After the dust settles and reality sets in, homeownership isn’t what they thought it would be The desire to own a home is pushing some millennials into taking steps they come to regret after... Read More
Proposed rules would allow homes under $400K to be sold without being appraised by a licensed professional Proposed government regulations announced last week by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) would raise the threshold... Read More
In some cities, most cash sales will have to be reported to regulators Identifying cash buyers of luxury real estate has helped ferret out illicit activity so well that the U.S. Treasury Department is expanding previous regulations to more... Read More
Make your clients’ moves a smashing success, and they’ll remember (and refer) you long after the sale The deal is done, and your clients just became happy homeowners — congratulations. You’ve worked hard to... Read More
Millennials and Gen-Xers alike flocked to agents in 2018, setting a record high for the 17-year-old REAL Trends Consumer Study In case you were worried tech and for-sale-by-owner real estate transactions replacing agents, new... Read More
Get them off the fence immediately — before interest rates sneak up on them With more than 1,000 Inman posts, Bernice Ross is a long-time contributor whose weekly column on real estate trends, luxury,... Read More
Home-price growth continues to cool on a nationwide basis, but the story isn’t as clear-cut in individual cities. In more than half of the largest U.S. metros, including two of the nation’s most expensive markets... Read More
Forty agencies from 23 states participated in a survey by the Consumer Federation of America, which asked about the most common, the fastest-growing and the downright worst complaints of 2017 Homeowner beware 5 of... Read More
Jay Thompson is a former brokerage owner who spent the past six years working for Zillow Group. He retired in August 2018 but can’t seem to leave the real estate industry behind. His weekly... Read More
The number of homes sales hasn’t been this low in September since 2007 The number of homes sold in Southern California dropped by 21.9 percent in just one month, according to property analytics provider CoreLogic. Read More
1 in 5 residents will be retirement age by 2030, are you ready to help this market? America’s population is aging, and it’s time to get serious about senior housing. “The aging of baby... Read More