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Published June 14, 2021
Within the social media world, Pinterest may be best suited for real estate pros. It has over 450M users and is ideal for directing traffic to your website.
Published June 14, 2021
Homes.com: In the past six months, 82% of listings sold for list price or higher, plus 1 in 10 had no showings before contract signing, and 1 in 4 had 5 showings or less.
Published June 14, 2021
626 public housing authorities across the U.S. will soon receive 70,000 emergency housing vouchers to help Americans dealing with homelessness.
Published June 14, 2021
The national eviction ban could have a long-term impact on mom-and-pop investors. If the financial hit from non-paying tenants forces them to sell their investment homes, it could boost the size of institutional investors who generally have deeper pockets to weather financial losses.
Published June 14, 2021
A condo complex that offers electronic voting systems generally has more participation – but Fla. law includes rules for boards that want to set up an e-voting system.
Published June 14, 2021
FHA expanded its loan program to DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) residents, people with refugee or asylum status and citizens of Freely Associated States.
Published June 11, 2021
The study looked at net gain – people moving in vs. people moving out – and Fort Myers moved to No. 1 in the first quarter from No. 8 one year earlier.
Published June 11, 2021
The rule suggests it’s not enough for communities to simply avoid blatant discrimination – they should also take affirmative action to further Fair Housing Act goals. The interim rule, effective July 31, reinstates fair housing goals first established in 2015.
Published June 11, 2021
The 12 groups – which includes NAR, bankers and landlords – applauded pandemic efforts but said it’s time for the eviction ban to end as scheduled on June 30, 2021.
Published June 11, 2021
New-business formation jumped 24% higher in 2020. The pandemic increased the use of digital tools and forced many biz owners to improve their internal systems.
Published June 11, 2021
A good social media manager will do time-consuming tasks, such as videos and responding to comments – and do it better since they’re experts.
Published June 11, 2021
Investors fear inflation and mortgage rates usually rise. But investors appear to believe the Fed when it says the U.S.’s current bout of inflation is only temporary.
Published June 10, 2021
The annual report compares LGBTQ buyers and sellers to the overall market. It found that LGBTQ buyers buy smaller and older homes, but they plan to move out five years earlier than other buyers. As a group, they tend to identify as male more than female, and be single and unmarried.
Published June 10, 2021
The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.96% this week, down marginally from last week’s 2.99% as it remains in under-3% territory.
Published June 10, 2021
Some experts say affordable housing’s future will come from gigantic 3-D printers, and the nation’s best-known house-building charity just built its first one in Arizona.
Published June 09, 2021
Buyers care about a home’s flood risk more than they once did, but it doesn’t override the appeal of a beachfront or lakefront view. According to a study, high flood-risk homes sold for a record 13.6% premium in 2021’s first quarter, up from 1Q 2020’s 10.1% and 1Q 2019’s 7.2%.
Published June 09, 2021
A bill that may increase rates for some owners with state-owned Citizens Property Ins. will likely be signed into law. DeSantis says it will “stem some of the problems.”
Published June 09, 2021
A survey of young adults found misconceptions: 2 out of 3, for example, are waiting for interest rates to go down – and 90% aren’t sure what a fixed-rate mortgage is.
Published June 09, 2021
While renters may falsely claim a pet is an emotional support animal, evidence has emerged showing a big benefit for people actually struggling with chronic mental illness.
Published June 09, 2021
Study: Home prices are rising rapidly, but two-thirds of city sellers who moved to a smaller metro traded up without spending more money.