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Quick and easy ways to winterize homes before they hit the market

Between holiday entertaining and plunging temperatures, energy bills inevitably go up in the winter. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the homebuying public is looking for energy efficiency. A few simple steps can help tighten up a home and showcase its best energy saving features. Samantha Strong, Broker/Owner of Metamorphosis in Minneapolis, […]

How to explain to sellers that the market is turning

Sales are down, prices are flat and real estate professionals across the U.S. are seeing signs of a housing market slowdown. But there’s one group that might not yet have gotten the memo: sellers. Source: click here

10 things real estate agents can be thankful for this year

At my brokerage, we asked our agents to list 100 things they’re grateful for. Here are 10 of the universal themes from those agent- and staff-created lists, compiled together to remind us all what we can be thankful for this holiday season.  Source: click here

The ultimate checklist for staging on a budget

If you have no budget but need to get the staging done, employ this handy to-do list, and you won’t have to worry about forgetting anything. Source: click here

Is Luxury Presence the website advantage you need to win more high-end listings?

The luxe property website firm provides top agents with gleaming, head-turning websites designed specifically to give the confidentiality required to pitch $25 million listings. Source: click here

Where the new Millennial Monopoly goes wrong

As a millennial in real estate, the joke that is Millennial Monopoly cuts deep; so many in my generation ache for the American dream of homeownership but struggle to make it a reality. Source: click here

Should real estate agents block negative people on social media?

To block or not to block, that is the question real estate agents must answer when it comes to their social media. Here’s regular contributor Jay Thompson’s take on the issue. Source: click here

LoanDepot originator’s email to Realtor ignites blowback

A mortgage originator with loanDepot in California tried to poach a Realtor who had worked with a mortgage broker on multiple transactions, the company confirmed to Inman after an email detailing the allegations was made public. Source: click here

Rental rates jump in September, fueled by strong economy

Nationwide, the cost of renting a single-family home grew by 3.2 percent in September, to an average of $1,420 a month, up from a year ago when rent had grown by only 2.7 percent, according to the latest Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), released Tuesday. Affordable housing fared poorly, with lower-end rentals, or properties with rent prices less than 75 percent […]

Existing-home sales up in October, ending 6-month slide: NAR

Existing home sales ended a six-month skid in October, climbing 1.4 percent from September. Despite the monthly gain, existing home sales were still down 5.1 percent, versus October of last year, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors. “After six consecutive months of decline, buyers are finally stepping back into the housing […]

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