Forty-eight percent of the country has recently been covered in snow, according to the National Weather Service. If the cloudy skies and muted winter landscape have your listing looking ho-hum, try some greenery to get potential buyers thinking about spring.According to a Harvard University study, seeing flowers first thing in the morning provides people with a boost of energy. Flowers can be used as a design tool to inspire emotion and connect
5G’s lightning-fast network speeds are coming, and many cities are hoping to be the first in line. Dallas; Waco, Texas; and Atlanta will be among the first cities to receive AT&T’s 5G mobile network, while Sacramento, Calif., is slated to be Verizon’s first pick to get the fifth-generation wireless technology.Just how fast is 5G? It’s said to be 100 times faster and five times more responsive than the current 4G and 4G LTE, the techno
A handyman and co-defendant to a murder suspect pleaded guilty to hiding the body of a real estate agent who disappeared two years ago after showing a property in a remote area outside Kingman, Ariz.William Glen Sanders, 55, pleaded guilty on Friday to concealing a dead body, entering his plea in Mohave County Superior Court. He will be sentenced after the trial of his handyman coworker Alfredo Gerardo Blanco, who faces first-degree murder char
Accessibility advocates could get better enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act while small commercial property owners could see fewer lawsuits threatened against them under a bill that passed the House yesterday.The ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 620, which passed the House with both Republican and Democratic votes, would require plaintiffs who alert property owners to a potential accessibility violation under the Americans with
First-time home buyers are entering the market under tight inventory conditions and rising home prices. But not all cities are posing a challenge for those looking to break in to homeownership.A new study by LendingTree ranks the top cities for first-time home buyers in the nation’s 100 largest cities. They factored in average down payment amounts, the share of buyers using an FHA mortgage, the share of homes sold that the median income family
Real estate media outlets have been on a quest in recent weeks to imagine what might happen when a 10-year agreement between the National Association of REALTORS® and the Department of Justice comes to an end in November.The agreement centers on how MLS rules treat virtual office websites for real estate brokerages that operate without bricks-and-mortar locations. The agreement prevents NAR from setting rules that unreasonably disadvantage VOWs,
The tiny-home movement has been a popular topic among design television shows in recent years, but there was some debate about whether it was truly a lasting trend or not. But a new survey confirms that consumers are definitely intrigued by smaller homes, often described as less than 600 square feet.More than half of adults recently surveyed--or 53 percent—said “yes” or “maybe” when asked if they would ever consider the possibility of b
RE/MAX co-founder Dave Liniger has stepped down as CEO of the franchise giant. RE/MAX began its leadership succession plan last May, when the company named Adam Contos as co-CEO with Liniger.“The Board of Directors is pleased that Adam will lead RE/MAX Holdings in its next stage of growth,” says Richard Covey, the board’s lead director. “He is a talented and respected RE/MAX Holdings executive who combines in-depth knowledge of the indust
As property prices rise, more small real estate investors are reportedly are teaming up with others so they can afford their next flip or rental property. They’re pooling funds with friends, relatives, or other investors to pay for their next property, and that means sharing the risks and profit that go along with that plan.The most common partnerships are among those who want to keep and rent out their properties after fixing them up, because
Millennials are the most powerful generation to ever hit the real estate industry or any profession, asserted Lennox Scott, president of John L. Scott Real Estate in Seattle, during a recent National Association of REALTORS® Power Broker Roundtable on millennials in real estate.“They are technology-infused and connected with community—they’re a reflection of the world we’re in, and I, for one, am happy to tap into the energy and exciteme
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