One Trend That Will Separate Real Estate Winners and Losers
Last month, Steve Murray, president of Real Trends Inc., and Ian Morris, CEO of Market Leader, released a book focused...
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NAR Pulse: This Week’s Top Stories from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS? include: a free safety webinar on social media and cyber safety,...
Real Estate Agents Gain 8.5 Percent Increase in Income
A Chicago Agent magazine survey found that agents’ average income increased 8.5 percent. The average income in 2009 was $64k,...
Don’t Let Focusing on Lead Generation Torpedo Your Branding, Part 1
(EMC)—Although Admiral David Farragut had a long and distinguished career in the U.S. Navy, he's best known for a single...
Fewer Homeowners Opting to Refinance
The number of consumers across the country who filed applications for new home loans recently fell considerably, as fewer borrowers...
8 Ways to Improve Your Management Habits
If you’ve ever been in a management position, there’s a good chance you had several pet peeves regarding your staff...
HUD Announces $25 Million in Available Grants for New Multifamily Energy Efficiency Pilot
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that $25 million is available through HUD’s new Multifamily Energy...
Retirement Real Estate; the Wrong Way and the Right Way
A lot of people think about buying investment property in places where they want to retire someday. But should you...
Fannie Mae’s Defaults Sink to 2 Year Low
The percentage of mortgages in default more than 60 days in Fannie Mae’s portfolio have fallen to the lowest level...
Independents’ Profits Soar 66 Percent on Purchase Mortgages
Independent mortgage banks and subsidiaries made an average profit of $575 on each loan they originated in the second quarter...
5 Key Reasons FSBOs Regret Not Using a Real Estate Agent
Some homeowners think selling their properties with no agent will save gobs of money on commissions. Almost always they come to regret it, settling on a price that could have been better, not to mention spending way more time on the process than they envisioned Read more.
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