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Virtual Reality Tech Firm Seeks Partnership with Luxury Real Estate Sales Group
Company founder John Deters defined VRComfort Labs as “a research and development company, not an expert in any vertical market.” Continue Reading Virtual Reality Tech Firm Seeks Partnership with Luxury Real Estate Sales Group
United Real Estate Rolls Out Financial Wellness Program
“We are solving longstanding problems for self-employed practitioners,” said Phillip Cantrell, executive vice president for strategy. Continue Reading United Real Estate Rolls Out Financial Wellness Program
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RE/MAX and CCIM Institute in New Partnership
RE/MAX affiliates can now access educational resources at discounted rates through RE/MAX University and the CCIM platform. Continue Reading RE/MAX and CCIM Institute in New Partnership
Real Estate Investor Platform Fund That Flip to Rebrand as Upright
“Our old name served us very well for a long time,” said CEO Matt Rodak, who founded the company in 2014. Continue Reading Real Estate Investor Platform Fund That Flip to Rebrand as Upright
CFPB Penalizes Freedom Mortgage and Realty Connect for Kickback Scheme
CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said his agency “will be vigilant in rooting out anti-competitive behavior that interferes with consumers’ ability to choose financial products and services.” Continue Reading CFPB Penalizes Freedom Mortgage and Realty Connect for Kickback Scheme
2 Pros and Cons of Buying a Foreclosed Home
Source: The Motley Fool --- Although housing inventory has been opening up in the real estate market, there still aren't enough available properties for sale to meet buyer demand. If you've been house-hunting for months and have yet to have success, you may be at the...
4 Things to Know About Buying a House With a Recession Looming, According to Experts
Source: Apartment Therapy --- When you hear the phrase “looming recession,” your initial reaction may be to freeze your spending — especially if you’re still haunted by the last economic downturn in which a housing boom and bust led to a subprime mortgage meltdown....
The Biggest Gripe Real Estate Photographers Have with Sellers
Source: PetaPixel --- An annual “Rants and Raves” survey of real estate photographers has found that their biggest gripes are homeowners not tidying up properties. HomeJab, a company that provides real estate photographers in all 50 states, surveyed over 100...
Advice from a longtime real-estate agent: ‘Owners are moaners, and buyers are liars’
Source: MarketWatch --- The longtime real-estate agent snickered when I asked her to look back on her career and her clients. She said she had learned something that all agents soon come to recognize: “Owners are moaners, and buyers are liars.” Would she be willing to...
What Are Federal Fair Housing Laws?
Source: US News --- In many situations, laws regarding property, housing and the process for people moving into and out of a home are left to states, counties and individual cities to determine. However, the federal government regulates housing most notably when it...
Ask a Broker: Is the real estate market really slowing down?
Source: Aspen Daily News --- The Roaring Fork Valley seems to always be in demand — and that is still true, even with the uncertainty in today’s market. The roaring ’20s, meaning 2020 and 2021, saw the biggest demand in housing our nation has ever experienced. Our...
4 Surprising Reasons Homebuyers’ Real Estate Deals Fall Through Today: Could Yours Be Next?
Source: Realtor.com --- Owning a home is the American dream, but at the moment it’s more like homebuying cancel culture. According to a 2022 survey by home warranty site Cinch Home Services of 1,000 Americans who have tried to buy or sell a home in the past year, more...
Moving to Build a Home Business
With job industries and work cultures changing as a result of the global pandemic, more people than ever are looking to build their own businesses. While many have simply renovated rooms or created dedicated offices in their homes to launch a business, others need...
OpEd: Long Island’s Real Estate Market is Always a Good Investment
Source: Long Island Press --- The Long Island real estate market has seen some tumult over the last few years. From a near-unprecedented surge to a stabilization due to a number of factors, one thing it hasn’t been is consistent. Yet, based on what we know about the...
Proposition 4: Juneau voters will decide whether to repeal mandatory disclosure of real estate prices
Source: KTOO --- This question asks voters to repeal measures the Juneau Assembly adopted in 2020 and this past February that mandate sharing real estate sales prices with the city assessor’s office. The assessor’s job is to determine the fair market value of every...













