Reposted with permission from Windermere Real Estate and Keryn Giguere. The real estate market in Tacoma, the past year especially, has been difficult for buyers. There are multiple offers, low inventory and folks with cash — eliminating the seller’s need to accept an offer from a financed buyer, which requires additional steps like an appraisal. […]
Josh Albertson Media executive Josh Albertson has joined the Inman team as chief financial officer to help grow the expanding real estate news, information and event firm. Previously, Josh served as president of Curbed Network, where he helped grow the company from a small blog into a diverse network of real estate, food and retail […]
Four sponsors take the stage to give an overview of the technology they work on — day in and day out — to help agents find leads and close deals…. Source: click here
The audience at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) conference last week got a taste of the global network’s new consumer segmentation research.LeadingRE has engaged an integrated marketing firm to dig up the information, which will equip agents to better understand the needs of their client.McKee Wallwork + Company’s approach with its “Ideal” research tool […]
There are good reasons for having short expectations for sales this year. The reasons The multi-year honeymoon of mortgage rates consistently south of 4 percent are clearly over, and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has made it clear the Fed is set on a policy of gradual rate increases this year.Painfully low inventories of homes for […]
Even as new real estate gadgets are constantly introduced into the market, the MLS remains agents’ no. 1 technology tool.So when choosing whether to stay with a current system or make a change, how can MLS executives separate the best from the rest?Real estate consulting firm Clareity Consulting has offered one resource for the past […]
Imagine a prospective homebuyer wants to see a home ASAP, but her real estate agent can’t be there for hours.Latch, a smart lock provider that’s raised $16 million in funding, can solve the problem. If the lock were installed in the home’s front door, the agent could send a one-time passcode that the buyer could use to let […]
Reposted with permission — show notes and credits available here. Real estate broker Cassie Wells shares the tale of a seller who was extracting herself from an abusive relationship — and the spouse showing up at closing expecting a check on a refinanced home. She explains how preparation and a variety of personalities helped her […]
We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey: The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.21 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending March 9, 2017. This is up from last week when it averaged 4.10 percent. A year ago […]
As I continue my journey toward Realtor status, one theme seems to keep rearing its ugly head: the role of real estate agent is not as well-respected as I’d hoped. As a newbie, I see it in online forums where consumers question the purpose of agents. I see it in the rise of individual advisory services where […]
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