Should Brokers Disclose Buyer Offers?



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With Spring here and the real estate market coming back in many areas there’s the potential of a new and interesting problem for real estate professionals, how best to handle multiple offers.

5 Best Marketing Tactics for Real Estate Agents



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There is no secret marketing formula that will make you an instant sensation. Instead, there are five areas that with focus, diligence, and a bit of ingenuity you can separate yourself from your competitors

Data Analysis Changing the Way Land is Developed



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The introduction of new data analysis methods is changing the way builders in the United States are buying, selling and developing land. At a recent building and building products symposium in New York, builders were cautiously optimistic that the new homes market would rebound this year due to easier credit and increased flexibility. A key […]

Nextdoor digs deeper into real estate



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The new kid in town, 3-year-old Nextdoor, claims more than 53,000 “microcommunities” across the United States, representing more than 35 percent of the neighborhoods in the nation.

New Report Looks at Property Tax Rates



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An article in RisMedia has looked at RealtyTrac’s Property Tax Rates Report for last year, the first the company has produced. This shows the effective property tax rates for single family homes and covers over 1,000 counties throughout the country. The report shows the average property taxes paid last year and the effective property taxes. […]

Five Dazzling, Dollar-Squeezing Kitchen Updates



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Whether you are ready to put your home on the market or just want to enhance your home’s value and functionality, the kitchen is one of the best places to focus your attention. But if a complete renovation does not quite fit your budget or you simply don’t want the disruption to your daily life, […]

Memphis Economy is Growing Hopeful



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A Memphis Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Peabody Hotel reflected economic hope for Memphis in 2015. The hope is to bring new business to the city and Shelby County. The two biggest assets the region offers are available capacity and a strengthening school system that provides young workers ready and able to join the […]

Better Than Zero Interest Financing



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Being an investor that owner finances houses can be a very lucrative business. The two most advantageous elements of this business model are that you don’t have tenant problems and you can earn money on other people’s money. The way this works is that you buy houses at a deep discount, and there are plenty […]

Builders Less Interested in Starter Homes



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Starter homes normally form the backbone of the housing industry, but nowadays such homes are becoming few and far between. An article in Builder Online shows that the median new home price at the beginning of this year was in excess of $280,000 which is much more than many people would consider to be the […]

Property apps are revolutionizing real estate



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Nowadays, however, the advent of the Internet has changed the property landscape and now house sales and rentals are largely driven by just a few big property apps; for example, here in the U.S.A, there’s Zillow and Trulia.