Paradise Comes with High Closing Costs
Hawaii has the highest mortgage closing costs in the country and Pennsylvania has the lowest, according to a new Bankrate.com...
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Crowdfunding a Better Future: Companies Partner to Bring Homeownership to Hundreds in El Salvador
Are you looking to use your real estate career as a platform for your philanthropic vision? Perhaps your team is...
Welcoming the World: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Goes Global
Editor’s Note: The following is the cover story from the August issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine. From the widespread...
Home Values 77 Percent Higher in Zip Codes with Good Schools
Homes in zip codes with at least one good elementary school have higher values and stronger home price appreciation over...
The Three Personalities of a Successful Real Estate Agent
Sixty percent of real estate agents get out of the business only two to three years after getting into it....
Realtor.com Partners with Yelp to Bring Buyers More Neighborhood Information
Realtor.com® recently announced the launch of Yelp local amenity information and realtor.com® neighborhood trend data to help buyers get to know the community...
Upstream Study Shows Strong Real Estate Industry Support
A new study reveals that real estate leaders are nearly unanimous in support of Upstream, a new real estate brokerage-driven...
Changes to ‘Know Before You Owe’ Rule on Their Way
Since the October 2015 implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 'Know Before You Owe' mortgage initiative, REALTORS® have raised red flags over challenges...
How to Master Self-Promotion
One of the key tenets of sales is “Always be closing.” Another could be “Always be promoting.” After all, if...
Hottest Summer for Housing in 10 Years
Confirming a record-breaking summer, the residential real estate market has kept the temperature up with the hottest July in a...
4 Vital Metrics to Assess Your Team’s Business
Though many have tried, no one has yet succeeded in turning the practice of buying and selling homes into an equation that can be worked out and solved on paper. Read more.
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