Disclosure issue questions are the biggest risk management question in real estate. A judge or hearing panel is going to look at the total situation's facts, so the answer can vary but a simple answer that can change with certain facts is "disclose known material adverse facts in a reasonable time period and prior to… Continue Reading Disclosure
Commemorating D-Day with historic aircraft flights. Increase your productivity with houseplants. OiMax/flickr/2008 Repurposing old buildings into a skate park, a hotel and a restaurant. What is Bill Gates reading? Time for the hand sanitizer, people. The Post Office is testing self-driving mail delivery for two weeks. Buy a house, get a visa, too. Take your… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: May 20-May 23
The REALTORS® Confidence Index (RCI)[1] survey gathers monthly information from REALTORS® about local real estate market conditions, characteristics of buyers and sellers, and issues affecting homeownership and real estate transactions.[2] This report presents key results about market transactions from April 2019. View and download the full report here. Market Conditions and Expectations The REALTORS® Buyer… Continue Reading REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: April 2019 Highlights
By Rob Reuter During the 2019 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo—where more than 9,000 REALTORS® converged on the nation’s capital—Tuesday, May 14 was YPN day for members involved in the network. It began with the YPN Advisory Board meeting from 1-2:30 p.m. where the 20-member board convened to discuss progress on its goals since… Continue Reading D.C. Meetings Showcase YPN’s Incredible Growth
NAR released a summary of existing-home sales data showing that housing market activity this April, modestly fell 0.4 percent from March 2019. April’s sales of existing homes dropped 4.4 percent from April 2018. April’s existing-home sales reached a 5.19 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $267,300… Continue Reading
http://scopportunityzone.com/ https://www.nar.realtor/taxes/background-qualified-opportunity-zones Posted by: Byron King on 05/21/19 (This information is only accurate as of 05/21/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 05/01/19 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
https://www.nar.realtor/taxes/background-qualified-opportunity-zones Posted by: Byron King on 05/20/19 (This information is only accurate as of 05/20/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 05/01/19 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
By Jennie Morris, International Association of Home Staging Professionals In the beginning, home staging was mostly focused on sprucing up vacant properties. In the late 1990s to early 2000s, when staging first started to gain traction, stagers and real estate professionals tended to have limited furniture resources and focus on “vignette staging.” Vignette staging is… Continue Reading Vignette Staging Doesn’t Cut It Anymore: Here’s Why
By Matt Clements Your number one source of funding and the best investor in your Young Professionals Network is your local association. The CEO/AE should be your partner for your YPN. Think about it. The association needs new leaders. Your group provides those people. The value of investment should be about $2,000 for smaller associations,… Continue Reading How to Ask for Money for Your YPN
Learning High Valyrian. Check out this dune roof in Amsterdam. Bear bribes guard dog–it’s a win-win for both animals. waterseas23/flickr/2010 We can all use tips on how to make meetings more productive. Now you can eat an emoji. The City of Baltimore computer system has been disrupted by ransomware. Closings are being affected. Find out… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: May 13-17