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4 reasons Dodd-Frank will not be repealed by Trump

Many people, especially real estate professionals, are anticipating President Trump’s pledge to remove regulations relating to financial services and the rollback of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.As anyone who works in real estate knows, this very substantial bill represented the most comprehensive financial regulatory reform measures taken since the Great Depression […]

10 questions with New York top real estate sales producer Patrick Lilly

F.C. Tucker broker Angela Raab interviews Patrick Lilly, a successful residential real estate broker in Manhattan and Brooklyn for the past 30 years, about how he raised his average price point by going after expired luxury listings. Patrick Lilly Want more? Check out episode one with top producer Sonnie Laviolette. Angela Raab is the director […]

Hooked on a feeling: 4 vital ways emotion influences real estate

There is so much chatter in the real estate industry today about data-driven metrics: price appreciation, year-over-year sales volume, absorption rates and so on.I understand that this information is helpful to agents and their clients when it comes to buying or selling their properties, but relying solely on numbers is a missed opportunity.There is a […]

Podcast: Crazy sh*t in real estate Episode 6 — Don’t quit on Detroit

Reposted with permission — show notes and credits available here. Leading Detroit Realtor and president of the Detroit Association of Realtors Kamal Cheeks talks about how his city, despite being in the recovery stage, still faces struggles that the rest of the country can’t imagine. In a place where in one block you can go […]

Daily market update: February 16, 2017

We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Ellie Mae’s Origination Insights Report for January 2017: Closing time for all loans increased slightly in January to 51 days. The average 30-year rate for all loans increased to 4.31 in January, up from 4.05 in December. 69 percent of […]

Will rental homes depress new home sales in 2017?

Over the past three years, new homes have been on fire, increasing every year. Last year they were up 12.2 percent over 2015 and reached the highest annual total since 2006. With every sales increase, new homes are helping to fill the inventory deficits that plague most markets. However, sales could have been even better. […]

HP selects two real estate brands for a national television ad campaign

As part of its “Meet The Intern” campaign, tech company HP filmed a series of commercials showcasing Fox Sports host and Extra co-host Charissa Thomson interning at four companies. Two of them were Giveback Homes and The Boutique Real Estate Group — two hallmark brands within the real estate industry. The campaign ads, which began airing on […]

How can expensive cities provide affordable housing for workers?

As housing prices rise, the heart of the middle class gets squeezed out. In Los Angeles, increases in prices not only provoke workers to leave, but they also make it harder for small businesses to flourish. On February 8, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors (SRAR) hosted the Housing Our Workers forum to discuss how to solve […]

Inman launches Indie Broker Summit for the bold industry mavericks

Are you a new breed of broker owner who gets technology, created a magnetic culture, crafted a memorable brand and integrated social giving into your company’s DNA? When you watch the bloated incumbents in your market, do you know in your gut that you can steal market share? If so, Inman has an exciting new place […]

Brad Inman’s live blog: Keller Williams Family Reunion unfolds

Inman’s publisher blogs live from Keller Williams Family Reunion.(function() { var lb24 = document.createElement(‘script’); lb24.type = ‘text/javascript’; lb24.id = ’24lbScript’; lb24.async = true; lb24.charset=”utf-8″; lb24.src = ‘//v.24liveblog.com/embed/24.js?id=1375058’; (document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’) || document.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)).appendChild(lb24);})(); … Source: click here

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