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Less than 10 percent of for sale by owner sellers actually succeed, but what is it, actually, that prevents FSBO sellers from being able to close their property sale? BY BILL GASSETT Selling your home without the help of a real estate… Read More
Low supply and high demand will drive the housing market amidst age milestones for millennials and baby boomers BY MARIAN MCPHERSON Historically low mortgage rates, booming home price growth, inadequate inventory levels, and debates about crumbling affordability ruled the 2019 housing market. As the new year… Read More
Building confidence takes hard work and patience, but these helpful hints will get you there a little bit faster, by RACHAEL HITE. Building and maintaining confidence in yourself is not an easy task. It takes hard work, patience, trial and error, but most… Read More
Grow and nurture your sphere now so you can reap the rewards next year by INMAN CONTENT STUDIO Seasonality only exists in real estate for buyers and sellers, not for you. For the true hustlers of the industry, there is no… Read More
Following a wave of headlines about open house-related crime, agents say safety issues are a growing concern BYJIM DALRYMPLE II Jen Geisinger was holding an open house alone about a decade ago when she heard what sounded like someone rummaging through… Read More
BYJOSEPH SANTINI They simply take responsibility and make it happen every day in any market under any conditions One of the things that I like best about the real estate business is the plethora of big successful personalities. I’ve been curious… Read More
Consumers believe these falsehoods about the real estate industry — we need to debunk them - by CARA AMEER People don’t know what they don’t know, and what they do know is enough to create false perceptions of a profession that… Read More
America’s collective college debt eclipses every home listing in the nation, according to a new realtor.com® report. By Suzanne De Vita Adding It Up According to data from realtor.com, the average down payment, 10 percent, on a median-priced property, $260,000, totals $26,000—$8,500 less… Read More
The Agency founder Mauricio Umansky believes the art of communication is being lost, which gives the advantage to real estate disrupters BYJIM DALRYMPLE II Mauricio Umansky believes that art of genuine communication is dying, and it’s up to real estate… Read More
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, ERA and Sotheby’s International Realty are all rolling roll out the new iBuyer program. BYPATRICK KEARNS Realogy is revamping its year-old iBuyer platform to give sellers more security as they go to market, and… Read More
Take these steps to prove the value of your business BYBERNICE ROSS What does it take to successfully sell a real estate business? The first step is to determine what you have to sell. Part 1 of this series looked at… Read More
By Charles Muotoh When you first put your house on the market, you might be hopeful for a quick sale—especially if you've put a lot of money into improving the house over the years and if the neighborhood is one that has… Read More
Stock market chaos ensued on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging more than 700 points as trade disputes with China intensified. The turmoil in the markets will likely lead to new lows for mortgage rates this week, but it… Read More
How should the industry make agent commission structures more transparent before angry consumers and the Justice Department forces it to do so in ways that might be harmful? BYANDREA V. BRAMBILA If the homeseller plaintiffs of two major real estate commission lawsuits… Read More
The nation's largest real estate company and an e-commerce juggernaut want to change the way people buy homes. BYPATRICK KEARNSStaff Writer Amazon is diving headfirst into the real estate industry with a new partnership alongside industry giant Realogy, the companies announced Tuesday. TurnKey,… Read More