Housing Authorizations Edge Up, But Still Down from Last Year According to property database BuildFax, May 2019 showed a month-over-month single-family housing authorization increase of 0.46%–but a year-over-year decrease of 3.50%. The trailing three-month outlook (March to May 2019) decreased 4.76% – the sixth consecutive month of declining activity. This is in stark contrast to May 2018, when […]
Mortgage Startup Offers to Finance Buyers’ All-Cash Offers After completing its first round of venture funding, a Colorado-based mortgage company launched this spring with an appeal to homebuyers vying for properties in competitive real estate markets. They offer to buy a house for its customers and then lend them the money to buy it back.
Craig Hartranft’s Tips on Building a High-Performance Team Craig Hartranft, team lead for The Craig Hartranft Team at Berkshire Hathaway Homesale Realty in Lancaster, Pa., shares the keys that landed him on The Thousand. When Craig Hartranft left law enforcement for real estate in 1989, he was doing it all: coordinating appointments, showings and open houses, generating […]
Tips for Navigating the Home Inspection Process An agent’s responsibility toward their client — whether buyer or seller — often includes guiding through the home inspection. This is an extremely important part of the process, especially when a report is issued that recommends repairs. In almost all circumstances, remind your client an inspection is warranted.
Recent Home Price Increases Fuel Sellers’ Optimism Recent consumer findings from a National Association of Realtors®survey reveal that many more Americans believe that now is a good time to sell a home. The second quarter of 2019 saw a jump in optimism in selling, with 46% strongly holding that belief, up from 37% in the […]
Property Management Tech Company Betting on Vegas Home365 has entered the Las Vegas property management landscape with technology that bundles a multitude of services for a one-rate fee, including management fees, repairs, maintenance, tenant placement and rent loss due to vacancies. Daniel Shaked, founder and CEO of Home365, created the new data and AI-based model […]
Team Leader’s 4 Tips on Building a Winning Team
Flat-fee Startup BlueMatch Expanding to Texas BlueMatch, a Denver-based real estate startup, announced its expansion to Texas. A press release announcing the development says the firm will focus on the Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio markets.
Best Beach Towns to Live In With summer approaching and vast numbers of Americans taking to the water, the personal-finance website WalletHub took a close look at 2019’s Best Beach Towns to Live in.
Home Sales Accelerating, Inventory at 34-Month High, Says RE/MAX May home sales ticked slightly higher year-over-year, ending a nine-month streak of declines, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report. At the same time, inventory grew for the eighth consecutive month, representing the most units for sale since August 2016 in the report’s 54 metro areas.
