By Lee Davenport In the film Transformers, I love how Bumble Bee and the other Autobots come to the aid of humans in style (a yellow Camaro with racing stripes and whatnot). Well, bots are not just for the movies. As a real estate pro, you probably understand the need to connect with potential leads… Continue Reading Under the Sells-Scope: ChatFuel
Refinancing soared in 2015 and 2016 as rates fell, while burgeoning home sales pushed over the five million sales mark and the TRID regulation was implemented. In this environment, anecdotes of delayed closing, difficulties getting appraisals and even “rush” fees for quick turn-around appraisals began to percolate. Is this a short-term problem or something more?… Continue Reading Appraisal: A Candle Burnt at Both Ends
While local conditions vary, the REALTORS® Buyer Traffic Index and the REALTORS® Confidence Index—Current Conditions for single-family homes, townhomes, and condominiums remained above 50 in February 2017, indicating that more respondents reported “strong” than “weak” conditions. Both indices were higher than their levels one year ago and in the previous month.[1] The REALTORS® Seller Traffic… Continue Reading Highlights of the February 2017 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey Report
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine A home with a mix of chrome, nickel, brass, and bronze fixtures may prompt some home buyers to pause. But such mismatches are actually on trend. (Good news to those remodelers who may not have gotten around quite yet to updating all of those fixtures to the same color!)… Continue Reading It’s Now Cool to Have Mismatched Fixtures
In the monthly REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey, the National Association of REALTORS® asks members “How do you rate the past month’s buyer/seller traffic in the neighborhood(s) or area(s) where you make most of your sales?” REALTORS®reported strong home buying demand amid tight supply in February 2017, according to the February 2017 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey Report,… Continue Reading REALTORS® Reported Strong Homebuying Activity and Low Supply in February 2017
Brandon Doyle By Brandon Doyle Tapping into the investor real estate business is a common goal among agents and brokers. While buying and selling residential property on behalf of individuals and families in search of their next home is typically an agent’s bread-and-butter, working with investor clients can open up a whole new stream of… Continue Reading 4 Methods to Earn & Keep Investor Clients
NAR released a summary of existing-home sales data showing that housing market activity this February is down 3.7 percent from last month but improved 5.4 percent from last year. February’s existing-home sales reached the 5.48 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $228,400 in February, up 7.7… Continue Reading February 2017 Existing-Home Sales
Seasons, sales, happiness, moguls, intimidation, sales, signing bonus, and scams. Do you recall Spring being warmer than it ever actually is? Us too. What can you learn about sales from a fifteen year old? A lot. Did you celebrate International Day of Happiness? It’s never too late to be happy! Moyan Brenn/flickr/2014 David Rockefeller passed… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: March 20-24
It’s National Puppy Day, one of the cutest days of the year (I’m looking at you National Kitten Day)! According to the National Association of REALTORS® 2017 report Animal House: Remodeling Impact, homeowners will be one of the largest groups celebrating our best furry friends. A large majority of surveyed animal owners, 83 percent, own… Continue Reading It’s National Puppy Day, and NAR Knows It’s a Dog’s House
Sixteen teams remain as play resumes this week in the men’s and women’s NCAA Basketball Championships. Here’s a sweet assist from the National Association Realtors® on where the number 16 shows up in recent housing survey data: Younger baby boomers (ages 52 to 61) made up 16% of buyers 16% of buyers have two children… Continue Reading NAR Infographic: Housing’s Sweet 16′s