New Members-Only Online Mall Offers Cool Gadgets, Trending Technology and Luxury Gifts
Most members of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) already know that the REALTOR Benefits® Program offers an incredible collection of members-only benefits. What you might not know, however, is that a new benefit—Members’ Gift Galleria—was recently added to the robust lineup of partner programs, offering deep discounts on many of the most popular items […]
3 Keys to Success in 2016
Two years ago, we completed a comprehensive planning session at Real Estate Webmasters. We just finished another one for 2016, which gave me cause to look back at all we had accomplished since that first one in 2015. The amount of positive change realized is amazing, so I want to share the approach we took. […]
Pending Home Sales Creep Higher in June
Pending home sales were mostly unmoved in June, but did creep slightly higher as supply and affordability constraints prevented a bigger boost in activity from mortgage rates that lingered near all-time lows through most of the month, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Increases in the Northeast and Midwest were offset by declines in […]
Strongest Housing Gains Seen Down South
Two more states, Mississippi and Maryland, as well as eight metro areas recently entered their historic benchmark levels of housing activity, according to the recently released Freddie Mac Multi-Indicator Market Index® (MiMi®). These additional metros are Louisville, Ken.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Allentown, Penn.; Omaha, Neb.; Syracuse, N.Y.; Detroit, Mich.; Milwaukee, Wis.; and Lakeland, Fla. “Nationally, MiMi […]
New Members-Only Online Mall Offers Cool Gadgets, Trending Technology and Luxury Gifts
Most members of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) already know that the REALTOR Benefits® Program offers an incredible collection of members-only benefits. What you might not know, however, is that a new benefit—Members’ Gift Galleria—was recently added to the robust lineup of partner programs, offering deep discounts on many of the most popular items […]
Black Knight Miami home price index for May 2016
Black Knight Financial Services released its May 2016 home price index data for Miami, based on summarized sales data — here’s how the metro measured up …
Black Knight DC home price index for May 2016
Black Knight Financial Services released its May 2016 home price index data for Washington D.C., based on summarized sales data — here’s how the metro measured up …
6 new counties must report all-cash deals to FinCEN
In January of this year, the federal government announced that title insurance companies in two metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) — Miami and New York — would have to identify the individuals behind any limited liability corporations (LLCs) that were buying properties with cash. Some experts predicted that this was a temporary move and that the […]
How’s foreclosure recovery looking — and where are the pain points?
The U.S. Treasury, HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) and FHFA (Federal Housing Finance Agency) have combined to write a new “white paper” on foreclosure prevention — it was released on Monday. Much as I hope that its conclusions will not have to be used in large numbers any time soon, it is by […]
