The Manchester-Nashua, New Hampshire metro area ranked as February's hottest housing market for the sixth time in the last year, according to a new report from Realtor.com. Manchester-Nashua hit number 1 for the first time in March 2021 and has been a mainstay at the top of the list...
This past weekend while at home in northern California, I immersed myself in the audiobook version of “The Dynasty” by Jeff Benedict, a compelling chronicle of the New England Patriots' rise to greatness. Listening to Todd Menesses' narration of this book, complete with personal touches like changing his voice...
ERA® Real Estate has announced its latest affiliation with Bon Anno Realty ERA Powered, a 40-year-old mainstay in the Long Island real estate market. Originally founded by Lucille Bonanno in 1984, the company is now entering its third generation of ownership/management by Lucille's son, Russell “Russ” Bonanno, and her...
When buying your first home, there are many things to know and learn. A few of them include keeping your house secure and selecting the right insurance for your property. Making the right decisions can be complicated when you've never done these things. I will aim to educate you...
These days, headlines reporting on the real estate industry have the word “lawsuit” in them more often than not. It makes sense; class-action lawsuits targeting commission structures make their way through the judicial system and there's no going back to the world before (RISMedia's own Court Report series is...
What are today's consumers looking for in a potential home? Increasingly, the answer may be energy efficiency. With energy prices up over 14% nationally from 2021 to 2023, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a home's ability to keep energy costs down is a welcome...
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® has partnered with Reliance, a leading real estate technology company, to offer a new AI-driven social marketing engine for its agents called MediaBoosterAI. With the ability to purchase and customize an array of digital advertising packages—from listing alerts to office updates and...
The 30-year-fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.88% this week, marking a second week of increases and continued edging toward 7%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released by Freddie Mac Thursday. Last week the average rate increased from 6.79% to 6.82%. This week's numbers: The 30-year FRM averaged ...read more
The proposed settlement by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) regarding real estate commission structures and buyer-agent agreements has sparked heated discussions from all angles. Still, there's one thing that agents can agree on: it's all a matter of perception. RISMedia connected with three real estate practitioners who shared...
Stacey Johnson-Cosby, a broker at ReeceNichols REALTORS®, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, is a fighter for private property rights. She works to stand up for and support the small to medium landlords across the country who are providing housing for the mass of renters seen in recent years. Her impressive...