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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 Homebuying Demand Continues to Outpace Supply in Many States in September 2017

Its October, and that means it’s National Kitchen and Bath Month! The National Association of REALTORS®’ 2017 Remodeling Impact Report shows homeowners the benefits they reap – both financially and emotionally - from showing their bathrooms a little love. Adding a whole new bathroom to a home brings in a Joy Score of 10! Joy Scores rank… Continue Reading Love Your Bathroom the Kitchen and Bath Month!

Pumpkins, archives, Chicago, incentives, conservation, AirBnB, skeuomorphisms, and demand. As fun as this looks, we wonder who would have come up with this idea in the first place? Tom Hanks says archives are important. Any questions? liz west/flickr/2012 Speaking of things we already knew, here is another reason to attend the REALTORS® Conference & Expo.… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: October 23-27

The following is NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun’s reaction to this morning’s U.S. Commerce Department release on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter: “Economic growth of 3% in the third quarter is quite impressive in light of the some pause in activity in hurricane-impacted regions. The big contributors were a solid rise in… Continue Reading Instant Reaction: Q3 GDP

By Jessica Santina, guest contributor from MoneyGeek.com As little ghosts and ghouls appear on every corner, how about settling in for a few scary stories of home staging horrors? The following tales of botched staging jobs, homeowners from hell, and nightmarish décor will likely give you some real-life shivers. The Scary Screamer Lori Matzke, owner… Continue Reading 4 Home Staging Horror Stories to Haunt You This Halloween

NAR released a summary of existing-home sales data showing that housing market activity this September rose modestly 0.7 percent from last month but slipped 1.5 percent from last year. September’s existing home sales reached 5.39 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $245,100 in September, up 4.2… Continue Reading September 2017 Existing Home Sales

Are you busy packing for the 2017 REALTORS® Conference & Expo? Here are a few books for your suitcase! Each of these were written by someone who will be speaking as part of the educational bonanza happening in Chicago starting next week. Christian DeKnock, unsplash.com Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything,… Continue Reading 3 Books to Pick Up Ahead of the Conference

October is National Kitchen and Bath Month! For homeowners considering taking on a remodeling project in honor of the holiday, here is some information on the benefits – both finiancial and emotional – of upgrading or renovating the kitchen from the National Association of REALTORS®’s 2017 Remodeling Imapact Report. For homeowners hoping to give their… Continue Reading Kitchen Remodeling Projects for Kitchen and Bath Month

The 2017 Realtors® Conference and Expo in Chicago is a little over one week away! With more than 20,000 Realtors®, industry experts and guests scurrying around the McCormick Place, it may be hard as a reporter to identify which of the dozens of sessions are the best use of your time to cover. That’s why I’m here… Continue Reading Media: Don’t Miss These Sessions at the 2017 Realtors® Conference & Expo

Earlier this year I took a page from my supervisor’s book and started keeping my lists and notes in a journal. This came after years of loose leaf to-do lists bound together in 6 month increments with binder clips. (I know what you’re thinking: what a fast learner!) I had developed a system for myself… Continue Reading Bullet Journaling FTW