5 Tips for Buying and Selling Historic Properties
Buyer’s and Seller’s Agents Can Make History With Historic Homes Do you have clients who would jump at the opportunity to live in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s house? Or perhaps the very first mansion in the state of Utah is more their speed? As it turns out, successfully buying or selling historic properties like these requires a particularly
Vacation Home Sales Skyrocket During COVID-19 Pandemic
Vacation Home Sales Surge During COVID-19 Pandemic In the months after COVID-19 hit the United States, vacation home sales shot up, likely the combined result of low-interest rates, a desire to escape amid social distancing and lockdown, and an unprecedented ability to work from anywhere. It’s part of a major cultural shift around work and homebuying in the
How Biden’s Jobs and Infrastructure Plan Would Affect Housing
President Biden Commits to Addressing Affordable Housing Crisis President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion jobs and infrastructure proposal includes a $213 billion investment in affordable housing, pledging to “build, preserve, and retrofit more than two million homes and commercial buildings to address the affordable housing crisis.” The proposal, called the American Jobs Plan, has faced significant Republican opposition since
Cryptocurrency Craze: Buying a House with Bitcoin
Bitcoin Is Becoming a Bigger Part of the Housing Market Buying with Bitcoin has never been easier — or trendier. But can your clients use the digital currency to buy a house? Some sellers are warming up to the idea. Similarly, buyers might come across a listing that begins with a message to cryptocurrency fans: “Accepting Bitcoin!”
4 Ways to Address Bias Against LGBTQ Clients in Real Estate
Learn These 4 Steps to Better Serve LGBTQ Clients LGBTQ homeseekers often face an uncertain journey when going through the home search and buying process. Like most minority identity groups, they are at significant risk of discrimination. Take homeownership - LGBTQ individuals are roughly 15% less likely to be homeowners than heterosexuals. Discrimination can manifest itself in a
2020: 10 Best Real Estate Facts Agents Need to Know
These Are the 2020 Facts Agents Need to Know for Their Careers Regardless of COVID-19, the residential real estate market has been red hot the past year. Markets around the country have seen record numbers, including a big increase in home value and a drop in average days listed. Much of this can be attributed to an
How to Write the Perfect Holiday Card for Clients
Make Holiday Magic When Writing Your Customized Holiday Cards this Season The written letter has become a lost art for many. When you have other more efficient methods like email, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, text message, and that witchcraft telephone created by the famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell (or Antonio Meucci, depending on who you ask),
Coronavirus: Which Housing Markets Are Recovering?
Tight Housing Inventory & Historically-Low Mortgage Rates Fuel the U.S. Housing Recovery A recent report from Realtor.com indicates that as states slowly reopen their economy, the once-stagnant housing market has begun to surge. Two contributing factors to this rise can be pinpointed to the 30-Year Mortgage Rates hitting historic lows (2.86 percent) and a more competitive housing
Banks Fear Downgrade as Commercial Real Estate Flounders
How Will COVID-19 Hurt Commercial Real Estate & the Banks Backing Their Holdings? The past decade has seen a remarkable rise in our economy as a whole. Almost every industry has seen massive gains, both in the spreadsheets and in the stock market. However, with the onset of coronavirus back in March, a high level of uncertainty
5 Tips When Prospecting For FSBO Listings
Follow These 5 Steps For Successfully Prospecting FSBO Listings Finding new leads or prospects can sometimes be the hardest part about working as a real estate agent. One of the ways to combat this problem is to develop your own real estate agent “niche.” A niche or target market provides you direction in finding the leads
Life After COVID-19: What Should Real Estate Agents Expect
What Will Real Estate Look Like After COVID-19? Real estate agents are understandably concerned about how COVID-19 will affect day-to-day life. The death of the handshake. Wearing masks to PTA events. People actually washing their hands after using the bathroom (for a change). Life after coronavirus may be hard to imagine. The way this pandemic has tarnished our
How Will The Coronavirus Affect The Real Estate Market?
Coronavirus & the Real Estate Market: How Will Things Shake Out? The seasonality of the housing market follows a familiar trend we all know very well. Home prices spike during the summer months and fall during the winter season. Pretty straightforward, until you throw a global pandemic-sized wrench into the mix. As of March 30th, 2020, the COVID-19
The March Madness of Real Estate
Get Ahead This Open House Season With Our 5 Tips It’s that time of the year again when everyone drops everything important and makes their wild, absurd predictions. They’ll study the board, pedantically choosing (and rechoosing) their prized winner. Some people will favor the same choice, but in the end, only one will realize the dream.
