Today’s Real Estate News and Advice
Updated: March 19, 2012
Personal, Financial Investment Returns Make Short-term Rentals Ever More Popular
The short-term rental market — largely seconds homes and vacation rentals — is alive and well, thanks largely to online portals thrusting this unique form of accommodations into the limelight. FULL STORY->
Think And Control Your Way To A Profit
While I have been coaching, teaching, and observing many Agents over the years, I have noticed that few Agents tell success stories about how profitable their business is. They often have success stories to tell about sales volume, units sold, plaques, awards, and recognition but not profitability. FULL STORY->
Moving Made Simple: Tips to Help You Relocate
It’s the least favorite thing for many sellers, packing up their homes and relocating to a new home or even a new state. Most people associate moving with stress but it doesn’t have to take the thrill of moving into a new home away. Preparation and careful planning can not only ward off the stress but also save you money.FULL STORY->
Mortgage Rates Follow Bond Yields Higher
In Freddie Mac’s results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey®, mortgage rates moved higher amid positive jobs data and increasing bond yields. Despite the increase, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage has been below 4.00 percent for 15 consecutive weeks helping to keep homebuyer affordability high. FULL STORY->
Why Do Some Real Estate Agents Do Well in Today’s Economy?
Have you ever wondered why some real estate agents do well in today’s economy while others fail? There is a huge discrepancy right now between people who are failing and people who are succeeding. FULL STORY->
Entryway Impressions
Homeowners who have decided to stay put as well as sellers looking for ways to impress should pay close attention to the look and feel of their entryways. FULL STORY->
National Mortgage Settlement Also A Military Victory
Military families, struggling through the housing crisis, suffer a unique and more complicated set of circumstances than those that civilians endure. FULL STORY->
Cleaning Maven: Keeping Allergens Out
Our bodies and homes are exposed to allergens at every turn. Each and every day our bodies fight an uphill battle to keep these invaders out. Give your body a break by taking a few precautionary steps. FULL STORY->
Current Mortgage Rates Intact After Jobs Report
Although the Greek debt swap was a big global event last week, here in the U.S. investors were looking for reports that would indicate additional economic growth. This was accomplished when the jobs report was released by the U.S. government on Friday showing that 227,000 jobs were added to payrolls in February.FULL STORY->
When is an Agent a REALTOR®?
Sometimes the terms “agent” and “realtor” are used interchangeably by people. These two terms mean very different things, though! In reality, all REALTORS® and agents are licensed. What makes a REALTOR® different then? FULL STORY->
Ask the HOA Expert
Our governing documents prohibit the use of clubhouse for any for-profit event. Many of our residents would like to have classes such as aerobics, art etc. However the instructors would charge and the board says that these types of functions are not allowed. Are there any guidelines to permit this type of use but still prohibit use for events where the primary intention is to sell something or other commercial uses? FULL STORY->
REALTOR® Duty To Cooperate is a Narrow One
Real estate professionals who are members of the National Association of Realtors® are, for the most part, rightfully proud of NAR’s Code of Ethics. They have all agreed to abide by it, and when a fellow Realtor® appears to be acting contrary to the Code, most react with consternation. FULL STORY->
Agents: Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your Mobile Browser?
For real estate professionals, mobile communications are an essential part of doing business. More to the point, brokers and agents use their cell phones and Android tablets to get information about listings, offers, escrow and other valuable industry data. FULL STORY->
Canada’s New Mortgage Code Makes Prepayments Easier
After years of complaints that mortgage prepayment penalties are next to impossible for consumers to calculate, the federal government has introduced a new mortgage code to help borrowers make better choices. FULL STORY->
Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Do you need to be Lucky to Succeed?
While working with one of my clients today, helping her to release her self-limiting beliefs; she brought up the old belief that she had been carrying for decades. “I have to be lucky to succeed.” I asked her how she would benefit from releasing and reprogramming that belief and she answered, “I would be more motivated to take action.” FULL STORY->
Real Estate Outlook: Mortgage Applications Decline Again
Super tuesday came and went last week. This spurred the latest RealtyTrac report about those state’s foreclosure rates. It’s been no secret that foreclosures have run rampant across the entire United States. No state has been immune. FULL STORY->
