Foreign homebuyers made up nearly $70 billion in sales in 2012-2013, and they revealed distinctive patterns during that time frame that agents should know. We reported earlier this week that, though constrained by weak international economics and exchange rates,

There are a number of interesting changes taking place in the housing market right now, and they all point to one thing – listing your clients’ homes. To list, or not to list? That is the question. Finding the

Foreign homebuyers contributed $68.2 billion in sales in 2013, a number that, though certainly big, actually represents a step back from 2012. Are foreign homebuyers losing their appetite for U.S. real estate, or are international economic forces prohibiting them

The spoken word is quite important in real estate, but how do you master such areas as presentation and tone? Craig Witt of EXIT Realty explains. What if adding public speaking to your skill-set could double your income? Would

The importance of home showings is difficult to overstate, and there are definite rules to the game that all agents should follow. The home showing is more than a potential homebuyers’ stroll through the property; rather, it’s your best

NAR’s existing-home sales report for May, which came out last week, offered a very interesting glimpse at where housing is right now in its recovery. Last week’s existing-home sales report from the National Association of Realtors was a smorgasbord

Pinterest is the latest kid on the block, and as a result, it’s generating plenty of attention from marketers; how can agents, though, use it effectively? With 10 million unique visitors a month, longer user times than Facebook and Twitter,

The distressed home marketplace follows its own rules and motivations, but Christine Groves explains in 5 steps how to qualify your buyers for the market. Because no two buyer clients are the same, and no two short sale or

What is Houzz? And how can it be effectively utilized for your real estate business? Mitch Levinson of Marketing RELEVANCE explains. Just like any good social media site, Houzz is designed to attract new customers to your business. However,

Though the Mortgage Forgiveness Act will likely expire at the end of the year; Bert Gor offers a critical refresher of the act’s main tenets. Whether you have done one, or you have done 50, you know that there

iOS 7 may seem like a tech geek’s paradise, but the changes it represents in the iOS platform on the iPhone and iPad will affect real estate agents. Well, it’s here – after months of anticipation, Apple has finally

8. Present it in-person. This almost never happens. But making the effort to hand in an offer in-person, making eye contact and explaining a bit about the buyer goes a long way. This way, you can also tell the

Here’s the deal: home inventory is low, mortgage rates are still amazing and consumer confidence is looking up. Mix them all together, and you have a sizzling hot seller’s market. In fact, the National Association of Realtors says competing

From state to state, the laws vary, but every real estate transaction has paperwork associated with it. In fact, they have to, so unfortunately, paperwork will always be involved in any real estate transaction. That’s right; we may be

Though some headlines on rising mortgage rates have bared apocalyptic overtones, the housing market has some room to spare on rate increases. Mortgage have ticked up in recent weeks, and already, the doomsday headlines (many of them broadcasting the

With just a week to go, the rush is on to register for MREDpalooza, the real estate tech and training expo event of the year, taking place on June 18th in Rosemont, Illinois. Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Chicagoland’s