Real estate brokers and sales agents help clients buy, sell, and rent properties. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of real estate brokers and sales agents is projected to increase by 11% between 2019 and 2022 – about as fast as the average for all occupations. By 2022, there are estimated to be about 380,300 […]
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Louisville! While the fabled Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY had an unusual outcome this weekend, the City of Louisville was the big winner. And that is because homeowner’s in Louisville, KY pay the lowest real estate taxes among the 50 biggest Metro-City areas! LendingTree just released its study on how owning real
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Reader’s Digest has come out with a very interesting list where they complied the most “famous” home in every state. Some have historical significance, some architectural and some are due to celebrity status. The list below has some gems like Helen Keller’s birthplace, the Playboy Mansion and the house from the Home Alone movie: Alabama – Helen Keller’s
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While the total number of units selling is down slightly (due to limited inventory), the median home price set a new all time record for a March reading. According to the National Association of Realtors Existing Home Sales report, the median price for a home moved upward to $259,400 which is up from March 2018
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According to ATTOM Data Solutions, U.S. properties with a foreclosure filing during the first quarter of 2019, were down 23 percent from the previous quarter and down 15 percent from a year ago to the lowest level since Q1 2008. “While some markets saw a slight uptick in foreclosure filings, that is above pre-recession levels, the
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According to a new report by RedFin, Americans are speeding up the time to search and tour homes before making a decision and putting in an offer. With more homes on the market, prices growing at a slower rate and even falling in some markets, and less competition from other buyers, finding a home is
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New Home Sales were much stronger than market expectations and consensus forecasts. February sales jumped to an 11-month high as new home sales hit 667,000 units on an annualized pace, this was 4.9% higher than January’s pace and 0.6% from this time a year ago. At the current sales rate, it would take 6.1 months
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Existing home sales increased strongly in February, experiencing the largest month-over-month gain since December 2015, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Three of the four major U.S. regions saw sales gains, while the Northeast remained unchanged from last month. Total existing home sales are completed transactions that include single-family homes, town-homes, condominiums and co-ops.
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Monthly rental payments for both single-family homes and multifamily apartments are now rising at the fastest pace in nearly a year, according to Zillow. The median monthly rent in February came in at $1,472, an increase of 2.4 percent compared with February 2018. For the typical renter, this means about $400 more a year. Of
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Real estate is a competitive industry, which means that finding some way to set yourself apart from your fellow agents can occasionally feel like a lost cause. An effective real estate promotion is just a matter of putting a unique spin on a tried-and-true technique. Just a small change can return major results. There are
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