Big Deal, Bigger Plans
This past December, Canadian-based Brookfield Residential Property Services (Brookfield RPS)—a master franchisor in the Canadian real estate market for 25...
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HARP Refinances Continue Surge in First Half of 2012
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently released its June Refinance Report, which shows that one of every three refinances...
Fixed Mortgage Rates Move Higher for Second Consecutive Week
Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates moving...
In 2012, NAR Ups the Emphasis on Ethics
Ethics is always front and center for members of the National Association of REALTORS®, but this year, the emphasis on...
Whitehouse Consulting Merges with PCMS
Whitehouse Consulting, founded by Ernie Whitehouse in 2002, has merged with PCMS Consulting. Whitehouse has agreed to supervise the growth...
Former Floyd Wickman Speaker Will Weaver Launches REALTOR® Bootcamp
Meeting the demands of a changing market and economy, industry leader and Former Floyd Wickman Speaker Will Weaver announced and...
Three Secrets Third-Party Aggregators Don’t Want Brokers to Know
There’s a battle raging between brokerages and third-party aggregators that compile real estate listings online and collect sales leads in...
Consumer Expectations on Housing Remain Upbeat
Americans' confidence in the economy and their personal finances continues to stall but this has not interrupted their recently more...
Reading between the Lines: What Homebuyers Really Want
Sure, we all know the unspoken language of sellers. A garden apartment is actually a basement. A European kitchen is,...
Mid-Year Infographic of Silicon Valley’s Santa Clara County, REOs and Short Sales
REOs and short sales now represent more than a quarter of the local housing market – this is much more...
3 Ways Agents Can Build Trust in the First Conversation
In today’s market, trust is often the deciding factor in whether a client chooses to move forward with an agent or keep looking. And that trust is usually built, or lost, in the very first conversation. Read more.
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