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Tech Trends: Help for the Property Owners
This week’s edition for Tech Trends highlights four new tools designed to help current and prospective property owners. Continue Reading Tech Trends: Help for the Property Owners
American Real Estate Association Starts Petition to End NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy
AREA seeks to promote the petition on social media with the hashtag #EndCC. Continue Reading American Real Estate Association Starts Petition to End NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy
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Tech Trends: Don’t Ignore the Power of Video in 2024
Users need to stay on your pages long enough to know what you want them to do (and to actually take that action). Continue Reading Tech Trends: Don’t Ignore the Power of Video in 2024
CoStar Group Completes Acquisition of UK Property Portal
OnTheMarket was founded in 2013 and currently has over 13,000 agent advertisers. Continue Reading CoStar Group Completes Acquisition of UK Property Portal
Rocket Homes App Now Available on Apple CarPlay
Rocket noted that more than 98% of cars in the U.S. support CarPlay. Continue Reading Rocket Homes App Now Available on Apple CarPlay
Are AVMs (automated valuation models) replacing the CMA?
Source: South Florida Agent Magazine --- With the advancement of tech-based real estate services such as Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin and others, customers can easily research and estimate the value of their homes without involving a Realtor. The big question is, how...
New Year, New Home? 9 Myths About Buying a New-Construction House That Actually Aren’t True
Source: Realtor.com --- Many first-time homebuyers might shy away from the prospect of buying a brand-new home, assuming: It will cost too much. It will take too long. While purchasing new construction is indeed different from purchasing previously owned property,...
5 ways to make affordable housing for all in 2023 — from construction laws to mortgage financing
Source: Insider --- With the new year is another chance to make housing more affordable for all. Right now, it's harder than ever to buy a home. In 2022, an astronomical rise in mortgage rates coupled with already steep home prices pushed many out of the market...
Your debt-to-income ratio is crucial to getting approved for a mortgage — here’s how to calculate yours
Source: CNBC --- There’s a lot that goes into the home buying process, especially if you’re a first-time home buyer. One criteria mortgage lenders use to assess your mortgage application is the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Your debt-to-income ratio is a comparison of...
Home inspections in a hot market
Source: Daily Herald --- Q: In a past article, you wrote: "It is the height of professional irresponsibility for any real estate agent to advise a client against having a home inspection." In most cases, I would agree with your advice. But in a hot market, purchase...
Step-by-Step Guide on How To Buy a House in 2023
Source: MSN --- Buying a home is an integral part of the American dream. There's something special — almost sacred — about the idea of owning your own property where you can raise kids and grow old with your spouse before passing on that property to your descendants....
8 secrets of the real House Hunters – the pros who can find the perfect home for you
Source: Homes & Gardens --- Forget the hype around HGTV's House Hunters – in real life, house hunting can be a frustrating and drawn out affair – all those properties that look great on the real estate agent’s website, only to disappoint when you see them in...
5 things wildly successful real-estate brokers do to get the most out of their days
Source: Insider --- What does a typical day as a real-estate agent look like? Most of the country's all-star brokers will say such a thing doesn't exist, but what's clear is that many of the pros at the top of their game share a handful of similar daily habits. ...
Why First-Time Homebuyers are Avoiding FHA Loans
Source: Yahoo! Finance --- For many years, homebuyers seized upon the option to purchase their first house with a loan backed up by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). This allowed them to put down as little as 3.5% of the total cost upfront, which meant owning...
Your 2023 Guide to Low-Down-Payment Mortgages
Source: The New York Times --- It’s a perennial question for would-be home buyers: How can I possibly come up with such a huge down payment? The short answer, usually, is you don’t have to. Most first-time home buyers (and even many repeat buyers) don’t have the 20...
