by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 3, 2018 | Agent, Best Practices, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Gen, Teams, Trending |
Many real estate professionals view the team model as a way to take their transaction volume up a notch, joining the ranks of top producers. Of course, a team’s actual success hinges on many factors, including its members, how roles are defined and how...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 2, 2018 | Agent, Best Practices, Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, News, Trending |
As a student of history and the markets, I believe the real estate industry is the healthiest it’s been in more than three decades. Although sales and home prices are close to where they were before the housing boom, there’s more economic stability....
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 2, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
A banner year. Another $2 trillion was added to the housing market in 2017, brought to a collective $31.8 trillion, according to a recently released report by Zillow. On an annual basis, home values increased 6.5 percent last year; values last expanded at a faster...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 1, 2018 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, News, Trending |
Millennials are not the only generation preferring proximity to restaurants and retail. Americans born between the mid-1920s up until 1945—the “Silent Generation”—are also on the lookout for walkability. Fifty-five percent of members of the Silent...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 27, 2017 | Broker, Latest News, News, Spotlights, Technology, Trending |
The debate over whether a national MLS would benefit the real estate community seems to be part of an ongoing conversation. But how would it help agents and brokers? Would it provide better governance, make data sharing easier, or open markets to new and innovative...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 27, 2017 | Agent, Best Practices, Broker, Latest News, Trending |
From time to time, the Center for REALTOR® Development invites certified NAR classroom instructors as guest contributors to share with readers their real-world advice. In this article, instructor Dwayne Carte offers 10 invaluable tips for working with short sales, our...