Helping Get First-Time Buyers Over the Mortgage Finish Line
Guiding first-time buyers on the long and winding process toward homeownership is in great part what a real estate professional...
Posts by Michael Catarevas
The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage for Purchase: What Agents Must Know
When you’re talking to a prospective client and the mortgage topic comes up, how well-versed are you? No one needs...
The Niche Knack: Strategies for Focusing on Areas of Exclusivity
In the latest RISMedia webinar—“Maximizing Your Niche: How to Specialize and Dominate a Target Market”—panelists included Colette Stevenson, CEO of...
Consumer Confidence Retreats in June, Erasing Some Recent Gains
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which measures American opinions of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next...
Strategies Sellers Should Embrace With Other Homes for Sale Close By
Editor’s note: This story is the second of a two-part RISMedia report on how to calm sellers’ fears and rationalize...
How to Calm Jittery Sellers When Similar Homes Close by Are Also for Sale
Editor’s note: This story is the first part of a two-part RISMedia report on how to calm sellers’ fears and...
Meet the Mortgage Maven, a 43-Year Industry Icon Still Rockin’
Above, Melissa Cohn. Photo by Jill Lotenberg Melissa Cohn knew early on in life that she had the drive and...
Investors Selling Homes Fast—and Getting Picky About Where They Buy New Ones
In a new report from Realtor.com®, real estate investors were found to have sold homes at a record pace in...
Fed Chair Speech Lauds History of the Fed; No New Rate Updates
Fed Chair Jerome Powell, speaking at the Federal Reserve Board’s International Finance Division 75th Anniversary Conference in Washington, D.C., June...
Inflation Numbers Mild in April; Tariffs Not Impactful Yet
Inflation was mild in April as President Trump’s tariffs policy, which has generally been put on hold for the time...
3 Ways to Reclaim Your Work-Life Balance
Exhausted? Learn how top real estate agents reclaim work-life balance with strategic boundaries, batched tasks and weekly planning. Burn out less, close more. Read more.
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