Mike Basile: The Right Markets, the Right Agents
In 1980, Mike Basile, broker/owner of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Montana Properties, became the third agent in a three-agent startup firm,...
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Holiday Shoppers Get a Head Start This Year
The holidays are here, and along with seasonal festivities comes shopping—and lots of it. Each year, it seems we're getting...
Is the Bubble Out West about to Burst?
Home prices in San Jose, Calif.—one of the nation's leading markets since the bust—posted negative 0.3 percent last quarter, marking...
Building and Maintaining Relationships
In the following interview, Stephanie and Keoki McCarthy, broker/owners of Real Living Northwest, REALTORS® in Bothell, Wash., discuss the benefits...
New Fannie, Freddie Program Offers Relief to Delinquent Borrowers
A new program offered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will provide delinquent borrowers relief through a 20 percent mortgage...
Zillow: Underwater Homeowners Continue Drop-Off
Eleven percent of homeowners are underwater, or owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, according to Zillow®'s...
Ugly Sweaters Infiltrate the Holidays
(TNS)—Keisha Jones, 32, of Mitchellville, Md., dons a "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" Christmas T-shirt decorated with pizza slices, a nod...
Minority, Renter Households at Center of Low Homeownership Rate
The homeownership rate spiraled to its lowest point in 50 years earlier this year, and while it picked up in...
An Innovation Combining the Best of Both Worlds
Innovation is a funny thing. Sometimes it introduces an idea that's never existed before. More often, though, it's a creative...
Lennox Scott: 2017 ‘Incredible’ for Real Estate
In the following commentary, Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate, offers his 2017 housing forecast...
Op-Ed: The Code of Ethics Already Tells Us How to Judge Private Exclusives
Just as boxers must be in phenomenal condition to win, so too must you be in peak form, especially these days when limited inventory, fluctuating mortgage rates and other aspects of the business combine to a point where only the strong survive. Read more.
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