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New Handbook Designed to Help Homebuyers Purchasing Insurance
NAR President Kenny Parcell said the handbook prepares buyers for “a conversation with their insurance professional.” Continue Reading New Handbook Designed to Help Homebuyers Purchasing Insurance
Plunk Debuts AI-Powered Home Analysis Tool
The platform tracks over 104 million U.S. homes. Continue Reading Plunk Debuts AI-Powered Home Analysis Tool
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Better Mortgage Launches Mortgage Product, called ‘Equity Unlocker’
Better Mortgage announced the launch of the Equity Unlocker program, a new financial product designed for those with vested equity in their employer, like many employees in the tech space. Amazon employees will be the first to have access to the Equity Unlocker, which...
Hanover Insurance Group Partners with Harris Poll to Develop 2023 Home Buying and Renovation Report
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. released its 2023 Home Buying and Renovation Report, which provides insights into recent home buying trends and plans for renovations in the new year. The Hanover commissioned The Harris Poll to conduct the research, which found that...
Tips on avoiding mortgage layoffs
Source: MPA Mag --- The mortgage industry has seen better days. Volatile interest rates fueled by inflation have created a climate where the average loan officer is now closing less than one loan per month with refinance locks plummeting to a low not seen in more than...
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...
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...













