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4 Steps to Real Estate Success With ‘Webinar Wednesdays’ From RPR®

February 20th, 2018
NAR PULSE—Each webinar will cover one essential aspect of your real estate business and show you how to use RPR® data and reports to realize the full potential of every transaction. You’ll hear from REALTORS® who have successfully used the...

Equity Growing in Lowest Tier: Report

February 20th, 2018
Buyer demand is highest for starter supply—and entry-level homes are appreciating faster than others as a result, according to an analysis by Zillow. “When the housing market crashed, owners of the least valuable homes were especially hard hit and lost...

Why Your Mortgage Is Getting More Expensive

February 21st, 2018
(TNS)—World events are conspiring to make it more expensive for you to borrow money to buy a house. Mortgage rates have increased for five consecutive weeks, according to Bankrate data, bringing interest on a 30-year fixed rate loan to 4.44...

Experts on Housing Less Optimistic as a Result of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

February 21st, 2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is affecting the housing outlook, according to new research. Approximately two-fifths (41 percent) of experts in Zillow’s 2018 Q1 Home Price Expectations Survey have a less optimistic outlook as a result of the reform;...

Existing-Home Sales Come Up Short

February 21st, 2018
Existing-home sales came up short in January, at their lowest in more than three years, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reports. Sales decreased 3.2 percent to 5.38 million, a 4.8 percent decrease from one year prior. Inventory, however, increased...

Cultivating Success With Education and Community Outreach

February 22nd, 2018
In the following interview, Rosey Koberlein, CEO of Long Realty Company, a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) in Tucson, Ariz., discusses the advantages of the brand, education, leadership, and more. Region Served: Southern Arizona and...

Bankruptcy Clarification Could Give Home-Buying Millennials Options

February 22nd, 2018
Student loan debt is one of the major home-buying challenges for the millennial generation. According to a survey by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), 83 percent of surveyed millennials said they are delaying their home-buying plans by a median...

Hakan Karahan: Homeownership and Beyond

February 24th, 2018
Vitals: HomeSmart First Advantage Realty Years in Business: 22 Size: 2 offices, 60-plus agents Region Served: South Jersey 2016 Sales Volume: Approximately $50,000,000 2016 Transactions: 600-plus www.hsfirstadvantage.com Working out of his office in Cherry Hill, N.J., Hakan Karahan, president of...

IRS Clarifies Home Equity Loan Tax Deductions Under New Law

February 25th, 2018
This year’s tax season is bringing to light taxpayer confusion surrounding The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which could impact homeowners in next year’s tax filing. The IRS is taking steps to clarify what the new provisions mean...

Home-Building in 2017: The Winners

February 25th, 2018
Ahead of the buying season, inventory issues are showing no signs of subsiding. According to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), existing inventory is at a 3.4-months supply, dismally down 9.5 percent from last year. New inventory is at 5.7...
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