1. “Listing agents, as the professionals who help prep a home for sale, are often tasked with telling home sellers why their house might not sell in its current condition. It’s a tough job, but it sure beats saying nothing and then watching a home sit indefinitely.” Here are Realtor.com’s 5 Strange Things That Can […]
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Is Your Real Estate Social Media Working for You?
1. TagCrush just posted some numbers in their article Does Social media work for Real estate? The bottom line is you want to “Be where your buyers are, spend time on your social media pages and post at least once per week to keep your audience engaged.” If you use social media you also may […]
Emerging Images of Vancouver, BC Real Estate
1. Andy Yan, director of Simon Fraser University’s City Program research on the Vancouver, BC housing market concludes, “Of the $965-billion worth of residential real estate in the Vancouver census metropolitan area, $75 billion is tied to at least one non-resident owner, Yan found. And, in Vancouver, non-residents of Canada are involved in the ownership […]
Safe Haven
1. Bloomberg says if you’re Scared of Stocks? Buy a House Instead. “New research shows that real estate is both a better and safer investment than previously believed. Real estate may be a better — and safer — investment than I thought. This is my conclusion after reading a comprehensive study published this month titled, […]
Hudson Yards Opens Today
1. Just what the world needs… “It’s finally here. A glitzy 1 million square feet of retail space opens at the Hudson Yards development in New York on Friday, promising to offer city dwellers and tourists alike a shopping experience unlike your traditional neighborhood mall.” CNBC reports on A massive new mall just opened in […]
Deal Breakers
1. Don’t Let a Home Inspection Torpedo Your Sale! Address These 5 Areas First. Realtor.com suggests “Because so much rides on a successful home inspection—that is, one that doesn’t reveal issues with your home’s major systems and physical structure—many experts recommend you have an inspection performed before even putting your home on the market.” As […]
Back to Normality
1. KOMO News shares, Seattle real estate market cooling faster than any U.S. city, report finds. Although this year has not been as good for sellers as the last two years, the turning table is not so bad. “All of these trends are good news for buyers, who now have more homes to choose from, […]
President’s Week in Real Estate
1. Okay, it’s President’s week here in the United States. What better way can we celebrate U.S. history and real estate simultaneously? My wife will especially love this piece; she absolutely loves both.Yankee Doodle! We Salute 9 Homes From America’s Revolutionary Era. Realtor.com suggests “American history is alive in the buildings that our forefathers—and mothers—left […]
