for first-time homebuyers: Is it wise to buy now or wait? | Brian Loy
Source: RGJ --- Historically, young adults in their 20s and 30s were at the best age for buying their first homes. Nowadays, people ranging in age from 25 to 40 are facing first-time homebuying challenges. At today’s high prices, is it a wise decision to buy? What...
Here are some tips for beating inflation as prices start to rise
Source: CNBC --- Anyone buying a new car, or even a cup of coffee, has noticed that prices are going up. Last month, inflation accelerated at its fastest pace in about 13 years as the economic recovery gained steam, the Labor Department said. Year over year, prices...
Ask Brian: Mom and Pop Real Estate Investing Tips in a COVID World
Source: Realty Biz News --- Question from Sally in Southern Cal: Hi Brian. My husband and I want rental properties and have a little over $50,000 to get started. But the high cost means we will be risking almost everything we have in savings. I’ve done some reading...
Do You Make Real Estate Decisions Based On The Emissions Of The Property?
Source: Science 20 --- A consulting firm that charges you to tell you how to cut your emissions is now claiming that properties which don't spend a lot of money will plummet in value in the near future. So if you own commercial property, you have been warned.
Study: Real estate firms thrive on repeat and referral business
Source: Housing Wire --- Referrals from past and repeat customers still generated the greatest number of inquiries for real estate firms in 2020 with 30% of brokerage business coming from this source, the same amount as in 2018, when the survey was last completed. On...
Spotlight on Minneapolis: How the Real Estate Industry is Working to Address the Black-White Homeownership Gap
Source: The Daily Beast --- When she began working as the CEO of the Minneapolis Area REALTORS®, Carrie Chang was shocked to learn something about her hometown: The rate of Black people in Minnesota who own homes peaked in 1950. That was before the civil rights...
Top Three Real Estate Advantages: Tax Benefits, Appreciation And Refinancing
Source: Forbes --- As one of the most powerful and profitable investments you can make, real estate provides regular cash flow, a hedge against inflation and otherwise unattainable leverage. These may be the top benefits of real estate investing, but they’re only...
11 Predictions For The Future Of The Real Estate Market
Source: Forbes --- The real estate market was thrown into a tumultuous state when the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Between people losing work and being afraid or unable to move, the year in lockdown made a significant impact on the market. Even as life regains a sense of...
Should you call out real estate agent who put their best interest above yours?
Source: Washington Post --- Q: We recently sold our deceased mother’s home in Columbus, Ohio. The house needed quite a bit of work, was structurally sound, and was in a very desirable neighborhood. My siblings and I selected an agent after a couple of interviews, and...













