Podcast: Broke in real estate? 10 reasons your ego is to blame (Part 1)
Talking about ego can feel obtuse. When we think of ego, we immediately get images in our minds of the diva rock star, recent political figures or even that agent in your market with his or her face splashed all over bus benches and moving trucks. But ego is much more than that. Science has figured […]
Daily market update: August 10, 2016
We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Mortgage rates: Home equity rates: Most recent market news: Quicken Loans’ Home Price Perception Index/Home Value Index (HPPI/HVI) for July 2016: Appraised values were an average of 1.69 percent less than what homeowners estimated in July. In June, appraiser opinions […]
Luxury listing: Basketballer J.J. Redick’s Austin estate
What does an NBA star who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers like to call home in Austin, Texas? If you’re J.J. Redick, then it looks a little something like this. His home is listed for $4.99 million with Kathryn Scarborough at Engel & Völkers.
Billy Ekofo on ‘helping others as they helped me’
There wasn’t a dry eye in the audience at the end of Billy Ekofo’s speech at Inman Connect San Francisco, which walked listeners through how Ekofo’s life was shaped by the kindness of strangers — some of them in the real estate industry …
Activist Pressures Ratner Family to Relax Control of Forest City
Investors are pressuring the Ratner family to loosen their grip on their nearly 100-year-old property empire, which owns high-profile urban properties such as the New York Times headquarters.
How One Developer Learned Not to Put the House Before the Horse
When a prime piece of property came up for sale in coastal Orange County, Calif., five years ago, it was a natural draw for residential developers. But there was a catch in an area known as “the equestrian capital of the West Coast.”
WeWork Misses Mark on Some Lofty Targets
Six years after it was founded, WeWork has amassed a valuation of $16 billion, placing it among the world’s most valuable startups. But the shared-office-space company’s growth projections might not play out as expected.
Houzz tour: patience makes perfect
By Bryan Anthony; reposted with permission of Houzz Sometimes taking the time to live in a home a few years and figuring out what works and what doesn’t is a smart move before jumping into the renovation process. That’s exactly what homeowners Yvonne and David Hananel did with their loft in Manhattan’s East Village. After a […]
50 most solar-saturated ZIP codes in California
Reposted with permission from EcoWatch.com; Joseph Rand in the Electricity Markets and Policy Group at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory contributed reporting and writing to this story. Solar power is blazing-hot in a growing number of communities across the United States. And nowhere is it hotter than in sunny California. California is home to two out of […]
Automated review system Signpost joins Zillow Tech Connect
The importance of reviews in real estate is frequently stressed. Google-ventures backed company Signpost understands this critical marketing component, helping streamline the feedback acquisition process, improve customer retention rates and bring in new business referrals along the way. Now, to simplify the review process for brokers and agents even further, Signpost is joining forces with Zillow Tech Connect […]
