Realtor.com® Expands International Reach with Global Property Network
Realtor.com® recently announced the expansion of realtor.com/international as part of a newly formed News Corp global property network. Created by News Corp, REA Group [ASX: REA] and Move, the global property network is the world’s largest global real estate listing community, offering more than three million listings from 56 countries. The network consists of 12 […]
How to Master Self-Promotion
One of the key tenets of sales is “Always be closing.” Another could be “Always be promoting.” After all, if you’re not going to promote your business, who will? The more you promote your business, the more leads you’ll generate. Now, this doesn’t mean bore your friends, family and anyone within earshot with the minute […]
5 Things to Know when Working with Hispanic Clients
If there is any doubt on whether or not the Hispanic market is a solid business strategy to grow your market share, then you haven’t heard these stats: 13 million of the 17 million projected new households between 2010-2025 will be diverse, of which 40 percent will be Hispanic Since 2000, Hispanics have accounted for […]
Fed Holds Key Interest Rate Steady but Signals Hike Could Come This Fall
(TNS)—Federal Reserve policymakers said Wednesday they were holding a key interest rate steady but signaled a hike could come this fall as their concerns have eased about a slowing job market and the fallout from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Following a two-day meeting, central bank officials voted to keep the federal funds […]
New Home Sales: Financing Source Shares Hold Steady
NAHB analysis of the most recent Census estimates concerning sources of financing for new home sales reveals that the share of mortgages financed through conventional, FHA, and VA loans, as well as cash, held steady in the second quarter of 2016 while the number of new homes sold grew by 22 percent. According to data from the Census […]
Mortgage Applications Drop 11 Percent
Mortgage applications decreased 11.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 22, 2016. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 11.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted […]
New Home Sales: Financing Source Shares Hold Steady
NAHB analysis of the most recent Census estimates concerning sources of financing for new home sales reveals that the share of mortgages financed through conventional, FHA, and VA loans, as well as cash, held steady in the second quarter of 2016 while the number of new homes sold grew by 22 percent. According to data from the Census […]
Fed Holds Key Interest Rate Steady but Signals Hike Could Come This Fall
(TNS)—Federal Reserve policymakers said Wednesday they were holding a key interest rate steady but signaled a hike could come this fall as their concerns have eased about a slowing job market and the fallout from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Following a two-day meeting, central bank officials voted to keep the federal funds […]
Realty startup Knock launches — with seller guarantees
Online real estate veterans Jamie Glenn, Sean Black and Karan Sakhuja have launched a new consumer real estate business dubbed Knock. It takes a page or two from Opendoor, which is innovating in the online real estate space with homeseller guarantees. Here is it how it works: Consumers come onto the site or app and request […]
The Pros and Cons of Saving in an Escrow Account
(TNS)—When you get a mortgage, the lender usually adds real estate taxes and insurance premiums to the monthly house payment. The lender sets aside this money in what is called an escrow account (sometimes it’s called an impound account). An escrow account ensures that the taxes and insurance will be paid on time. This protects […]
