Notorious Rob has a series of posts about the new CEO for the National Association of Realtors, and the future of the realtor industry. The interesting part is that the current president of the N.A.R. responded, which only brought up more questions. Rob's blog with...
With so much focus on HGTV real estate shows, it's inevitable that our marketing will go Hollywood too: A woman in a red dress twirls with a dark and mysterious man through light-filled hallways. Music flutters and surges in a romantically lit courtyard overlooking...
Big-money investors are entering the real estate space, though not in California yet - but it's just a matter of time. Notorious R.O.B. explores whether there would be much difference between selling to an investor, and selling with a realtor on the open market:...
From realtor.com: “With a record number of home buyers out there, this is officially the most competitive, fastest-moving spring housing market in decades," said Javier Vivas, manager of economic research at realtor.com. "Following a furious start to the season, the...
I am a proponent of San Diego realtors joining the CRMLS (with 80,000+ members) because their system is vastly superior to the crappy MLS version supplied by our Sandicor. But here's an alternative reason why we should adopt a statewide MLS - because consumers know...
A great article from realtor.com. Excerpts: As baby boomers look to downsize out of their suburban McMansions, a generational showdown is looming: Millennials might be coming into their own as the nation's biggest group of first-time home buyers, but they aren't...
In the future, will there be affluent millennials that will be ready, willing, and able to pay more than today's prices? Maybe there is comfort knowing that 1/3 of millennials aren't living paycheck to paycheck today?
Could this be one of the growing trends that might add more reasonably-priced homes to our inventory? Thanks Daytrip for sending in! http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article154209369.html To casual visitors, this colonial town in southern...
There was quite a bit of hubbub this week about the Zillow Instant Offers program being tested in two cities. Seller inquiries are sent to as many as 15 investors plus a Premier Agent, who gets to make their own pitch for the business - and one realtor reported that...
Will the boomers be exiting at or about the same time? LINK Millennials aren't buying homes in the same numbers as previous and older generations, but it's not because they don't want to. The vast majority of millennials do indeed aim to buy someday, or would even...
