by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 23, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, News, Trending |
One of the biggest challenges for first-time homebuyers is saving. Coming up with a down payment is a hurdle for the majority of millennials, shows study after study—but, there are areas where the average earnings are enough to save sufficiently, according to an...
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 22, 2018 | Best Practices, Broker, Latest News, Trending |
The saying “the only constant is change” has never been truer in real estate than it is today. The amount of change we’ve seen over the past 25 years won’t come close to what’s coming in the next five. Tech advances are moving at light...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 22, 2018 | Agent, Agent, Apps/Gadgets, Best Practices, Best Practices, Latest News, Technology, Trending |
The following information is provided by the Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD), with assistance from Lauren Hampton and the Podfly editorial team, and is a recap of CRD Podcast Episode 17. (This is part three of a three-part summer episode series on technology.)...
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,...