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The Power of Resilience in Real Estate: Building Success One Day at a Time
Publisher John G. Stevens offers his insight on building a stronger future in a real estate career. Continue Reading The Power of Resilience in Real Estate: Building Success One Day at a Time
CoStar Group Acquires Visual Lease Software Platform
The financial aspects of the acquisition were not made public. Continue Reading CoStar Group Acquires Visual Lease Software Platform
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New Marketing Partnership Hopes to Improve Agent Safety
FOREWARN, LLC, a subsidiary of red violet company (NASDAQ: RDVT) and a provider of real-time information solutions for real estate professionals, has partnered with MLS United, LLC in Mississippi to extend its FOREWARN® services to over 6,200+ MLS United customers....
Tech Trends: Does Your CRM Do All That You Need It to Do?
Form Simplicity and zipForm are in the tech spotlight this week. Continue Reading Tech Trends: Does Your CRM Do All That You Need It to Do?
Guaranteed Rate Debuts RateReduce Sell Program
Chicago-headquartered Guaranteed Rate has enhanced its RateReduce offering to include RateReduce Sell, a program designed to help real estate agents facing a challenging home sales market. According to the company, RateReduce Sell provides real estate agents the...
What to Do With an Underwater Mortgage
Source: US News --- An underwater mortgage, also called an upside-down mortgage, occurs when the loan's principal balance is higher than the home's fair market value, resulting in negative equity. In other words, a mortgage becomes underwater when you owe more than...
Most homebuyers don’t shop for mortgages: Zillow
Source: Fox Business --- When it comes to researching which purchases best fit their finances, buyers said they spent more time browsing for cars and vacations than they did mortgages, a recent survey by Zillow Home Loans said. Seventy-two percent of prospective...
Triangle housing tug of war: Buyers, sellers will do battle in a more costly market
Source: WRAL Tech Wire --- RALEIGH – Navigating the Triangle real estate market will be tougher at the beginning of 2023 between the higher cost of homes and the higher costs of borrowing to buy a home compared to the beginning of 2022. And the region’s real estate...
Best Paying Jobs in Real Estate
Source: Money --- There’s been a rising demand for real estate careers within the last few years. With the increasing number of students in related programs, the competition for the best paying jobs in real estate is getting tougher. It’s no wonder either — according...
High mortgage rates, recession fears: Who actually wants to buy a house in 2023?
Source: Marketplace --- The housing market is ending 2022 on a pretty sour note. Pending home sales in November dipped to their second lowest level since the National Association of Realtors started tracking that stat 20 years ago. And though mortgage rates have...
Should you have a mortgage in retirement?
Source: Fortune --- Retirement planning often includes the goal of eliminating mortgage payments before leaving the workforce behind. This approach is based on the idea that it’s easier to make ends meet in retirement by reducing expenses and not having to deal with a...
Level Up Your Career by Relocating
This article lays out an easily understandable guide to relocating for career purposes without incurring too much stress. You feel limited by the minimal job opportunities in your community, and you’re ready to seek greener pastures. Relocating for your career is a...
A Beginner’s Guide To Investing In Commercial Real Estate
Source: Forbes --- Commercial real estate (CRE) investing is quite different from the stock market. However, similar strategies and risks still apply. Many investors like the appeal of CRE because it has the potential to generate higher returns and offers added tax...
Whether it’s 2022 or 2023, U.S. Housing Market Performance Will be Tied to the Interest Rate Whims of The Fed
Source: Yahoo Finance --- The year 2022 brought a thriving residential home investment market to its knees. But you’d never have guessed that based on how the year started, with skyrocketing home values and bidding wars. When the Federal Reserve began raising interest...
34% of Americans Say Paying Off a Mortgage Is a Top Goal. But Should It Be One of Yours?
Source: The Ascent --- Many people who own homes carry a mortgage for many years. In fact, it's common to spend 30 years (or more) paying off a home. A lot of people start out with a 30-year mortgage and refinance it to another 30-year loan at some point down the...
