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First-time homebuyers accounted for 31 percent of all home sales transactions of REALTORS® in May 2018, according to the May 2018 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey. The share of first-time buyers has hovered at about this level for most of the housing market’s recovery since 2012. The share of first-time buyers not increased even with the [...]
Article Submitted by Fixr.com Whether you’re selling your own home or staging a home for your seller, paying attention to industry trends can go a long way toward ensuring a fast and successful sale. Each year, Fixr—a company that creates remodeling cost guides–polls industry influencers to find out what the top trends are within the [...]
The Internet won’t be the end of stores but it’s certainly having an impact on the retail segment of commercial real estate. How much business has online shopping sites taken away from brick-and-mortar stores? Would downtown areas look different if some $1 trillion in sales hadn’t transferred from stores to the Internet in just the [...]
Landscape management services, standard lawn care services, and an overall landscape upgrade are the top three most requested projects by landscape professionals, according to a new study 2018 Remodeling Impact Report: Outdoor Features. Standard lawn care services, overall landscape upgrade, hardscape upgrade, and landscape management services were also the top ranked projects by REALTORS® that [...]
Design, science, tech, World Cup, libraries, art, and fun. Could you live in a space like this? Let’s behold the beauty of these modern homes that blur the lines between indoor and outdoor space. Days are getting longer, but not by much. lohengrin_net/flickr/2007 Do you know about these Android Easter eggs? At this rate, maybe [...]
By Rob Reuter After nearly a year of research and development, we are pleased to announce the launch of a new Young Professionals Network website, ypn.realtor! The 2017 YPN Advisory Board made the development of a YPN website a key initiative when it was determined that a hub for all YPN resources was needed to [...]
By Lee Davenport This is part three in an ongoing series featuring top producers. Read part one featuring Jen Du Plessis Read part two featuring Rod Williams Have you heard the myth that you can’t be productive and successful as both a real estate salesperson and the broker-owner of your company? Teresa Cowart is a [...]
By Joy Bender With 1 billion Instagram users, you’re missing out if you’re not using Instagram influencer marketing as part of your luxury property sales strategy. To help other real estate professionals figure out how to market on Instagram, I’ve created a two-part blog series. This post outlines what social media influencer marketing is and [...]
On the global front, the past year has experienced an improvement in economic conditions. It was not long ago that developed economies were grappling with economic weakness, as central banks reached for unprecedented negative interest rates to stem the declines in output. However, from the midpoint of 2016, world economies have regained their footing and [...]
Looking to list your home on the market? Wanting to enhance your outdoor landscape with the thought of selling down the road? The recently released 2018 Remodeling Impact Report: Outdoor Features report has the latest in outdoor home repair and the costs you could recoup. Enhancing one’s outdoor landscape features can bring a great sense [...]