Inventory and Months’ Supply
Inventory and Months’ Supply Inventory and months’ supply are both indicators of housing supply. How do they affect the real estate market?January 31, 2020By: Meredith Dunn Powered by WPeMatico
Land Sales Rose 2% in 2019, With Steady Growth in 2020, According to RLI-NAR Survey
Land Sales Up 2% in 2019, With Steady Growth in 2020 The dollar volume of land sales and land prices per acre rose across all land types during the 12-month period of October 2018–September 2019.January 30, 2020By: Scholastica (Gay) CororatonAgricultural/Farm Land Powered by WPeMatico
6% ATI January 30 Deadline
Alert: 6% purchaser should file ATI discount paperwork at tax assessor before January 30 each year. Recommend the 6% purchaser obtain legal/tax counsel asap. There is a court case on this issue that may alleviate this issue in the future, but not now. To learn more about 6% ATI assessable transfer of interest discount form,… Continue Reading 6% ATI January 30 Deadline
Assistance Animals: New HUD Guidance
https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2020/01/29/hud-offers-guidance-to-sniff-out-fake-assistance-animal-requests?AdobeAnalytics=ed_rid%3D56072%26om_mid%3D1909%7CRealtorMagNews_2020_01_29%26om_nytpe%3DREALTOR%20MAG%20NEWS HUD Offers Guidance to Sniff Out Fake Assistance Animal Requests Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Print January 29, 2020 Property owners have struggled with how to enforce no-pet policies on their properties with the growing number of renter requests for assistance animals. That’s why the housing market is welcoming the U.S. Department of Housing and… Continue Reading Assistance Animals: New HUD Guidance
Bank of Mom and Dad
Bank of Mom and Dad The aspiring buyer faces record-breaking low inventory levels, rising rents, and student debt loads that make it difficult to save.January 28, 2020By: Jessica LautzFinancing & Credit Powered by WPeMatico
‘Japandi Minimalist Style’ and Other Global Design Trends to Watch
'Japandi Minimalist Style' and Other Global... Could these international home trends be the next big thing in the U.S.?January 27, 2020By: Melissa Dittmann TraceyDesign TrendsPowered by WPeMatico
Be a Little Selfish—This is Your Business, After All
By Jef Conn Early last year, I got home from a long, trying day in the real estate trenches: showing properties, prospecting, having a couple deals fall out of contract. You know, the normal days we have that HGTV doesn’t show its viewers. I spent the entire day, no, that entire week, trying to please… Continue Reading Be a Little Selfish—This is Your Business, After All
REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: December 2019 Highlights
REALTORS® Confidence Index: December 2019 Highlights Eighty-four percent of respondents reported that home prices remained constant or rose in December 2019 compared to a year ago.January 27, 2020By: Brandon Hardin Powered by WPeMatico
December 2019 Existing-Home Sales
December 2019 Existing-Home Sales Housing market activity in December 2019 increased 3.6%, a 5.54 million seasonally adjusted annual rate.January 24, 2020By: Michael Hyman Powered by WPeMatico
Requesting Input on Fair Housing buyer induction form…
Most of the Newsday fair housing issues focused on steering buyers to neighborhoods. Do you have some ideas on a form that perhaps the forms committee could draft in the near future to create a fair housing friendly form for buyers to complete upon signing a buyer agency/rep agreement whereby the buyer "steers" the buyer… Continue Reading Requesting Input on Fair Housing buyer induction form…