What does it take to go from being the new REALTOR® in town to rock star selling success? Rocking your social media with video is a great option. It's what Sue “Pinky” Benson did when she moved to Naples, Fla., three years ago. When she entered a market with...
For the housing market, gaining ground is proving to be a struggle.
On an annual basis—and for the eighth month in a row—pending home sales slipped, according to the August National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI). Activity backtracked 1.8 percent month-over-month and 2.3 percent...
In the following interview, Navid Ali, regional director and broker/owner of Realty ONE Group BMC Associates in San Ramon, Calif., discusses the advantages of the brand, the firm's growth, and more.
Region Served: San Francisco's East Bay and Central California
Years in Real Estate: 25+
Number of Offices: 6, with...
During a 2013 interview held in Omaha, Neb., Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said the eponymous real estate brand would prosper for years to come.
“Berkshire Hathaway wants to be in businesses that are enduring,” he explained. “Real estate brokerages will be around 100 years from...
During a 2013 interview held in Omaha, Neb., Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said the eponymous real estate brand would prosper for years to come.
“Berkshire Hathaway wants to be in businesses that are enduring,” he explained. “Real estate brokerages will be around 100 years from...
The average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate rocketed to 4.72 percent this week, at a record not seen since spring 2011, according to Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The average 15-year, fixed mortgage rate rose to 4.16 percent, while the average five-year, Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable mortgage rate...
(TNS)—Millennials are faced with the internal conflict almost every day: live comfortably now, or later?
Thanks to $1.5 trillion in student loan debt, rapidly increasing healthcare costs and high living costs, scraping by now often can be prioritized over worrying about retiring on a beach later.
Regardless, millennials are doing a...
“I recently virtually staged a home that was on the market for six months. It sold in seven days this time!”
These are the ecstatic words of Brittiny Howard from The Brittiny Howard Realty Group, who was thrilled with how virtual staging helped her sell a property that was stuck...
The following information is provided by the Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD).
Clutter is a challenging issue for all of us, but for seniors in particular. The way you handle the issue of clutter with an older client may mean a world of difference in getting the listing...
The foot on the gas is letting up.
The explosive growth in home prices is slowing, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic/Case-Shiller Indices, which found July prices rose 6 percent year-over-year—an easing from 6.2 percent in June, and a March peak of 6.5 percent.
“Rising homes prices are beginning to catch...