Sellers may be able to boost the value of their home by an additional 12 percent with just a few smart repairs, according to a new survey of 300 residential real estate professionals by the Consumer Reports National Research Center
Archives for January 2015
Real Estate Tech Updates
January 30, 2015 by
The housing world was famously slow to embrace technology when that thing that used to be called the World Wide Web appeared, but it finally got the message. It seems to be on an app-a-day binge, but some tech is showing up in other ways in the housing world.
Family Home Sales in Miami Set New Annual Record
January 30, 2015 by
Sales of homes in Miami increased again last month and sales of single family homes set an all-time annual record last year with median sales prices continuing to increased moderately, according to an article in Propertywire. The latest figures show that total sales of single family homes for last year set a new record, increasing […]
Does Home Staging Really Influence Potential Buyers?
January 29, 2015 by
Yes, according to the National Association of REALTORS® who say that home staging can potentially motivate buyers to pay more for a property and influences their perception of a home. This is based on a survey conducted amongst more than 2,300 real estate agents representing both buyers and sellers. A massive 81% of real estate […]
Existing Home Sales Increased in December
January 28, 2015 by
According to figures from the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales increased in December, reaching an annual pace of more than 5 million sales for the sixth time in seven months. Median home prices for last year reached their highest level since 2007 but the total number of sales dropped 3.1% compared to the […]
Boomerang buyers: 7.3 million ex-homeowners ready to bounce back
January 28, 2015 by
The first wave of home owners who had lost their home to foreclosure or short sale during the foreclosure crisis are re-emerging, having made it past that seven-year window often needed to repair their credit ratings
ListHub warns realtors ahead of Zillow split
January 27, 2015 by
Move Inc., operator of realtor.com, which owns the syndication business, detailed the terms that ListHub proposed to Zillow before the third-party portal announced in January that it would halt negotiations with ListHub.
OnTheMarket.com: Is it Worth the Gamble?
January 27, 2015 by
This week saw the launch of a brand new, and some might say quite controversial property portal in the UK, called OnTheMarket.com. This new property portal has been founded by a conglomerate of UK real estate agents in an attempt to break the duopoly of Rightmove and Zoopla. The agents involved include Savills, Knight Frank, […]
Benutech offers realtors a powerful new way to acquire leads
January 26, 2015 by
If you haven’t heard of a real estate tech startup called Benutech, it’s about time you did. This company is doing something truly different, and it’s a brilliant way for a savvy agent or company to generate leads of potential sellers
A Run For Your Money? Realty Trac Reveals Best Ski Towns in 2015
January 26, 2015 by
RealtyTrac analyst and VP Daren Blomquist reports that this time around his research team found 18 towns that matched up on seven criteria for a best ski town for real estate investing.
