Real Estate News & Insights
FICO Debuts Program to Sell Credit Scores Directly to Lenders
“Today marks a turning point in how credit scores are delivered and priced across the mortgage industry,” said Will Lansing, CEO of FICO. Continue Reading FICO Debuts Program to Sell Credit Scores Directly to Lenders
Ground Broken for New 10,000-Seat Arena in Reno
The $435 million GSR Arena will span 300,000 square feet and seat up to 10,000 guests. Continue Reading Ground Broken for New 10,000-Seat Arena in Reno
Carriage houses are D.C.’s old new real estate
Source: AXIOS Washington D.C. --- Carriage houses, in D.C. and other historic cities, are gaining popularity again thanks to a variety of viral video tours and TikTok content. Why it matters: As D.C.’s real estate market continues to be hotter than ever, emphasis on...
Treasury seeking more oversight over cash real estate deals
Source:Fox Business --- The Biden administration is looking to expand reporting requirements on all-cash real estate deals to help crack down on bad actors' use of the U.S. market to launder money made through illicit activity. The Treasury Department was posting...
5 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR REAL ESTATE WEBSITE TRAFFIC
Source: RISMedia --- Is your real estate website doing all it can to increase the number of visitors you have? There is a lot more to it than setting up the site, adding your bio and throwing together some neighborhood pages. If you want your site to be a success with...
2022 real estate forecasts vary across Texas
Source: mrt --- According to Realtor.com's 2022 Housing Forecast, released Wednesday, first-time buyer demand will outmatch the inventory recovery of the national real estate market as Americans will have a better chance to find a home but will face a competitive...
Top anticipated real estate trends for 2022
Source: ABC7 News --- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA — Aprile Osborne from Call It Closed Realty joined More in the Morning on Monday to about the current state of the real estate market and its possible future. She gave a quick recap of the 2021 market and listed the top...
Will COVID-19’s Omicron Variant Infect the Housing Market? Or Is Real Estate Immune?
Source: Realtor.com --- News of a dangerous, potentially more transmissible new COVID-19 variant has shaken the financial markets to the core, resulting in international travel bans and renewed fears for the pandemic-weary population around the world. But will...
6 Things Every Real Estate Agent Should Do Before The Year Ends
Source: Forbes --- Do you want more out of your real estate career and life in 2022? Here’s a huge secret any successful real estate agent will tell you: Nobody at the top is winging it. Nobody making huge sales is waking up each day without a plan. The clients and...
How New York’s real estate industry can prepare for future of electric cars
Source: Real Estate Weekly --- Major momentum is pushing the electric vehicle (EV) industry forward. Expanding the country’s EV network is a core component of the Biden Administration’s infrastructure plan and national climate agenda. Similarly, OEMs have invested...
SHATTERING THE GLASS CEILING IN REAL ESTATE
Source: RISMedia --- The real estate industry is dominated by powerhouse women entrepreneurs. Women are likely to enter real estate not only because of their interest in the field and the flexibility the industry provides, but also because of their strong desire to...
A crystal ball to make sense of the real-estate market right now
Source: Market Watch --- Realtors are describing the second-home market as “stuck.” To better understand what that means, I asked a few folks in the industry to look into their crystal balls for me. We posed three questions to three housing experts. Edited excerpts:...
