by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 18, 2013 | Marketing, News |
Nationwide housing starts rose 5.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 896,000 units in July as multifamily construction rebounded from a dip in the previous month, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. Meanwhile,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 18, 2013 | Marketing, News |
Freddie Mac recently released its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for August, showing that despite the lackluster jobs recovery four years into the economic recovery, housing will continue to provide an increasingly positive boost to GDP in the second half of...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 17, 2013 | Best Practices, Broker, Broker, Coaching, Marketing, News |
“I have always believed that great leaders develop great leaders,” says Ed Krafchow, chairman of the board, Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate. In the following interview, Krafchow expounds upon how his company is growing for success. Ed Krafchow...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 15, 2013 | Best Practices, Coaching, Marketing, News, Technology |
Mobile, social, and other technological advances over the past decade have altered the way consumers search for homes, providing real estate brokerages with the opportunity to leverage this shift in consumer behavior. By integrating a few basic technological tools...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 14, 2013 | Marketing, News |
While Helen Hanna Casey “literally grew up around the new-homes business,” she is quite clear that today’s new-home market is not like the one her father was a part of in the 1950s when he was executive director of the Builders Association prior to starting Howard...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 14, 2013 | Best Practices, Broker, Coaching, Marketing, News |
From Dodd-Frank regulations to controversial tax laws, the rules have changed for brokers and agents…and most importantly, their consumers. Ken Trepeta, Esq., director of Real Estate Services for the National Association of REALTORS®, will offer a detailed...