By this time next year, we will have a new president. Regardless of who it is, not every homebuyer will be happy about it. Twenty-seven percent of homebuyers say the outcome of the presidential election, no matter what, will “make the housing

It was supposed to be the end of the McMansion era. New homes in the U.S., after steadily growing in size for more than 30 years, finally reached their peak during the mother of all housing bubbles. Following the inevitable

Utah’s Department of Commerce released a statement on behalf of the Utah Division of Real Estate warning the public and industry professionals that hackers are targeting homebuyers. It’s the most recent reminder that an old scam can still find

Recently, Redfin surveyed buyers on their concerns about the housing market. Surprisingly, the survey found that homebuyers are not as concerned about supply as they were in the past, despite it being the driving factor of homebuyers’ current concerns –

When you have a professional job, finding office outfits can be tough: You don’t want to sacrifice your personal style, but you also want to dress professionally. Your office outfits don’t have to be bland and boring. Your personal

As the residential construction industry expands, the cost and availability of labor becomes an issue for home builders and remodelers.  According to NAHB industry surveys from 2013 to 2016, builders indicating that they expect cost and availability of workers to be

Our population is aging, and when the current retirement surge is complete, the nation’s real estate landscape may look very different. In a 2015 article from the National Association of Realtors’ Realtor magazine, citing a Counselors of Real Estate survey, the country’s

Ten-X has released its latest Ten-X Residential Real Estate Nowcast, which projects continued growth in existing-home sales for May. According to the Nowcast, May existing-home sales will fall between seasonally adjusted annual rates of 5.47 and 5.83 million, with

Every year, the National Association of Realtors holds a number of events aimed at elevating its membership by introducing them to the cutting edge of the industry – the latest strategies, the trends and the technologies. But this year,

Pending home sales rose for the third consecutive month in April and reached their highest level in over a decade, according to new analysis from NAR. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, hiked

By this time next year, the United States will have a new president – either Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump (though, at this point, one of the latter two seems most likely). It will be from the

Loans closed faster in April than in any time over the last 12 months (excluding last month), Ellie Mae’s new Origination Insights Report confirmed. Questions about the true impact of TRID are likely to follow. In the wake of

Sixteen percent of agents have at least one personal assistant. The median age of new Realtors is 43 years old. And 83 percent are very certain they will remain active as real estate professionals for another two years. Those

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) will participate in the national launch of the Broker Public Portal (BPP), according to a new release from the company. MRED will join Connecticut MLS, Northstar MLS, the Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors and BPP MLS Board members in

Single-family homebuilding is showing encouraging strength in 2016, according to new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau. Through April, single-family authorizations were at a rate of 736,000, which is 3.3 percent above the revised March rate of 725,000. Monthly new

If a successful real estate business is built on a strong referral network, prospecting is the mortar maintaining its integrity. Many people still associate prospecting with cold calling. And while the process is effective – one study showed three-quarters