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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...
Gen Z Homebuyers Prefer Smart Homes over Large Homes
Many U.S. homebuyers and sellers are rethinking their approach to achieving their real estate goals, according to a study commissioned by RE/MAX. 2022 saw a notable increase in mortgage rates compared to historic lows in 2020-21 and with many economic factors to watch...
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Boston Real Estate Experts Warn of Rise in Online Rental Scams
Source: NBC Boston --- Real estate experts in Boston continue to warn of scams in the online rental community, especially as many people take to social media to find new listings. It’s an ongoing search that Brighton resident, Rebecca Cuhna, knows well. “Sometimes I’m...
Zillow co-founder shares real estate tips, work culture at Power Forward event
Source: Tallahassee Democrat --- This year's Power Forward Speaker Series featuring Spencer Rascoff was a master class in real estate and the art of navigating pitfalls as a tech entrepreneur. The ninth annual event was co-presented Thursday by First Commerce Credit...
An uncle’s advice led Mark Cothran into the world of real estate
Source: Upstate Business Journal --- When Mark Cothran was 6 years old, his father Al, a former Air Force and commercial airline pilot, was killed in a training crash at an Army helicopter school in Texas. Years later, Al’s younger brother, John, gave Mark what he...
Can empty offices become affordable housing? New legislation seeks to try
Source: MarketWatch --- As the 2020 coronavirus lockdowns ground America to a halt, a few early prognostications rang out. “New York is dead,” one pundit declared. “Are we going to work from home forever?” asked the New York Times. And plenty of publications, this one...
Survive the Wild Real Estate Market With Technology
Source: Scotsman Guide --- With interest rates near all-time lows, the real estate and mortgage industries are booming. In January 2021, U.S. existing-home sales reached their highest level since 2006. And in the previous 12 months, one in 10 Americans moved either by...
Real-estate listing in Washington shows ‘knight’ enjoying home’s amenities, using toilet in full armor
Source: WANE --- It’s a home fit for a king — or at least a very domestic knight. A real-estate agent in Washington is having a bit of fun with the listing photos for his latest Spokane-area property, most of which show a fully armored “knight” enjoying the home’s...
Real Estate Round-Up: T is for transfer disclosure statement
Source: Village News --- The simple definition of disclosure is “the action of making new or secret information known.” The antonym is equally simple and profound, “concealment.” In California real estate, the Transfer Disclosure Statement is something sellers are...
Denver Metro’s summer real estate shift will benefit buyers and sellers
Source: Denver Post --- For the last year, the narrative surrounding Denver Metro’s real estate market has told a story of strength, resilience, and intensifying demand. While all of that continues to ring true, as society makes its return to a state of “normal,”...
Mortgage and real estate news this week: Most homeowners still haven’t refinanced and the rise of digital staging
Source: Bank Rate --- Refinancing remains a crucial part of the mortgage news cycle, but there’s other important stuff going on, too. As the end of the summer draws near, here’s what you need to know. (And no, cooler temperatures do not hold any promise for a...
How’s the real estate market? Then and now
Source:Record-Bee--- As you might suspect, coming up with material for these columns every week can be challenging. This week, as I reviewed industry newsletters, emails from readers, and conversations with my Realtors, it got me thinking about how much has changed...
San Francisco Real Estate: Long-Time Tenants Get $475,000 Buyout To Move Out Of Apartment
Source: KPIX --- Even in the crazy world of San Francisco real estate, a $475,000 voluntary buyout offered to one couple to move out of the apartment they have lived in for three decades has captured the attention of social media and local residents. The voluntary...
Voices Limiting like-kind exchanges and what that means for the real estate market
Source: Accounting Today--- Like-kind real estate exchanges, or 1031 exchanges, have been an integral part of real estate investment for many years, dating back to the Revenue Act of 1921. While these rules have evolved over time, the core purpose has remained the...
Evaluating Real Estate Investments — Cash-on-Cash Return
Source: JDSupra --- Most serious musicians eventually need to learn music theory. Like studying grammar when learning a language, music theory helps musicians understand how music is structured. Music consists of some combination of pitch (single sound), horizontal...
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