Suzanne De Vita

As COVID-19 progresses, the economic expansion is starting to unravel, bringing down home sales this year, according to new projections released Wednesday. The Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group forecast 14.7 percent less sales this year, along with 9.3 percent fewer housing starts, as a result of the virus, its economic impact and social…

As the coronavirus crisis develops and its scope widens, community concerns have sprung up, especially in residential spaces. Because of the “cluster” nature of the virus, communities must not only protect residents, but also limit public spread, both on the part of the property—whether an association or board, developer or owner—and residents and tenants. Any…

By many measures, the housing market showed stability at the start of 2020. In February, construction numbers rose and sales surged, beginning the busy real estate season strong, and contributing to overall positive sentiment this year. Contracts gained ground, as well, the National Association of REALTORS® reported this week, with pending sales up 2.4 percent in the Pending Home…

As businesses contend with the coronavirus crisis, agents and brokers feel largely optimistic, but are depending heavily on technology, new research shows. According to an ActivePipe customer survey, which polled 560 respondents, including agents, brokers and marketing staff, 45 percent believe the housing market “may take a small hit” in the pandemic, “but it will…

  For 32 years, RISMedia has published the Power Broker Report, our annual brokerage list ranking the Top 1,000 U.S. residential real estate firms, coupled with exclusive insights and observations. Each January, when we begin producing the report, we ask Power Brokers—the best brokers in the country—to share their take, from the good and not-so-good,…

As the coronavirus crisis develops and its scope widens, community concerns have sprung up, especially in residential spaces. Because of the “cluster” nature of the virus, communities must not only protect residents, but also limit public spread, both on the part of the property—whether an association or board, developer or owner—and residents and tenants. Any…

In a healthy start to the year, appreciation increased in January, climbing to a 3.9 percent gain year-over-year, according to the S&P CoreLogic/Case-Shiller Indices, released this week. Before the coronavirus significantly spread to the U.S., 14 of the 20 markets measured posted price raises: Atlanta, Ga. January/December: 0.1% Year-Over-Year: 4.5% Boston, Mass. January/December: -0.3% Year-Over-Year: 4.5%…

At the start of 2020, the housing market ramped up strongly, bolstered by economic gains, low mortgage rates and record stocks. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, February home sales surged 7.2 percent year-over-year, hitting a pace of 5.77 million, and home prices rose 8 percent—both encouraging figures for spring. Now, with the coronavirus…

Broker Nanci Caflisch has her own real estate team, but not in the conventional sense. As she says, “I have had several agents join my team who, after a year or two, I push to be independent.” Not the average goal of leaders of real estate teams, who generally look to recruit and retain talent…

By many measures, the housing market showed stability at the start of 2020. In February, construction numbers rose and sales surged, beginning the busy real estate season strong, and contributing to overall positive sentiment this year. Contracts gained ground, as well, the National Association of REALTORS® reported this week, with pending sales up 2.4 percent…