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Single-family home prices also rise 7.7 percent annually in June Based on a new report by Las Vegas Realtors, greater Las Vegas area home prices warmed up again in June 2024 with more homes available for sale. LVR reported that the median price of existing single-family homes sold in Southern Nevada was $475,000. That's up 7.7% from $440,990 in June of 2023. Local home prices are approaching the all-time...

While Northwest Ohio’s housing market has remained fairly strong in recent months, local real estate agents say things become a bit more complicated when you segment the market by price point. “Things under $300,000 are still moving fairly quickly, especially if the home is priced correctly,” said Jacob Fleischmann, a Wauseon, Ohio-based agent for Howard Hanna Real Estate Services agent. “There...

Homebot and Newzip are teaming up in hopes of converting engagement into more transactions. The two companies announced the partnership on Wednesday, and it allows customers who are using both Homebot and Newzip to offer consumers up to 2% off their transaction costs. The companies believe this will help lead to a higher hit rate with buyers and sellers, in addition to passing savings on to...

In this article, I’ll share close to two decades of experience as a licensed agent and small brokerage owner in Boston to help you compete and win listings with a dynamite listing presentation. As agents, we compete for a finite number of available homes to list and sell. That’s why it’s crucial that you stand out amongst your competitors to get those listings. The real estate listing...

In a difficult housing market for Realtors, experience matters — a lot. That’s the conclusion of the 2024 Member Profile poll from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which shows a sharp divergence in income when comparing more experienced agents to their less experienced colleagues. The median gross income for Realtors with at least 16 years of experience rose from $80,700 in 2022 to...

Credit rating agency Fitch announced this week that its long-term issuer default rating (IDR) for Finance of America, the reverse mortgage industry’s leading lender, has been downgraded from “CCC+” to “C” following the announcement of a debt restructuring plan that staves off maturity risk beyond 2025. FOA announced late last month that it has restructured its unsecured debt into new, secured...

One of the most influential names in real estate is once again showing us how it’s done. Influencer, motivational speaker, bestselling author, and prominent real estate investor Grant Cardone is selling his beachfront mansion in Florida for $42 million. But throwing cash at the seasoned investor won’t do the trick. He wants 646 Bitcoin for his one-of-a-kind house in Golden Beach, Florida —...

Read about the benefits you can get and the challenges you will face when buying a 100 year old house before deciding on whether to invest in one. Unlike...

Hint: It’s more often than you might think! Curtains and drapes can be major dust traps; here's how to clean them. Nicholas Johnson It's easy to hang up curtains and never give them a second thought, but unless you're routinely cleaning them, they could actually be harming the air quality of your home. Curtains need to be cleaned just like every other surface in your space. Otherwise, they just...