FARM: Five ways to know you’re ready to sell
Use this first tuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...
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Tech Corner: Commercial listing service RealMassive
As an agent, you can add and update RealMassive listings for free, but access to premium services comes with a hefty price tag.
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FARM: 8 reasons to hire an agent to sell your home
The sale of your home is one of the biggest financial transactions of your life, and you want it to go smoothly. Why not partner up with a friendly neighborhood real estate agent to get the job done? Here are some important reasons to have a professional working for you:
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Get that listing! Video tours set agents apart
Do you use video to market your listings? Never. (57%, 12 Votes) Usually. (29%, 6 Votes)...
Read MoreBrokerage Reminder: Bone up on property profiles
A weekly reminder to stay on top of your practice from first tuesday’s in-house broker!
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Real(i)ty Check: Agent fees and fee sharing practices
California agents: in your experience, what is the typical buyer's agent/seller's agent division...
Read MoreHolmes v. Summer: dilatory disclosures and the damage done
This article examines the agency case of the decade — Holmes v. Summer — and details the profound effect this case has on real estate broker and agent conduct.
Read MoreFebruary 2010 RCD
A digest of recent court cases affecting real estate.
Read MoreHigher interest rates likely by March
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) has taken aggressive steps during 2009 to drive mortgage rates down in order to encourage more people to buy homes and revive the real estate industry. The Fed lowers interest rates by purchasing...
Read MoreSafety disclosures: crime and the prospective buyer
This article discusses the routine use of a criminal activity disclosure as part of a selling agent’s duty to disclose and advise when assisting a buyer to locate a suitable property.
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The flat line recovery: a side-effect of sticky housing prices
This article describes the “sticky price” phenomenon afflicting sellers of real estate, and how it will affect the housing market during the recovery period following this Great Recession.
Read MoreFannie Mae announces a sale lease-back program for a deed-in-lieu
On November 5, 2009, Fannie Mae launched what they characterize as a Deed-For-Lease in lieu of foreclosure program. The program allows a financially-distressed homeowner who does not qualify for a loan modification to stay in...
Read MorePrice Persistence and Market Illiquidity
This article reports on the effect of sticky prices on real estate prices. Now that the housing price bubble has burst, we need to know more than ever about the economic factors that cause real estate prices to decline quickly...
Read MoreA helping hand for negative equities
This article explains the services a broker can provide to clients with negative equities in their properties. Here are some tips for listing agents and brokers looking to market their services to owners with negative equities...
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Pest control and marketing
This article discusses the requirements, delivery of, and repercussions of the Structural Pest Control report.
Read MoreFederal programs aim to enhance energy efficiency in real estate
The federal department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is in the early stages of planning a series of programs to increase residential energy sustainability. Possible programs include a scoring system to help home buyers...
Read MoreMaking sellers understand, maintenance is key!
In a seller’s market, an owner could throw on a fresh coat of paint, leave much-needed repairs unfixed, and still command up to four times the amount put into the house. Those days are over. In our current buyer’s market,...
Read MoreWorking with your builder to turn lookers into buyers
If you are an agent or broker and you have a buyer who wants to buy a newly constructed home, but can’t because he’s still stuck with his current residence that you have listed, ask the builder for help! If the listed home is in...
Read MoreB of A to start offering jumbos, on conditions
Bank of America is ready to roll out a new program to finance jumbo loans (up to $1.5 million), with 30-year fixed rates starting in the upper 5% range. Don’t expect B of A to sell the jumbos to bond traders this time around...
Read MoreReverse offers can encourage interested buyers to close a deal
Listing agents who have trouble getting buyers to make purchase offers should try turning the tables on those potential buyers. When faced with a potential buyer who demonstrates an interest in owning the property, have the...
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