by Susanne Dwyer | May 18, 2017 | Advice, Agent, Best Practices, Buying/Selling, For Your Clients, Latest News, Lead Story, Trending |
It finally happened. Your clients have been viewing property after property for months, and now they’ve fallen in love. They found the house that’s perfect for them and they’re ready to make an offer. Since 25 percent of buyers turn to an agent for...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 17, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
College students taking specific courses of study have the potential to become homeowners sooner after graduation than others, according to a new report by realtor.com®. Engineering majors have the most promising prospects, with petroleum engineering majors able to...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 16, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Will they, or won’t they? Whether millennial renters would make the transition to homeownership has been hotly debated since the housing crisis—and now, there is more evidence pointing to the affirmative. According to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal,...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 15, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Home prices continue to escalate, charging upward 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). The increase, stoked by the strongest quarterly sales pace in a decade, marks three...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 14, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
2016 was a good year to be a REALTOR®. REALTOR® incomes grew 8 percent in 2016, boosted by a higher transaction count than in 2015, according to the latest National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Member Profile. The median REALTOR® income last year was $42,500, up...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 13, 2017 | Consumer, Latest News, Lead Story, News |
While first-time homebuyers are facing certain challenges entering the housing market, that doesn’t mean they aren’t spending on upgrades to the homes they end up owning. According to a recent report by Houzz, first-time homebuyers in 2016 dropped more...