3 Real Estate Agents’ Haunted House Stories
Real Estate Agents Tell Stories of Supernatural Encounters Whether you’ve been working in real estate for a few months or a few decades, you likely have stories of quirky clients and peculiar homes — but some agents’ tales are even stranger. Just in time for Halloween, we’ve collected nightmarish stories from agents across the country who have had
Browsing That’s Built to Last: Online Safety for Agents
The Prince of Nigeria Has a Bridge to Sell You In the digital age, particularly amid a work-from-home boom, agent safety extends far beyond simply staying aware of your surroundings or even wearable safety technology. Today, real estate professionals must also be aware of digital dangers. From sophisticated hack jobs to high-tech identity theft, understanding and utilizing a
How the Real Estate Business Came To Be
Today’s Real Estate Professionals Uphold a Rich Legacy You might know your way around a marketing campaign or your favorite real estate CRM, but have you studied up on the rich and lengthy history of your profession as a whole? Agents today are the result of thousands of years of societal change and continue to help facilitate
Understand and Master the 7 Principles of Interior Design
Real Estate Agents Can Design to Shine Whether you’re redecorating the office or staging a client’s home, effective interior design can overhaul the space, influence visitors, and paint your business in the very best light. While it’s true that a degree of creativity helps, interior design is actually a highly scientific field. The very best designers actually stick
Errors and Omissions Insurance for Real Estate Agents
What Is Errors and Omissions Insurance? If you’ve just gotten your real estate license, congratulations — you’ve made it past one of the largest hurdles in your real estate career. Of course, that’s just the beginning of something much bigger. Ahead lies one of the most unique and fulfilling opportunities one can have, but before you start
Embrace the Heat: Setting Expectations in Hot Markets
Buyers and Sellers Alike Are in for a One-of-a-Kind Housing Market Homeownership can be an emotionally taxing process in the best of times, never mind in the wake of a global pandemic, COVID-19 recession, and period of record-low mortgage interest rates. Luckily, stellar real estate agents are here to save the day, imparting knowledge and wisdom to
Millennials: Here’s How to Decorate Your Parents’ Basement
You Don’t Have to Give Up Personal Style to Move Back In With Your Parents While some millennials may be purchasing multi-million dollar mansions in luxe ski towns, the fact is that far more just so happen to be moving back in with their parents. In 2018, Zillow reported that more millennials were living at home then
U.S. Cities Offer Incentives to Lure in Remote Workers
Remote Work Could Change Where People Live Cities and counties across the U.S. have launched programs to lure remote workers to their regions, capitalizing on pandemic-era changes that have allowed tens of millions of people, especially in industries such as technology, to work from anywhere. Read More
Transforming Distressed Hotels Into Affordable Housing
Check Out This Hotel-Based Solution to America’s Affordable Housing Crisis As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, prompting travel restrictions and stay-in-place orders, hotel stays plummeted. Hundreds of millions of rooms sat empty in 2020. Meanwhile, communities across the country have seen “an acute undersupply of housing,” with renting becoming increasingly unaffordable, the National Association of REALTORSⓇ
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
