by Shannon O'Brien | Sep 8, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
While many agents are working hard to protect the real estate profession’s good name, along comes Mr. Exaggeration or Ms. Lazy, and all that work seems to be for naught. Sure, those agents took an oath to be ethical (if they hold the Realtor® designation), and they...
by Madhusmita Bora | Sep 5, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Chinese Buyers Are Making Way for Chinese Developers For the past couple of years, Chinese investors have been flocking to the U.S. housing market and buying up thousands of homes – even helping the recovery of home prices in some areas. After a successful run buying...
by Madhusmita Bora | Aug 29, 2014 | This Week in Real Estate
Home Prices Increase at Slower Pace In June, U.S. home prices rose at a slower pace, perhaps signaling a future price trend. According to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index report released this week, home prices increased 8.1 percent...
by Shannon O'Brien | Aug 27, 2014 | Training & Education
Ask any aspiring thespian about the “movement classes” their acting coaches and schools suggest they take. You’ll get a universal groan – much like the one real estate agents emit when they describe what they were taught in real estate school as “useless.” Then, ask...
by Jason Van Steenwyk | Aug 20, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
The good news is that media sources are calling real estate a “prudent investment.” The bad news is that media sources are calling real estate a “prudent investment.” That’s one of the weird things about the financial media: By the time they sit up and notice...