Realtor.com Launches Buyer Agent Initiative for Underrepresented Groups
The home-buying process is complex, but for individuals in underrepresented communities, the hurdles can be even more daunting. To help ...
Tag: First-Time Buyers
FHFA Finalizes New Fair Lending Rules
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced its finalized Fair Lending, Fair Housing, and Equitable Housing Finance Plans to ...
Op-Ed: ‘Remember When…’ May Be a Reality, but Not a Negative for the Best REALTORS®
No matter how the whole commission landscape shakes out going forward after all the legal issues are settled, there is ...
Op/Ed: The Best Advice for Clients Is, ‘When You Find the Perfect House, Buy It!’
Above: the writer's Westport, Connecticut home. Fifteen forty eight sixty. Fifteen forty eight sixty. FIFTEEN FORTY EIGHT SIXTY! That’s the ...
Op-Ed by Former HUD Deputy Secretary: Changing How Compensation Works for Real Estate Agents Would Hurt First-Time Buyers
A handful of class-action attorneys are seeking to upend a pro-consumer cornerstone of the American real estate market: the practice ...
Freddie Mac Takes Further Action to Help Renters Achieve Homeownership
Freddie Mac has announced that it will increase homeownership opportunities for first-time homebuyers by considering on-time rent payments as part of ...
How Big Is an Acre? You Might Be Surprised!
One of the more common questions real estate agents receive from clients is how big is an acre of land. ...
Kansas City, Missouri: Most Accessible Metro for First-Time Buyers
It's no secret that buyers have had it rough these last couple of years, with skyrocketing demand raising prices and ...
6 Things You Should Know About First-Time Homebuyers
First-time homebuyers are a crucial demographic in the real estate market and have continued to grow as a niche for ...
First-Time Homebuyers Meeting Overlapping Pressures
With the affordability crunch difficult to overcome, first-time homebuyers are increasingly struggling, according to the 2018 Profile of Home Buyers ...
Pet Peeves: How to Tame All Kinds of Animal Issues in Homes for Sale
When selling a home, the agent’s responsibility is to make sure the place shows as pet-neutral as possible. Read more.
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