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Erica Christoffer By Erica Christoffer Social media is likely a key part of your marketing and brand strategy. Many real estate professionals make it the crux of their lead generation, which is why social listening is so important. There’s a common misconception that social listening and social monitoring are the same thing, according to NetBase,… Continue Reading Understand the Value of Social Listening

Communication, design, leads, rentals, blockchain, and education. Elevate your communication game by avoiding the words on this list. We could get into this kind of team building and personal development. Finally, the snooze button migrates to more areas of life. Bob Bob/flickr/2010 These prefab designs keep getting cooler. You’d never know you were inside a… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: April 23-27

The following is NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun’s reaction to this morning’s U.S. Commerce Department report on Q1 GDP: “The continuing economic expansion assures further job creations and household formations. However, the latest GDP growth rate (of 2.3%) is short of what is possible. Residential investment spending showed zero growth because single-family and condominium construction have not… Continue Reading Instant Reaction: Q1 GDP

NAR released a summary of existing-home sales data showing that housing market activity this March increased 1.1 percent from last month but fell 1.2 percent from last year. March’s existing home sales reached 5.60 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $250,400 in March, up 5.8 percent… Continue Reading March 2018 Existing-Home Sales

Lee Davenport By Lee Davenport Jen Du Plessis is a top producer and in the 1 percent who have sold their methods to Salesforce. Yes, she’s that good. She has shared the stage with Tony Robbins, Les Brown, and Brian Buffini to name just a few. But don’t be fooled by her celebrity network, Du… Continue Reading 4 Tweaks to Grow Your Business

At the national level, housing affordability is down from last month and down from a year ago. Mortgage rates fell to 4.42 percent this February, down 0.2 percent compared to 4.43 percent a year ago. Housing affordability declined from a year ago in February moving the index down 2.7 percent from 164.0 to 159.6. The… Continue Reading February 2018 Housing Affordability Index

In a monthly survey of REALTORS®, respondents are asked “Compared to the same month last year, how would you rate the past month’s traffic in neighborhood(s) or area(s) where you make most of your sales?” Respondents rate buyer traffic as “Stronger” (100), “Stable” (50), or “Weaker” (0) and the responses are compiled into a diffusion… Continue Reading Strong Employment Growth Continues to Underpin Homebuyer Demand in March 2018

The following is NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun’s reaction to this morning’s S&P/Case-Shiller release on February home prices: “There is no let-up to rising home prices. The Case-Shiller Index and National Association of Realtors® median home price both show gains of roughly double the average wage growth. Even as the tightening job market is starting to boost… Continue Reading Instant Reaction: Q1 Homeownership Rate and S&P/Case-Shiller

The REALTORS® Confidence Index (RCI) 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.[1] This report presents key results about market transactions from March 2018. View and download the full report here. [2] Market Conditions and Expectations The REALTORS®… Continue Reading REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: March 2018 Highlights

It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to be evicted, perhaps because the impacts of evictions are so wide-ranging. Household items are put on the curb and lost if the evictee can’t afford a storage unit. Having an eviction on one’s record makes it harder to rent a decent place to live. Constant movement to… Continue Reading What It’s Like to be Evicted