Link Building for Real Estate Brokers: 4 Tips for Getting Quality Links in 2020
Gaining visibility and generating new business is difficult in the competitive world of real estate. Creating and attempting to execute multiple marketing strategies can prove ineffective and wasteful if you are not utilizing the proper tools. Link building, the...
Tenant groups become increasingly militant to prevent evictions
With moratoriums on evictions throughout the country starting to expire, tenant groups are stepping in to try and save people from losing their homes. Tenant organizers in South Central Los Angeles last week quickly organized a protest after a local landlord removed...
High demand for appraisals is delaying the underwriting process
Home appraisers are struggling to keep up with a sudden surge in home buying and refinancing. As a result, turnaround times for appraisals are increasing, causing delays in the underwriting process, HousingWire reported this week. HousingWire said a survey of lenders...
Should You Sell Your House or Rent It Out?
If you’re a homeowner who is considering moving to a new area or has simply outgrown your current house, you have a large decision to make: should you sell your house or rent it out? Each option has various benefits as well as drawbacks. To make the decision that is...
New York can now revoke licenses from real estate pros that discriminate
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed into law new legislation that makes it possible for the state to revoke real estate licenses from agents and brokers who violate anti-discrimination laws. Cuomo said New York has “zero tolerance” for discrimination of...
Redfin says 45% of home offers this year made ‘sight-unseen’
Buyers feel more comfortable shopping for homes online thanks to innovations such as virtual tours, and growing numbers are even making an offer on a home without seeing it in person. Redfin said last week that the trend of “sight unseen” offers is reaching record...
Renters are moving towards the suburbs, Zillow says
While the for-sale market has shaken off the early impact of the coronavirus pandemic and resumed its torrid pre-pandemic pace, rent growth hit the brakes this spring. Rent prices in urban areas have slowed more than those in suburban areas, new Zillow data shows, a...
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate enters The Lake of the Ozarks
Diana Sutherland, team leader of The Sutherland Group, is joined by Rod Barr of the Barr Group LLC, whose wife Tracy Barr is a member of The Sutherland Group. Rod will serve as the designated broker for the company. All three will have ownership in the firm. Lake of...
Tips To Sell Your House In Virginia This Fall
Thousands of homeowners put up with the frustration of living in an unwanted property simply because they are afraid of going through the rigorous process of a house sale. They are often scared of the daunting task of completing complex and seemingly unending paper...
Should You Invest in Rental Properties or House-Flipping?
Although the housing market looks like it’s already recovered from the pandemic-induced downturn of last spring, don’t make the mistake of thinking we’re back to normal. With millions of potential evictions looming, a potential mass migration from cities to the...