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Community spotlight: Kentfield

Kentfield/Behzad Zandinejad Nestled at the feet of Mount Tamalpais, you will find the unincorporated town of Kentfield. The small town is home to people who not only love living close to nature, but also want easy access to everything San Francisco has to offer. Almost every house in Kentfield is blessed with a spectacular view, […]

Inman Demo Day Webinar: From spitballing to strategy — get real value from your real estate ads

Many real estate agents get flustered when thinking about digital advertising. They throw money at solutions without thinking strategically. But Adwerx makes it simple — start with a clear objective. This webinar reviews the three key audience objectives for real estate agents: People you know People you want to know People who know you Learn […]

QuantumDigital’s TriggerMarketing Social makes Facebook ads a breeze

In marketing, you go where your audience is. And on the internet, there’s a good chance your audience is part of the 1.5 billion strong Facebook user pool. Just sold and just listed Facebook ads have huge potential, but nobody said stealing scrollers’ attention from baby photos and taco emojis would ever be easy. The marketing […]

Freddie’s follies: How to predict the future of mortgage rates

I tell clients that I’m much more comfortable predicting the past than the future. But there’s one financial spot in which you can do both! Freddie Mac in 1971 began a mortgage-rate survey upon which we all rely for historical reference. No other survey goes back so far, and the media report Freddie’s findings religiously […]

Pending home sales drop for first time in nearly 2 years

Everyone seems to be telling a similar story about their market: Inventory is low, especially for first-time homebuyers — getting buyers into a place that’s perfect for them just isn’t all that easy right now. So what’s the success rate look like — how many home sales are actually pending, signifying matches made in heaven? New data […]

How have Houston rents changed since 1980?

With rents rising in cities and states across the U.S., many renters struggle with affordability. In Miami, Los Angeles and Orlando, for example, more than 55 percent of renters were cost-burdened in 2014, spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent. Rents have moderated recently in expensive metros like San Francisco and New York […]

Delinquency rates are falling, but Illinois is still in the red

CoreLogic’s June report finds that loan refinancing doesn’t make sense for a lot of current homeowners in the U.S. Forecasts predict mortgage rates will increase this year, so CoreLogic used its data to determine refinancing conditions, mortgage denial rates and the overall health of the housing market throughout the nation. As of May 12, 2015, the […]

Agent to Agent: dealing with inexperienced or untrained agents

In this monthly column, a member of Miami’s Master Brokers Forum will examine and resolve potential differences that may arise between real estate professionals in the field. This month’s edition is written by Master Broker Ralph De Martino, broker-president of Ocean International Realty and former president of the Miami Association of Realtors. The situation: An […]

Malibu residence offers all-inclusive resort living under $1 million

In Malibu, it’s all about the lifestyle. More specifically, a California lifestyle. A new luxury development is catering to the outdoor-centric and active homebuyers looking for a place to truly live as a Californian. Cavalleri, previously known as Villa Malibu, is a property in the midst of undergoing renovations on a 10-acre plot with enough […]

Agents and brokers at risk of lawsuits over website accessibility

At the National Association of Realtors midyear conference in May, MLS CEO Shelley Specchio stood up in a crowd of hundreds of fellow MLS executives and announced that one of her members had filed a charge of disability discrimination against her multiple listing service, Northern Nevada Regional MLS. Specchio spoke during a session on website […]

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