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Getting fit, donating to charity, being more punctual: are these among your New Year’s resolutions? If you’re having trouble sticking to becoming a new you, check out these apps that can get you back on track. We’re not sure when Tesla resolved to start manufacturing their solar roof tiles, but production is under way in… Continue Reading Struggling with New Year’s Resolutions? Tech Is Here to Help; More Stories in Five for Wednesday

Consumers are increasingly curious about smart home technology, and they’re turning to real estate agents as a vital resource for information. Forty-two percent of consumers recently surveyed say they would look to their real estate agent to provide suggestions about how staging their home with smart-home products could impact their sale, according to a new… Continue Reading Get Smarter About Smart Homes

While the new tax law is already in effect, here we estimate how home prices will trend in 2018 for each state. The new tax law reduces the limit on deductible mortgage debt and limits the deductibility of the real estate tax up to $10,000. These two provisions are expected to have an impact on… Continue Reading Tax Reform Impact and Home Price Outlook

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine The mega consumer electronic showcase, CES, lands in Las Vegas this week. It may not be the place you typically go to for décor trends, but technology is having an undeniable influence in home design, like see-through refrigerators and smart lighting. Consumers look to you for expertise too. Forty-two… Continue Reading #CES2018: Tech Up Your Style

NAR released a summary of pending home sales data showing that November’s pending home sales pace was up modestly 0.2 percent last month and up slightly 0.8 percent from a year ago. Pending sales represent homes that have a signed contract to purchase on them but have yet to close. They tend to lead Existing… Continue Reading November 2017 Pending Home Sales

The technology industry’s mega event, known as CES, kicks off in Las Vegas this week, and thousands of companies are gearing up to show off their latest innovations. And this year’s trade show promises plenty for the real estate industry as well. This will be my third run covering CES from Las Vegas, and it’s… Continue Reading CES2018: Smart Homes, Robots, and More

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Are homeowners growing tired of the all-white kitchen? Some design experts believe so. White kitchens have been popular over the past few years, but Houzz editor and writer Mitchell Parker predicts that the number of homeowners who will get “white-kitchen fatigue” will grow in the new year. Some homeowners… Continue Reading White Kitchen Fatigue?

Ryan Fitzgerald By Ryan Fitzgerald What are your real estate goals for 2018? Writing them down is a great place to start. For a little inspiration, I decided to ask brokers and agents from all over the country what their goals are for 2018 with three specific questions: How do you set goals? What are… Continue Reading Setting Goals: New Year, New Opportunity

In the monthly REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey, the National Association of REALTORS® asks members “In the neighborhood or area where you make most of your sales, what are your expectations for residential property prices over the next year?” Among the REALTOR® respondents, the median expected price change for the next 12 months was 2.9 percent.… Continue Reading REALTORS® Expect Nearly 3% Home Price Growth in the Next 12 Months

Winter, resolutions, records, strategy, housing, optimism, When it’s cold enough, boiling water does this. And falling water does this. When your pipes freeze, don’t do this. Do this instead. Need to clear snow from your roof? Be safe! Did you resolve to do something new this year? Here’s how to stick to it. Angel Mendoza/flickr/2018… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: January 1-5