Las desventajas de comprar una Casa sin recurrir a un Corredor de Bienes Raíces
Es muy importante tener en cuenta que los Corredores de Bienes Raíces tienen matrícula y conocimientos especiales de lo que se necesita para cerrar una transacción inmobiliaria: es una compra compleja y no es lo mismo que comprar un auto. Saber cómo comprar una casa sin un agente puede ser...
Gazumping continues to rise, homebuyers call for a ban
More than three quarters of homeowners surveyed believe that gazumping should be banned in England and Wales, new research from Market Financial Solutions (MFS) revealed. The specialist lender commissioned an independent survey of 1,183 people who have bought a property in England and Wales since 2014. It found that 38%...
The Renters (Reform) Bill ‘runs the risk of failing to achieve its objectives’
The Renters (Reform) Bill, which proposes a range of new rights for tenants, runs the risk of failing to achieve its objectives, it has been claimed. The TDS Group says it is growing increasingly concerned that tenants do not feel confident about where to go for help when things go...
House prices growing fastest for small homes, says Halifax
Demand for homes on the lower rungs of the housing ladder is placing upward pressure on house prices, new research by Halifax has revealed. The Bank’s findings, which have been based on its monthly House Price Index (HPI), showed UK prices had grown 1.9%, or $5,318, year-on-year as of February...
New Construction Buoys Bare Spring Real Estate Market
Home buyers flock to new builds in an effort to find more options amid persistently low inventory. More buyers are deciding to build a new home because they can’t find an existing property in the current low-inventory environment, and the increased demand is prompting home construction to ramp up. The...
What’s New in Multifamily: Building Processes
On the multifamily front, high costs and a greater concern for the environment are spurring efforts to cut construction time and expense while in, Three Key Takeaways In the multifamily space, the need for new building processes and materials and the possibility of paring construction and labor costs are generating...
AI Helps Cut Costs, Aids in Fraud Detection in the Multifamily Space
From tenant retention to the streamlining of property management, one expert speaks about how AI is revolutionizing how owners and managers approach multifamily space. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the latest buzzword in the business world. Although controversial, technology mimicking human problem-solving and decision-making capabilities can offer many benefits to multifamily...
Drones
Quick Takeaways: Using a drone in your real estate marketing allows you to highlight the landscape, outdoor features, and location of the home Technology is important to many homebuyers, and by incorporating your knowledge of it into your listing, millennials especially may be all the more interested According to the...
Short Sales & Foreclosures
As more homeowners exit forbearance, some will fall behind on their mortgages and many local markets will see a rise in distressed sale properties. The flow of distressed sales is expected to be a fraction of those during the Great Recession, but nonetheless, REALTORS® will need to develop new skills...
Home Inspections
A home inspection is a visual assessment of a home’s condition in which inspectors look for thousands of potential problems in areas of the home, including ceilings, walls, floors, windows, and doors. Homebuyers may want to accompany the inspector as they do their work. Inspectors can show potential homeowners where...
Social Media
Make sure you choose the platform that is right for you! There will always be a new “trendy” platform, but the best platform is the one that reaches most of your clients. There is no need to throw yourself into Tik-Tok if most of your clients use Facebook! Don’t go...
Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, December 14, 2023
For the first time since August, interest rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage have dropped below 7%, hitting 6.95% this week. This brings the monthly mortgage payment for a home priced at $400,000 to $2,118. This is down from a recent high this Autumn of 7.79% and yields monthly savings...