by Susanne Dwyer | May 5, 2014 | Consumer, News |
Nationally, 13 percent of surveyed consumers are ready to buy a luxury home and another 26 percent are considering a high-end home purchase, according to the Luxury Homebuyer Survey recently conducted by realtor.com®, a leader in online real estate operated by...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 22, 2014 | Consumer, News |
Homeowners and people over 30 scored higher on a 13-question “Real Estate IQ” quiz than non-homeowners and people under 30, according to ERA Real Estate, a global franchising leader. Among all respondents, the average score was 73 percent, demonstrating a consumer...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 20, 2014 | Best Practices, Consumer, News |
Today’s consumer is online and connecting with them both online and offline is critical to your success. In an upcoming webinar, Carrington Real Estate Services’s EVP/Head of Global Operations, Wendy Forsythe, shares proven strategies on how to build your...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 14, 2014 | Consumer, News, Technology |
Recently, the Billings Association of REALTORS® (BAR) launched Billings.org, a consumer real estate search portal powered by Point2. The new website uses data from the BAR Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to provide consumers and real estate professionals with the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 2, 2014 | Consumer, News |
This is the “end of the beginning,” to borrow from Winston Churchill. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has mostly completed the major regulations affecting the housing and mortgage industry. While there will undoubtedly be a fair amount of additional...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 2, 2014 | Consumer, For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)—Consumer spending increased last month the most since November as Americans appeared to start shaking off the effects of severe winter weather. Spending rose 0.3 percent in February, up from 0.2 percent the previous month, the Commerce Department says Friday....