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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...
Free Training for Real Estate Agents Being Offered by Momentifi and Freddie Mac
Momentifi announced that they are partnering with Freddie Mac to offer a free continuing education (CE) course designed to help real estate agents and brokers better serve historically underserved communities. The 3-hour course will help give agents and brokers the...
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The Top Real Estate Companies in California
Source: US News --- California is not only diverse in terms of scenery and climate, but it's also diverse with regard to cost of living. The average California home value is around $717,000, according to Zillow. But depending on the area where you want to live, a...
Savvy Chicks in Real Estate’s CEO On Doing Business Abroad
Source: Yahoo! --- Meet Makeda Smith, the Founder and CEO of Savvy Chicks in Real Estate®, a global network that helps women in real estate build and expand their businesses, online and offline. Born and raised in Chicago, as a child, she never dreamed of venturing...
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LISTING AGREEMENTS IN REAL ESTATE
Source: RisMedia --- When you want to sell your home and hire a real estate agent or broker, you will sign a listing agreement with them. The most common type of listing contract is an exclusive right to sell. But there isn’t only one type of listing contract that the...
Real estate tech startup Side raises $50M more at a $2.5B valuation as it preps for an IPO
Source: Tech Crunch --- Side, a real estate technology company that works to turn agents and independent brokerages into boutique brands and businesses, has raised “$50 million-plus” in a funding round that more than doubles its valuation to $2.5 billion. The latest...
Secret ‘whisper listings’ on the rise in booming US housing market
Source: News Nation --- Houses that are not even listed are selling fast, experts say. They’re called “whisper listings.” Whisper listings are residential properties released directly to a broker who only allows specific clients to view the home. It’s not advertised...
The Most Important Housing Reform in America Has Come to the South
Source: Slate --- Braxton Winston had his epiphany in the spring of 2017 at Charlotte City Hall, watching the presentation of a city commission called the Economic Opportunity Task Force. It sounds boring, but the matter at hand had shocked boosters in one of...
Real Estate Agents Reveal How They Sell Houses With Sordid Pasts
Source: The Hollywood Reporter --- On Aug. 14, 1951, William Randolph Hearst, 88, lay dying in a gilded Mediterranean Revival mansion in Beverly Hills. Five years earlier — in declining health and with his reputation wounded by Citizen Kane — he agreed to move from...
3 Steps For Real Estate To Harness Data-Driven Transformation
Source:Forbes --- Digital transformation has been on the lips of most leaders the past few years, with achieving full data visibility the goal. This emphasis on making the digital transformation leap has revealed not only the vast amounts of data that exist within an...
Inside Blackberry Farm’s Stylish Push Into Real Estate and Home Design
Source: Architectural Digest --- Anyone who still thinks that the words Appalachia and luxury are mutually exclusive has never been to Blackberry Farm. Opened in 1976 on a lush 4,200 acres in Walland, Tennessee, a town of approximately 350 near the entrance of the...
Here’s why it’s not a great time to become a real estate agent
Source: CNN --- As home prices soared during the pandemic, people started racing toward the real estate sales industry seeking to cash in on the housing gold rush. But that surge in new real estate agents, coupled with a sharp decline in the number of homes up for...
Darden Restaurants CEO says speculation is driving up real estate prices
Source: CNBC --- Darden Restaurants isn’t seeing many deals on real estate right now despite the high number of permanent restaurant closures from the pandemic. “There’s tremendous speculation in the real estate market driving prices,” CEO Gene Lee told analysts on...
Pets Influence Many Older Homeowners’ Real Estate, Decorating Choices
Source: AARP --- Many pet owners are thinking of their animals when they plan home renovations, do some redecorating or even shop for a new place to live. About 7 of 10 boomers and Gen Xers — generations that together now range in age from their 40s to their mid-70s —...
15 Simple Ways To ‘Test Out’ Real Estate Investing
Source: Forbes --- As an aspiring investor in the real estate industry, you might be hesitant to commit to your first investment. You don’t want to put all your eggs in one basket, especially right away. There are many factors to consider before investing in a...
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