Tag: real estate
Ad Democratization = More Spending on Branding, Less on Gatekeepers
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New survey by digital marketing company Curaytor indicates 50% of agents to spend more on social media
30% of agents to spend...
Podcast: Is Zillow’s National Real Estate Brokerage A Real Threat To...
Now that Zillow is finally admitting their intentions to open competing real estate brokerages across the nation, how will you react? What can you...
Single-Family Rent Price Growth Stabilizes in July
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According to CoreLogic’s Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), there an increase of +1.7% y/y in rent nation-wide for July 2020, down from increase...
Southern California Home Prices Setting Records
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Six-county region’s median price up to $600,000 in August, +12.1% from one year ago, according to
Sales volume +2.4% from one year...
Rise in Jobless Claims Signals On-going Layoffs
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New jobless claims up some 30,000 from last week to 825,000
New filings for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program up to 630,000 initial...
Podcast: Why eXp Realty, Zillow And Open Door Will Dominate Real...
The real estate wars are just about to start. Consumer behavior has shifted. Traditional real estate brokerage, franchise and big teams mark the end...
Will Refinancing Boom Continue?
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In Q2 2020, refinancings hit record $1.12T
Black Knight indicated there +19M high-quality refinance candidates, some 43% of all 30-year mortgages
Q3...
Buying Basics in Iceland
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Agents report being busier in past three months than during entire careers
Country is expensive place to live with houses in capital...
Zillow Believes 2M Remote Workers Could Become Homeowners
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Priced-out renter households make up 4.5% of all renter households in US, according to Zillow
Flexibility of remote worker could enable those...
What’s Going On In the World of iBuying These Days?
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iBuyer purchases plunged -88% in Q2, according to Redfin
iBuyer purchases accounted for 0.1% of homes sold in Q2 2020 compared to...
