Attending an estate sale might seem like looking for bargains at a garage sale. Items are priced, and people are looking for a good bargain, but there are some important differences. If you have ever wondered what an estate sale is and how to hold one, we will take...
News Category: Real Estate News
The Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS®, Inc. (HGAR), OneKey® MLS and TitleVest hosted a virtual panel recently featuring real estate industry leaders who discussed New York's ever-evolving public space streetscapes, skylines and neighborhoods. “Getting the Deal Done: Shaping New York's Ever-Evolving Landscape” took place May 11 and featured speakers ...read more
Just in time for the busy summer selling season, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty's popular Mega Open House Weekend returns on Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11, 2023. The Mega Open House Weekend features numerous open house viewings of the company's listings of available homes. The listings encompass homes...
Fully 10% of all U.S. houses sold in the first quarter of 2022 were flipped, according to ATTOM Data Solutions. While the job of a REALTOR® is to help clients buy and sell houses, sometimes they themselves buy properties to update and resell for profit. So agents should know...
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to recognize the outstanding achievements, historic contributions, and cultural influence of this community on the United States and beyond. So, in honor of AAPI Heritage Month, I'd like to dedicate this post to an AAPI leader who had...
Last year was a year of action by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) that achieved tangible legislative and policy results on affordable housing supply. This year, we're continuing this fight. Because of our work in 2022, Congress knows a shortage of 5.5 million affordable homes available for purchase—the...
On May 17, 2023, Montana became the first U.S. state to ban TikTok. The bill, SB419, was passed by the Montana House of Representatives in a 54 – 43 vote and signed by Governor Greg Gianforte (R-MT). The legislation outlaws TikTok from being used within Montana state lines. TikTok...
Editor's Note: RISMedia recently released its 2023 Top 1,000 Power Brokers, exclusively for RISMedia Premier Members. In this special interview series, we talk to some of our top-ranking brokers to garner their insights and strategies for sustaining their firms' success. For more information, click here. Josh Harley, the CEO ...read more
There aren't that many products in which consumers read about or hear on the news whether people think it's a good or bad time to buy them. Supermarket shoppers don't normally wonder whether they should or shouldn't get grapes or paper towels based on the opinion of others. And...
Editor's Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia's weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate experienced some upward pressure as debt-ceiling debates continued this week. According to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® from Freddie Mac, rates hit 6.57%,...