by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 26, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Where will housing be in 2020? According to the latest Metrostudy predictions, if all continues on its current track, construction costs could continue to increase, and mortgage rates could reel in. While rates have increased in the last six months, impacting...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 25, 2018 | Best Practices, Broker, Latest News, Lead Story |
Staying on the right side of the law is just one of the many responsibilities facing real estate brokers and managers. How do you ensure you’re covering this side of your business? For starters, make sure you’re leveraging the numerous valuable and...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 23, 2018 | Agent, Best Practices, Latest News, Lead Gen, Lead Story, Trending |
In the U.S., there are roughly 5.5 million homes sold each year. That is about 11 million potential buyer and seller opportunities for a real estate agent. There are also roughly one million active real estate agents. So, if leads were divided evenly, everyone would...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 22, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Another Month, Another Sales Slump For the fourth month straight, existing-home sales slid, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reports. Activity declined 0.7 percent in July, to 5.34 million, down 1.5 percent from the prior year. Inventory rewound, as well,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 21, 2018 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
With demand strong and supply weak, the housing market is overwhelmingly partial to sellers. The average homeowner is profiting $40,000 at resale (with decade-high returns in 2017), and higher in the hottest markets, where they’re attracting multiple offers in...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 20, 2018 | Best Practices, Best Practices, Broker, Broker, Latest News, Lead Story, Technology, Trending |
According to Inc. Magazine, “Millennials make up 66 percent of first-time homebuyers and 34 percent of homebuyers overall.” Considering they’re also the largest generation in history, and only a small percentage of them have already purchased a home,...