by Beth McGuire | Apr 22, 2017 | Advice, Home Improvement, Latest News, Trending |
You may expect a sizable tax refund this year. That leads to the big question: What should you do with that money? Sure, you could save it. You could use it to pay down high interest rate credit card debt. You might even use it to start an emergency fund. But if you...
by Beth McGuire | Apr 20, 2017 | Best Practices, Broker, House Canary, Latest News, Trending |
As a broker, one of your biggest challenges is creating a successful, well-functioning team that gets behind the goals you’ve set and culture you’ve created for your business. Jim Rohn famously said, “You are the average of the five people you spend...
by Beth McGuire | Apr 20, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
Mortgage rates moved back under 4 percent for the first time since the presidential election, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The average 15-year and 30-year fixed mortgage rates both toppled 11 basis points,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 19, 2017 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
When it comes to interacting with businesses, millennials are all about the online experience—except, a new survey shows, when in need of real estate services. Seventy-five percent of millennials recently surveyed by CentSai, a financial wellness website, would prefer...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 19, 2017 | Advice, Agent, Best Practices, Broker, For Your Clients, Home Improvement, Latest News, Marketing, Niche, Teams, Trending |
The following information is provided by the Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD). What comes to mind first for consumers when thinking about green homes is often new-home construction and the opportunity to build a fully sustainable home from scratch. However, there...
by Beth McGuire | Apr 18, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Home-building slid in March, 6.8 percent below estimates to a rate of 1,215,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Single-family housing starts decreased 6.2 percent from February to...