Residential Real Estate

Instant Reaction: Inflation, April 12, 2023

The 5% consumer price inflation in March is a steady improvement from 9% last summer, 8% in autumn, 7% during Christmas, and 6% in the early months of 2023. www.nar.realtor – Research

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DOJ Seeks to Overturn Court Decision Setting Aside NAR Probe

As the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) legal battlefield heats up, the challenges presented by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have not gone quietly into the night.  What may have seemed like a done deal with the defunct investigation into NAR’s MLS policies could see new life. The Justice Department recently filed an appeal… […]

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Great Spaces: An Architectural Wonder With Coastal Modern Flair

In this month’s edition of Great Spaces, we’re showing off a two-story masterpiece that recently hit the market for $ 18.9 million. PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS: Location: Naples, Florida Listing Price: $ 18.9 million Features: 5,878-square-foot waterfront estate with five bedrooms and nine bathrooms. Added Appeal: Fully furnished interiors, a private elevator, a new seawall ready for […]

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Top 10 Markets Investors Are Targeting for Beach Houses

Waterfront vacation properties remain a hot commodity. A new report calls out the locations that offer the brightest opportunities. www.nar.realtor – Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes

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BCI Flat Again as Brokers Ramp Up Spring Marketing

Stay the course. That appears to be the choice of brokers all over the country leading into a stratified, potentially shaky spring market, as RISMedia’s gauge of broker sentiment, the Broker Confidence Index (BCI), has remained essentially unchanged since January, with real estate business leaders moving with cautious optimism through March. After a huge jump… […]

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RISMedia Releases the Top 1,000 Power Brokers

In a year that went from highs to lows, Power Brokers maneuvered through an economic decline—along with the ramifications of the Federal Reserve’s ensuing response—to persevere as best as possible, but not without feeling the impact. The results of RISMedia’s 35th Annual Power Broker Report reveal that the Top 1,000 firms experienced a more than… […]

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Stat Track Fever: 4 Vital Metrics With Which to Assess Your Business

Real estate isn’t a numbers game. It is a relationships business. Though many have tried, no one has yet succeeded in turning the practice of buying and selling homes into an equation that can be worked out and solved on paper. But while your business is almost certainly built on human connections and powered by… […]

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How to Leverage Virtual Staging for Your Listings (and Why It Works)

There are many ways for real estate professionals to present their listings. With the rise in technology over the past few years, the impact of the pandemic plus the rate at which  millennials and Gen Z homebuyers are entering the market, it has become more important than ever to showcase your properties the right way…especially… […]

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Rafael Perez, 2022 Fair Housing Award Champion Honoree

REALTOR®, Adjunct Faculty at Cuyamaca College and Commissioner, San Diego Citizens Equal Opportunity Commission www.nar.realtor – Fair Housing

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Baby Boomers Overtake Millennials as Largest Generation of Home Buyers

Baby Boomers Now the Largest Generation of Home Buyers Most baby boomers are repeat buyers who have housing equity to propel them into their dream home and who are making housing trades later in life. Media Contact:  Spencer High 202-383-1051 Working With Buyers, Working With Sellers, Working With First-Time Homebuyers, Working With Single Home Buyers, […]

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