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Should real estate agents cultivate their own brands?

There is seldom a one-size-fits all response when it comes to marketing, so the answer to my question requires some elaboration. The key lies in understanding the pros and cons, so that a real estate agent may make the best decision. However, before discussing the pros and cons, I feel that it is necessary to […]

Houston rent growth slowing with minimal job growth

U.S. apartment rents have increased for the third-straight month, according to Yardi Matrix’s monthly survey of 119 markets. June rent rates increased by exactly $10, or 0.9 percent, to another all-time high of $1,213. Rents were up 2.7 percent in the second quarter of 2016 and climbed 5.6 percent on an annual basis. Year-to-date rents […]

ZIP code profile: 60532

The 60532 ZIP code comprises the city of Lisle, about a 35 minute drive from Chicago. The area sits in DuPage County and borders numerous golf courses an nature preserves. 60532 home values growth split through 2016 Click To Tweet According to Best Places, the ZIP code has a population of 26,695 and an unemployment rate of 6 percent, and […]

Chicago rent growth lagging behind warmer regions

U.S. apartment rents have increased for the third-straight month, according to Yardi Matrix’s monthly survey of 119 markets. June rent rates increased by exactly $10, or 0.9 percent, to another all-time high of $1,213. Rents were up 2.7 percent in the second quarter of 2016 and climbed 5.6 percent on an annual basis. Year-to-date rents […]

ZIP code profile: 90505

The 90505 ZIP code comprises part of the city of Torrance, about a 50 minute drive from Los Angeles. The area sits in Los Angeles County and is known for its easy climate, low crime rates and proximity to the Pacific Ocean. Majority of 90505 home values to increase through 2016 Click To Tweet According to Best Places, the ZIP […]

Are housing bubbles reinflating in 3 major cities?

Just 10 years ago, easy credit and lax banking lending standards in the U.S. residential real estate market were partly to blame for a housing bubble that popped and caused over 7 million borrowers to lose their homes to foreclosure during the 2008 housing downturn, which triggered the Great Recession and unleashed a global financial […]

Are open houses worth it?

In this week’s video, Peter Lorimer of PLG Estates talks about the value of consistently holding open houses — even when you have multiple offers. Source: click here

Podcast: How agent Mat Arruda went from 11 to 100 deals in two years

In 2014, Mat Arruda was a part-time bartender and a part-time agent, who was buying leads and losing valuable business opportunities by spreading himself over two jobs. He closed only 11 deals that first year. Then, he took the plunge and went full-time real estate. The following year was looking up, but Arruda realized he […]

What would Leigh Brown do?

Apparently, on social media, people have been posing the question “What would Leigh Brown do?” Well, let me tell y’all, what Leigh would do now is a lot different than what I would have done 16 years ago when I started in real estate. A lot of that evolution centers on facing problems head-on and […]

Special Report: Which real estate transaction tools work best?

Agents and brokers have no doubt that transaction tools have made their lives more efficient and that technology has enabled them to do more deals. However, they still have a long wish list of how the transaction process could be improved, and they would like to see their chosen software interact better with the software […]

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