What are the biggest mistakes you can make with listing photos? Whether it be on the Internet, in a brokerage office or in a chain email, we have all seen them – terrible real estate photos. If there is

First-time homeowners set sights high First-time homebuyers are still facing a tough road to homeownership, but it’s one that they are willing to overcome, according to a new study released by TD Bank. The survey, which polled 1,002 consumers

Throughout the first four months of 2015, home sales in the U.S. were the best they’ve been in eight years. Helped by a one-half percentage drop in fixed mortgage rates, home sales from January to April this year surpassed

Vendors are easily replaced when a better price or more convenient situation comes along. To make yourself an irreplaceable agent, you must become a trusted partner and advisor. Here’s how: Mary Elliott is a Houston native and graduate of

What is threatening the residential real estate industry at the state and local level? Commissioned to the Swanepoel | T3 Group, NAR’s recent “Danger Report” analyzes the industry from multiple vantage points, including agents, brokers and associations. The intent

Recession technically over, but challenges remain for housing market Six years ago, the recession officially ended. However, 41 percent of Americans still think the housing crisis is happening, and a new study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University has

Two surveys, one from Bankrate and another from Capital One, spotlight Americans’ financial insecurities Twenty-nine percent of Americans have no emergency savings, and another 21 percent only have enough savings to cover three months of expenses. Those troubling statistics came

Some builders have avoided green building for fear of costs. Turns out, it could help them make money Environmentalists have long urged developers to design more green buildings, but faced with the high immediate cost of sustainable materials and

The National Association of Realtors face 10 big dangers – none of them easily solved What are the threats that could impact the residential real estate industry? NAR’s “Danger Report,” a new report commissioned to the Swanepoel | T3 Group, analyzes the

New home sales up quite a bit so far in 2015, but many market forces remain at work The good news continued for new construction in May, with new home sales rising 2.2 percent from April and 19.5 percent from May

The delivery and role of customer reviews have evolved dramatically and handling feedback is no longer an internal process The Internet has become such a prominent cog in our world that no industry is quarantined from its relevance. Doctors,

The short term benefits and long term detriments of international buyers in the U.S. market International investors in the real estate market has been something of a hot topic over the past few years. Since the housing market crash,

How builders should prepare for TILA-RESPA Pending the approval of a proposed amendment to extend its compliance deadline to Oct. 1, in less than two months, the real estate industry will find itself operating under of TILA-RESPA. Depending on

Brokers and their businesses face 10 big dangers – none of them easily solved The real estate industry is on a precipice, and how it falls from that point will determine its future. That was the central statement – if not

There are 10 big dangers facing agents and their businesses – none of them easily solved. The real estate industry is on a precipice, and how it falls from that point will determine its future. That was the central statement – if not

Can high-tech device turn street traffic into leads? Having a prime storefront window with lots of foot traffic has always been a great way to have a presence in your local community, but is it really generating leads? You