by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 18, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Home-building activity blew by expectations in January, with housing starts up 9.7 percent to a rate of 1,326,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Single-family housing starts...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 17, 2018 | Apps/Gadgets, Best Practices, Best Practices, Broker, Broker, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, Technology |
Seattle broker enlists Clareity Dashboard to help agents compete If there was ever a place where real estate agents needed to be at the top of their game, it’s the super competitive Seattle market. “Our employment growth is off the charts, which is great...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 15, 2018 | Agent, Best Practices, Best Practices, Branding, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Gen, Lead Story, Marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Trending |
Facebook recently announced that users will start seeing more posts from friends and family (first), rather than those of business pages—not the greatest news for businesses, as once again, organic reach will potentially decline. However, with the ever-changing...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 14, 2018 | Agent, Best Practices, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, Trending |
In a time when you can order a coffee for pickup with your mobile device and pay using your fingerprint or face, it makes sense that consumers are beginning to expect a certain level of sophistication in transactions. Real estate—one of the biggest transactions that...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 13, 2018 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Home prices are still on an upturn, up 5.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). “A majority of the country saw an upswing in buyer interest at the end of last year, which...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 12, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, Lead Story, News |
Accumulating a down payment is a struggle—and even more so for singles, according to a new report. Singles are facing more than 10 years of saving, assuming they make a 20 percent down payment on a median-priced property, an analysis by Zillow reveals. Conversely,...