The manner in which people go about buying a home seems to have changed, according to Amit Arora, chief investment officer at Opendoor. Due to shifting demographics and a continued squeeze on people’s wallets, more homebuyers are electing to look for a house in the colder months, he said, potentially upending traditional seasonal patterns for…
Above, The Keyes Company’s new logo against a background of a billboard with its new 100-anniversary branding. The Keyes Company, based out of Florida, recently announced a new rebrand ahead of its 100-year anniversary this coming February, in an effort to update its family oriented business to reflect technological advances. Along with a new tagline,…
Sometimes the best way to structure your day doesn’t spring immediately to mind—a “workflow,” or a planned series of activities that help you complete a task, is needed. You may need a way to organize your thoughts and tasks in order to maximize efficiency for both yourself and your clients’ benefit. To become a go-to…
One in 77 homes is vacant, for a total of 1.4 million residential “zombie” foreclosures nationwide, according to a new report from ATTOM Data. This figure has remained constant over the previous 11 quarters, according to the report. “Zombie” properties are those that are in the foreclosure process and have also been abandoned by the…
ATTOM Data’s third quarter 2024 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report showed that the West and Northeastern regions of the United States have the highest proportion of equity-rich mortgages. This dynamic showed strongest in Vermont, where 86.4% of homes were found to be equity-rich, or had a home value equal to at least twice the…
Is a real estate negotiation on a haunted home doomed from the start? Not necessarily, but concessions may be part of the process, according to Clever-affiliated researcher Real Estate Witch. In the never-ending quest for a smart buy, 54% of Americans claim they would dare to buy a haunted house. That number ballooned to 72%…
How are consumers feeling overall, and how does that translate to a real estate sale? The question is multifaceted, but asking it could be key to learning where buyers stand as the election fast approaches. The consumer sentiment index indicated yet another rise, for the third consecutive month, per the University of Michigan’s survey of…
How will the threat of wildfires affect real estate businesses in the western portion of the United States? The answer to the question differs from market to market, even within certain states. California, for example, sees different measures being taken by region. A recent CoreLogic report detailed that as of July 15, 2024, more than…
While a plurality of homebuyers believes that it still isn’t the right time to pull the trigger on homebuying, new data from Fannie Mae shows increasingly positive attitudes towards purchasing a home, primarily due to the recent declines in mortgage rates. The latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) report from Fannie Mae shows purchase sentiment…
What’s the best bet for investors in real estate in 2024? Realtor.com® data suggests that homes in neighborhoods with good affordability and high listing viewership may be a starting point. In fact, the top 10 markets for investing drew nearly twice the viewership on listings than the national average, according to Realtor.com’s data. For investors…
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