Moose statues, a coffee alarm, Super Wolf Blood Moon photos, organizing your apps and much more, compiled by Anne-Marie Siudzinski, Senior Library Information Specialist. Amazing Super Wolf Blood Moon photos. A painting of a painting of a painting . . . The Redwood City Parks Department recommends avoiding coyotes carrying anvils or Acme products. Sound… Continue Reading What We’re Reading–January 21-25
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 December 2018. View and download the full report here. Market Conditions and Expectations The REALTORS® Buyer… Continue Reading REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: December 2018 Highlights
SCR is receiving reports of insurance companies requiring roof replacement shortly after closing. Buyers who cannot afford a new roof may see their insurance canceled. Then, the mortgage lender to protect themselves will "force place" insurance which will be very expensive. Failure to pay the PITI mortgage payments can result in foreclosure. SCR is receiving… Continue Reading From Byron King: Worn Roof, Insurance Issues, SCR311 and SCR233 Help
“Time is money” says the proverb, but in real estate, it’s a struggle to have enough time in your day to close more sales. Chances are, most of your clients have an IRA for their retirement savings, which can be used to invest in real estate. With the help of a Real Estate IRA, you… Continue Reading Help Clients Invest in Real Estate Tax-Free, and Boost Your Sales
NAR released a summary of existing-home sales data showing that housing market activity this December, fell after two straight months of gains and was down 6.4 percent from November. Sales of existing-homes dropped 10.3 percent from December 2017. December’s existing-home sales reached a 4.99 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. The national median existing-home price for… Continue Reading December 2018 Existing-Home Sales
REALTORS® get your compensation agreement with your brokerage (and team) in writing ASAP...hot topics for your lawyer to include: What is your compensation split on commissions while you are at the brokerage/team? What is your compensation split on commissions if you leave the brokerage/team? This could include a real estate career move or retirement or… Continue Reading From Byron King: Get Compensation Agreement In Writing ASAP
https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/policies/changes-to-mls-policy-statements-742-and-743-mls-of-choice During the 2017 REALTORS® Conference and Expo, NAR’s Board of Directors voted to adopt changes in MLS Policy giving licensees more flexibility in where they subscribe to MLS (aka “MLS of Choice”). That change went in effect July 1, 2018. Based on broker experience, the NAR Leadership Team recognized a need for additional revisions… Continue Reading From Byron King (July 2018) MLS of Choice
By Lee Davenport What are you learning that’s new? If you are stuck in the loop of your daily grind, then consider the beginning of the year as a perfect time to shake up the doldrums with something that will grow your business. But how do you know what you don’t know? Reflect on these… Continue Reading Questions to Ask When You Want to Generate More Business
With rising interest rates and commodity prices still depressed, land sales and land prices continued to increase, although at a modest pace, during October 2017 – September 2018, according to the 2018 Land Market Survey of the REALTORS® Land Institute and the National Association of REALTORS®, an annual survey of land practitioners. Land sales in… Continue Reading Land Market Shows Slow But Steady Growth in 2018, According 2018 RLI-NAR Land Survey
https://www.nar.realtor/events/mediator-mediation-training NAR offers some of the best mediator training classes in the world. This NAR mediation class will fill up asap, so apply asap if you are interested. If you have taken SCR mediation training or NAR mediation training or SC Bar mediation training in the past and are interested in becoming a SCR mediator… Continue Reading from Byron King: NAR mediation training in Chicago September 4, 5 and 6 2019