Key Highlights Median home prices remained constant or dropped from April to May 2020, according to ATTOM Data Solutions Analysis included metro areas throughout the country Downward shifts marking change from price jumps in early 2020 In the blink of an eye as everything else related to the COVID pandemic, ATTOM Data Solutions found that median home prices stayed the...

Key Highlights Danger of forbearance transitioning to foreclosure rising as COVID infections surge, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Adding to surging COVID infections is July 30 end date for $600/week federal enhancement to state unemployment benefits  Home loan forbearances may soon become home foreclosures for millions of homeowners. Economists with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said, “The...

Listen now as Tim and Julie Harris share with you what is happening in the housing market now and what will happen next. As housing experts debate if there will be a mild housing correction or full on housing crash Tim and Julie focus on what agents should be doing now. The next 180 days are critical for agents...

Key Highlights Under Economic Injury Disaster Loan program with the Small Business Administration, there provision for $1,000 grant Called “The Advance” $1,000 grant does NOT have to be repaid The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program has a provision that some small business owners and/or independent contractors/sole proprietors who were negatively impacted by COVID-19 did not...

Key Highlights Nearly 2.4M new unemployment applications for both federal and state unemployment benefits filed last week as COVID pandemic resurgence accelerates Two of three jobs cut during pandemic have not returned Openings for new jobs down 25% from this time last year, according to Indeed Hiring Lab, research arm of Indeed job search website Totaling nearly 2.4M new unemployment...

Key Highlights Homebuyer mortgage demand spikes +33% Mortgage interest rates fell to 3.03% last week, an all-time low Homebuyers rushed into the market last week as mortgage interest rates hit yet another record low. Purchase applications rose +5% for the week AND were an eye-popping +33% compared to one year ago at this time, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s...

Listen to Tim and Julie Harris share with you the highlights (and some low-lights) of their previous week. The also banter about the future of housing, rising taxes and the political and social uncertainty that seems to be dominating the headlines. In such turbulent times it is critical that you learn to set your own sail and choose the...

Key Highlights Pandemic encourages shifts to new platforms and new styles of communications Part I focuses on Communicating with Clients and Colleagues Part II focuses on Communication for Productivity Communication for Marketing Communication and Self-Talk Communication for Productivity Now that most of us are primarily working remotely, it’s really critical that we have the energy, motivation and focus to keep our...

Key Highlights With travel now plummeted due to COVID pandemic, timeshare owners searching for ways to cut costs and get out of previous agreements Timeshare maintenance costs in the midst of COVID and high unemployment, more owners looking to sell their shares in vacation properties Owning a portion or two in a vacation property used to look good when timeshare...

Key Highlights Pandemic encourages shifts to new platforms and new styles of communication with clients, colleagues, families and friends Handbook’s table of content includes Communicating with Clients Communicating with Colleagues Communication for Productivity Communication for Marketing Communication for Self-Talk Part I covers Communicating Clients and Colleagues Communicating with Clients – Deal Maker or Deal Breaker Download Your FREE Ultimate Agent Survival...