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Oct 30, 2020,
Tracey C. Velt, Real Trends Publisher
Summary:
Since travel isn't much of an option right now, I've taken the virtual route and joined real estate leaders during their annual sales meetings and conferences. The pandemic has profoundly changed almost every aspect of our lives.
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Oct 30, 2020,
Larry Kendall, Author of "Ninja Selling"
Summary:
Are you losing connection with your associates? When the pandemic required lockdown in March, many leaders turned to Zoom (or similar digital platforms) to connect and communicate with their associates...
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Oct 30, 2020,
Real Trends
Summary:
During the first six months of the pandemic, Radian Home Price Index revealed that prices are up. Home prices across the United States continued to climb in August, rising at an annualized 8.6% from the prior month, the second-highest month-over-month rate of 2020...
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Oct 30, 2020,
Real Trends
Summary:
Showings Increased 73.7 Percent Year Over Year in the Northeast Region, the Biggest Gain in the U.S.
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Oct 30, 2020,
Scott Wright, Real Trends Vice President
Summary:
There are many factors that affect marketability and must be considered when performing brokerage valuations. An important factor is concentration of sales. In residential real estate, the concentration of sales is simply how spread out listing and selling activity is among active agents. Why is this important? The simple answer is that it allows you to hedge risk...
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Oct 30, 2020,
Peter Gilmour, Real Trends Chief Foreign Correspondent
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Will lifestyle changes have people looking at new and innovative homes? The world is facing a massive unemployment problem as COVID-19 impacts both developed and third-world countries...
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Oct 19, 2020,
Larry Kendall, author of "Ninja Selling"
Summary:
Is your success due to luck? Or, is it something else? Are successful people just luckier? This question was posed to author and researcher Jim Collins several years ago at the REAL Trends Gathering of Eagles Conference...
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Oct 19, 2020,
Steve Murray, Real Trends President
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We just reviewed the first six months results from eXp, Keller Williams, Realogy, Redfin, RE/MAX and Zillow. We share highlights of their results, and, in most cases, compare them to their results from the same six-month period a year ago...
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Oct 19, 2020,
Rich DeNicola, COO, Realogy Expansion Brands
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Have you considered the human aspect when contemplating a merger or acquisition? While your decisions may center on sound financial projections, the personal element is equally important in paving a smooth path to a successful future together.
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Oct 19, 2020,
Tracey C. Velt, publisher for Real Trends
Summary:
On August 13, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced it was implementing a 1.5% fee on the loan amount for the majority of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refinance loans. This did not sit well with the housing industry, for obvious reasons...