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Daily market update: June 22, 2016

We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Mortgage rates: 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rates for the Past 6 Months | Credio 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rates for the Past 6 Months | Credio   Home equity rates: Average Home Equity Loan Bank Rates by State | Credio […]

Zillow shoots for the millennial market with Snaphouse

How do you make buying a house look cool to people who probably aren’t considering buying a house right now? Put cool people in a house that is for sale and let them talk about how cool houses can be. At least, that’s what Zillow did when it put five Snapchat-famous personalities under one roof […]

Pricing mistake No. 3: Emphasizing unsold properties

Why do we even include unsold properties on a CMA? After all, the goal in any pricing analysis is pretty simple: show the seller why he or she should price his or her home according to what has actually sold. Pull up properties that have sold, explain why they’re comparable enough to be reliable, and […]

Do you really understand your client’s credit score?

First-time homebuyers look to agents to fill in knowledge gaps. Although you’ll likely be sending buyers to a lender, it’s good to understand and be able to explain the terms. Especially if they tell you a number or hand you a credit report and think they’re set. Chances are, most don’t know that consumer credit […]

Realtor membership: Is now the time to make it a choice?

In the past couple of weeks, there has been much discussion about the National Association of Realtors on Inman and social media. It began with an Inman article about NAR staff and volunteer leader compensation, followed by Rob Hahn’s insight into how NAR spends marketing dollars, followed by Teresa Boardman’s thoughts on women leaders at […]

Podcast: Get your head in the cloud with Brad Andersohn

Agents are mobile creatures by necessity, and recent advances in mobile technology have given real estate professionals an unprecedented ability to “take their office on the road” and do the majority of their job out of their home office, local Starbucks and even parked on side of the side of the road in their car […]

Sam DeBianchi spills her secrets for breaking into luxury

When I sat down to write an article on part 1 of this series titled “Sam DeBianchi on launching your luxury real estate career,” I realized pretty quickly that the three topics I shared barely scratched the surface. So, here are three more areas of focus that helped me go from a shiny new real […]

Are second ‘staycation’ homes a trend in your city? Here’s how to take advantage

They say a change is as good as a rest. Across the country, a trend is happening for the comfortably off to buy second (or third) homes in the same metro area — packing up their things and leaving the family home on Friday for a weekend away in another part of town with no chores […]

Dollhouse view of $35M ‘Drizzy Manor’ showcases 3-D’s power

With features so visceral you want to reach out and touch them, the 3-D dollhouse that will come to life as Drake’s Canadian palace feels like the custom house you always wanted on “The Sims” but never had the fake money to build ($35 million, to be exact). Savvy video gamers will soon be searching for the Drizzy Manor […]

ZIP code profile: 20782

The 20782 ZIP code comprises parts of the city of Hyattsville, Maryland, as well as parts of University Park and Chillum — about a 30 minute drive from Washington D.C. — and lies in Prince George’s County. The area is known for Hyattsville’s Historic District, which is home to a number of Victorian and Arts & Crafts houses. 20782 home values to see […]

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