This is the first post of a two-part series of papers on blockchains. Blockchains got a bad rap due to digital currency (Bitcoin), but can actually be quite useful in the real estate industry. They are simply another way to manage data. The first paper describes the technical difference between blockchains and traditional data management… Continue Reading Blockchains in Real Estate – Part 1
A couple of weeks ago, we asked our readers for their scariest experiences in the field, and the horrifying stories poured in. We ran a few of the most frightening, but we can’t get enough. Halloween is one of our favorite holidays, and to stay in the “spirit” as long as we can, we’ve decided… Continue Reading True Tales of Terror in Real Estate Part 2: The House Cleansed Itself of Its Evil Mojo
By Saghar Setareh, CoContest guest contributor How can you know the best style for staging a property? After all, you’ll need to satisfy home buyers’ various style tastes as well as make sure you’re showing the property in its best light. Thanks to the power of the Internet, we wanted to see just how much… Continue Reading View the Same Property Staged 3 Different Ways
Literature, technology, security, builds, recreations, clowns, libraries, and procrastination. How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a Nobel Laureate? You’re never going to own Samsung Galaxy Note 7 now. Why do bad things happen to ostensibly good phones? Check out the packaging precautions for the safe return of these malfunctioning… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: October 10-14
WASHINGTON (October 13, 2016) — The National Association of Realtors®, through the REALTOR Benefits® Program, has partnered with Intuit, the global leader in financial management software products, to offer exclusive savings on Intuit's signature products QuickBooks® Self-Employed and TurboTax®. "The addition of Intuit to the REALTOR Benefits® Program allows NAR to provide our members with access… Continue Reading New REALTOR® Benefits Partner Allows Members to Save on Financial Management Software
The Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers has collected data since 1985 on the median tenure a seller has remained in their home and the expected tenure for home buyers since 2006. In 1985, the median tenure for sellers remaining in their home was five years, the lowest in since we started tracking the data… Continue Reading Tenure in Home Has Steadily Increased in Last 30 Years
I wouldn’t say I’m known for killing plants, but I would say it’s a larger part of my identity than it should be, which is why it never made sense to me that my house proud parents assigned me the task of planting and weeding during summer breaks. The curb side of the house is… Continue Reading Curb Appeal
Some people interested in Google’s new phone — the Pixel — were worried that purchasing the device through Verizon would delay delivery of Android updates. To the delight of many potential Pixel purchasers, that won’t be the case. Into a fairly crowded marketplace strolls another music streaming service, Amazon Music Unlimited. If you’re a Prime… Continue Reading All Pixel Phones Guaranteed to Get Timely Updates; Amazon Wades Into Music Streaming; More in Five for Wednesday
After peaking at 3.9 days in August, delays in the settlement process eased in September. The difference in time to settle a sale eased relative to last year by 3.4 days. Settlement delays surged in wake of Brexit as rates fell and lenders strained under a surge of refinancing. Under the new TRID or Know… Continue Reading Closing Delays Ease in September
First, Connecticut REALTORS® brought in the muscle power of the WWE to metaphorically show the strength of a REALTOR® in a home transaction. Now, the Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS® is playing matchmaker with lovelorn home shoppers, helping them find a spark with the right house. In its first image and awareness campaign, the association… Continue Reading Minneapolis Association Puts Its Heart Into Real Estate Love Connections