Have you had the safety talk with your clients yet? It’s not only for their safety but for yours too. It’s a conversation far too many real estate professionals omit from their discussions with home sellers and buyers. Most real estate safety information centers on how to keep you safe when meeting new clients during … Read more
Pending home sales rose for the third consecutive month in April and reached their highest level in over a decade, according to the National Association of Realtors®. All major regions saw gains in contract activity last month except for the Midwest, which saw a meager decline. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator based … Read more
What’s the secret to earning more money in real estate? Attending the 2016 REALTORS® Conference & Expo, Nov. 4-7 in Orlando, FL. Attendees make two times the average real estate income, so you’ll have the chance to network with some of the most successful pros in the industry! Register today to take advantage of hotel … Read more
Join Inman in San Francisco Aug. 2-5 to experience relationships and breakthroughs that will grow your business. Featuring a keynote by four-time New York Times bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk and four days of premium industry educational content, you will gain critical insight into: Winning customers in new ways Digital marketing strategies that lead to new … Read more
Active-service military buyers between the ages of 18 and 35 are purchasing homes at a “far greater rate” than non-military buyers – 51 percent versus 34 percent, according to the National Association of REALTORS®’ newly released Veterans & Active Military Home Buyers and Sellers Profile. This is the first time NAR has released such an … Read more
Sandra Butler refused to let it slide when a seller she represented last year made what felt like a discriminatory comment. The seller thought the buyers, who had foreign-sounding names, were trying to negotiate for too many repairs. “I know how these people are, and they always want something for nothing,” Butler recalls the seller … Read more
In the recently issued “Office of General Counsel Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing and Real Estate-Related Transactions (link is external)“, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) urges housing providers to exercise caution when implementing criminal history policies or practices … Read more
In San Francisco, home buyers need to earn $147,996 a year to afford the city’s median home price of $781,600, according to mortgage website HSH.com. Out of 27 major metros analyzed by the site, San Francisco requires the highest salary in order to pay for the mortgage principal, interest, taxes, and insurance payments on a … Read more
Mortgage rates this week plunged to their lowest level since February 2015, unlocking more savings for home buyers and home owners who are refinancing. “Mortgage rates this week registered the delayed impact of last week’s sharp drop in Treasury yields, as the 30-year mortgage rate fell 12 basis points to 3.59 percent,” says Freddie Mac … Read more
An old housing scam seems to be resurfacing in our area. Apartments that appear to be for rent, but are just too good to be true. Click here to view.