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The 8 Best Tablet Apps for Real Estate

Do you use a tablet in your real estate business? While we all love our smartphones, tablets are increasingly prevalent in the marketplace today. In many cases, especially for real estate agents, Read More »

Consumer Confidence Shows Mixed Results

Measures of consumer confidence were mixed in the most recent release. The Conference Board reported that the Consumer Confidence Index increased by 3.2 points on a month-over-month seasonally Read More »

10 Reasons to Buy a Brand New Home

Much like the rest of the real estate industry, new home construction is on the rise! Are you a real estate agent who sells or even specializes in new builds? Below is a list of the top 10 reasons Read More »

Today’s Buyers are Looking for these 10 Things in a Home

While David Letterman’s Top 10 lists generally culminate in a No. 1 ranking, the following list includes in no particular order 10 things that are important to buyers today, especially Millennials Read More »

No Signs of Cooling in Home Prices during this Winter

Data through November 2013, released recently by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that the 10-City and Read More »

Santa Fe shopping Tops over New York

Chicago, Nashville, Vegas, other metros finish strong Our readers apparently like retail purchases with a native american or western flair. Santa Fe, New Mexico - with its historic but chic old Read More »

Wait… What? More People Will Buy Homes if Prices go Up

While it seems counterintuitive, could higher home prices lead an increase in home sales? Two Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco senior economists, William Hedberg and John Krainer think so as Read More »

Having the Right Kitchen Remodel Can Pay Off

Traditional Kitchen by Boston Kitchen & Bath Designers Venegas and Company Unequivocally, the kitchen is … The most important space in a home today. From a home value perspective this Read More »

More Home Owners are Remodeling As Home Equity Returns

Home remodeling saw greater demand in the third quarter as a growth in home equity and home sales prompted more home owners to tackle remodeling projects, according to the National Association of Read More »

10% of Home Owners Still Underwater

As prices rise, more home owners are regaining equity. But some metros are still facing a disproportionate number of underwater home owners, those who owe more on their home than it is currently Read More »