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CrossCountry Mortgage Debuts Program to Help First-Time Buyers with Down Payment Costs
CCM Smart Start is available in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Continue Reading CrossCountry Mortgage Debuts Program to Help First-Time Buyers with Down Payment Costs
ATTOM Unveils Neighborhood Navigator
The new offering provides community-level information including insight on school districts and grades. Continue Reading ATTOM Unveils Neighborhood Navigator
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Quarter of people have seen housing costs rise in past three months as increasing rent and mortgage rates put pressure on household finances
Source: This Is Money --- A quarter of British adults have seen the cost of their mortgage or rent increase over the past three months, with 18–34-year-olds the most likely to be affected. Meanwhile only 3 per cent of people saw their rent or mortgage payments...
Growing your real estate business abroad? Consider a helping brand
Source: Inman --- In today’s global business landscape, taking the right name — and all that comes with it — can make all the competitive difference. More than a name and a pretty logo, a brand is a feeling — purchased in trust, maintained by consistency, and...
What is an independent broker? Pros and cons
Source: Inman --- For real estate agents who are looking for a chance to take their professional life to the next level, pursuing the role of real estate broker is a natural step. While part of the pursuit of this goal involves additional education and training, it...
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...
Movers and Real Estate Agents: Why Realtors Should Partner with Movers
Source: Southern Maryland Chronicle --- Powerful partnerships are the key to improving revenues and profits. The biggest dilemma lies in finding a trustworthy moving company that has the same business goal as you. In real estate, for example, a partnership between...
All Things Real Estate: Solar spells savings on commercial properties
Source: The Island Now --- Most owners of commercial properties are ignorant of the benefits of using solar and energy cells in the day-to day-operation of their establishments. Why is this you ask? My professional opinion is that not enough advertising and promotion...
How To Make a Good First Impression as a Real Estate Agent
Source: Racine County Eye --- Over the past few years, Racine, Wisconsin, has continued to grow with new housing developments and many first-time homebuyers in the market. Since real estate has become such a targeted industry in this county, more and more new real...
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Why would seller refuse buyer’s inspection request?
Source: Herald-Tribune --- Q: In a recent article you suggested to a daughter that when selling her mother’s home in poor condition that she could just refuse the buyer’s request to have a home inspection. Why in the world would you suggest that? Refusing a buyer to...
GET STARTED ON YOUR REAL ESTATE CAREER WITH THIS INFORMATIVE BUNDLE
Source: Black Enterprise --- Locales around the nation are experiencing a real estate boom as home prices nationally continue to soar. In June, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index shared data that showed an 18.6% increase in home prices, which...
