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MID ‘a wasteful use of federal resources,’ says housing group

How can the United States tackle the increasingly problematic issue of homelessness and housing poverty? The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) thinks that reforming the mortgage interest deduction (MID) is the way to move forward. But it’s going to have to lobby against the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which released a study earlier […]

Home prices hit new peak in ‘extremely competitive buying season’

The housing market saw a series of ups and downs in Q2 2017, the majority of which were largely driven by low inventory unable to meet the demand of would-be buyers. This imbalance drove home prices to rise 6.2 percent, easily eclipsing the previous Q3 2016 peak of $241,300. The Q2 median single-family home price […]

July housing starts take turn for the worse

June’s housing starts report was heralded as “welcome news” by National Association of Realtors (NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, who said increasing residential construction was the key to lowering home prices. This month, however, housing starts have taken a turn for the worse. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, July privately-owned housing […]

The fastest-growing real estate companies in the US

Every year Inc. Magazine ranks the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. This year, 17 real estate companies made the top 500 cut, while 196 made the 5,000 list. Companies who applied and were selected for the list are ranked based on revenue growth from 2013 to 2016. While being featured is an […]

What do buyers want more — a bigger house or a bigger yard?

Smaller homes with more outdoor space seem to be all the rage lately as homebuyers are abandoning the motto “bigger is better” when it comes to square footage. According to a consumer survey by Wakefield Research commissioned by residential construction company Taylor Morrison, 56 percent of buyers would be willing to sacrifice having a larger […]

Brad Pitt’s tiny home and other affordable space-saving miracles

Homelessness, lack of affordable housing, natural disaster damage — these are all global problems that can be alleviated through creative housing solutions. Three types of homes that problem-solvers such as Brad Pitt and Patrick Kennedy are employing to help are tiny houses, micro-units and shipping container homes. Brad Pitt’s NOLA tiny home In 2007, Brad […]

Real estate video marketing: 3 ways to generate leads with social media

Real estate video marketing is possibly the most effective marketing method available to agents; it’s definitely one of the cheapest. Katharine Loucaidou Marketing-savvy agents are able to generate tons of new business with videos while spending next to nothing on advertising. Recent guest Katharine Loucaidou has done it, and you can too. During her interview […]

10 tips to get the home sold once and for all

When you put a home on the market, the clock starts — and the pressure sets in. You only have one opportunity to make a first impression, and you don’t want the home to sit for endless days on market while your sellers get increasingly upset. There are variety of elements that come into play: […]

Which cities are best for flipping houses?

Making money by flipping property has become as much of an American dream as homeownership. The full spectrum programming on HGTV is a testament to how much we want to believe that we can make money off flipping houses, in small towns, in cities — anywhere there is a deal with good bones to be […]

How to grab your ideal clients with Facebook’s target audiences

There seems to be some misconceptions about what options advertisers (or agents) have for targeting their ideal audience on Facebook. Everyone seems to know about the basic targeting options: age, income, location, interests, behaviors, etc. Although these are pretty powerful targeting options, they often aren’t the most effective in terms of cost and lead generation. […]

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