Real Estate News Archive


Lead Generation Ideas to Boost Your Listings

I got the listing! I love to hear those words. Now comes the hard part. Keeping your listing in front of new consumers in order to use it to actively produce new leads over the course of the sale. ...


Building for Today

In a conversation with a real estate professional at a recent national convention, I was told an interesting story. This agent was working a builder’s model home one afternoon when a couple in their late 50’s stopped by and spent some time touring the home. ...


Chicago Real Estate: $1 Million-Plus Home Sales Outpace Broader Market

RE/MAX reports that the luxury segment of the Chicago real estate market, consisting of homes that cost $1 million or more, showed impressive strength through the first four months of 2013. The number of residential sales in that segment increased 32 percent during the period when compared to the same ...


78 Percent of Key Ethnic Groups Consider Homeownership Biggest Indicator of Status

Just-Released Survey Confirms Diversity Critical to Future Real Estate Success ...


Coldwell Banker Names New Senior Vice President of Marketing

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC recently named Sean Blankenship as its new senior vice president of marketing, the company has announced. Blankenship joins the Coldwell Banker® brand with 23 years of marketing experience, most recently leading the digital strategy, development and execution for Gulf States Toyota in Houston, a leading ...


Prudential Network Realty’s Linda Sherrer Shares Lessons Learned in New Webinar

Prudential Network Realty Founder, President and CEO Linda H. Sherrer recently shared her strategic business-building insight as a featured speaker in the Prudential Real Estate Leadership Excellence webinar series, the company has announced. ...


Rebound Alert: 96 of the Top 100 U.S. Home Markets Advance

Homes.com, a leading online real estate destination and complete lifestyle resource, recently released the Homes.com Local Market Index, a new summary of price performance on repeat sales properties in the U.S. Utilizing home pricing data for the period ending March 2013, the index showed 96 out of 100 markets for ...


Vote Today for RISMedia’s ‘Real Estate Pro of the Month’ Contest

For the past month, agents and brokers nationwide have been submitting their Success Stories to us on Facebook as part of RISMedia’s Real Estate Pro of the Month contest. The winner will have his or her story featured in ...


May Home Price Trends Reveal Las Vegas Takes the Lead in Real Estate Recovery

Recently, Clear Capital released its Home Data Index™ (HDI) Market Report with data through May 2013. Using a broad array of public and proprietary data sources, the HDI Market Report publishes the most granular home data and analysis earlier than nearly any other index provider in the industry. ...


Improving Housing Market Conditions Shifting ‘Pendulum’ Towards Sellers

According to Jean Grant, Vice President of HUNT Mortgage, the past few years made those looking to purchase a new home well positioned to get a great property at a great price. Recent buyers were also able to finance the home with a historically low interest rate. Low interest rates ...


Coldwell Banker Real Estate Names Sean Blankenship Senior Vice President of Marketing

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has named Sean Blankenship as its new senior vice president of marketing, the company has announced. Blankenship joins the Coldwell Banker® brand with 23 years of marketing experience, most recently leading the digital strategy, development and execution for Gulf States Toyota in Houston, a leading ...


Real Estate Brokers Get Fierce in the Face of Inventory Challenges

With the current shortage of inventory across the nation, many real estate brokers are facing a challenge they haven’t dealt with in a long time. In today’s market, it’s no longer about getting buyers to buy—it’s about getting homes on the ...


Google Plus Changes and What They Mean to You

If you haven't logged into Google Plus lately, you are in for a big surprise. Recent Google Plus changes make this one of the biggest overhauls to date with 41 updates taking place within Google's social network. ...


Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Announces Executive Staff Promotions

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has promoted two key executives, the company has announced. ...


HSF Affiliates LLC Appoints BBDO Proximity Minneapolis as Advertising Agency for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

HSF Affiliates LLC has named BBDO Proximity Minneapolis as the advertising agency for the new Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices real estate brokerage network, which will begin affiliation later in 2013, the company has announced. ...