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The best of Broward – Top high schools

In the second part of our Best of Broward series, we looked at the top middle schools in Broward County. For our third and final entry, we give you the county’s best high schools, starting with Pompano Beach High School, which received strong marks in English,

5 things you should know about your clients’ love for real estate apps

News flash: Americans love looking at homes, particularly via real estate apps. Just how much they love those apps, though, has been put into greater perspective by recent research from Google, which interviewed more than 1,000 people, conducted dozens

4 ways Wynwood charms buyers

Despite recent reports of Zika virus in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, the arts district is still one of the city’s most popular spots, and it has a lot going for it that makes it a great area to buy a

The best of Miami-Dade: Top elementary schools

Good schools are a grace to real estate agents, because every home buyer with kids wants to be near one, and many are willing to pay a premium for the convenience. In Miami-Dade County alone there are over 400

The best of Broward: Top middle schools

  In the first part of our Best of Broward series, we looked at the top elementary schools in Broward County. For our second entry, we give you the county’s best middle schools, starting with Imagine Middle School West, which received strong marks in

The best of Broward: Top elementary schools

Good schools are a grace to real estate agents, because every homebuyer with kids wants to be near one, and many are willing to pay a premium for the convenience. In Broward County alone there are nearly 300 elementary,

The future of Miami transportation – the TriRail, MiamiCentral and more

Miami is in the midst of a renaissance. Its international appeal is growing; its culture is expanding and better defining itself; and the city itself is growing to accommodate its new role as a global marketplace. A big part

Miami agents need to watch this demographic

Millions of Baby Boomers are planning move over the next several years – everyone knows this. But it could mean big things for agents working in Miami. There are three reasons most homeowners between the ages of 61 and 90 want

Your guide to Miami condos: what’s new, planned, and under construction

Over the next several years, Miami’s condo market, already nearing a full year’s supply, will get an injection of thousands of new units. And thanks to the Miami Downtown Development Authority’s 2016 Market Insights report, we now have a

The smart home gap: An opportunity for sellers

Many buyers want their homes to be outfitted with smart technology, but most homes don’t have it, according to a consumer survey from The Demand Institute. It’s an opportunity for sellers. Seventy-three percent of consumers agreed that having home automation

Affordability even bigger concern for buyers in 2016 than in 2015

In 2015, homebuyers’ biggest concern was affordability. This year it’s an even bigger concern. Twenty-eight percent of buyers cite “affordability” as their No. 1 concern in purchasing a home, according to a new Redfin survey – a 1.4 percentage point

Brian Balduf’s 10 tips for Realtors on using drones for their business

A new real estate marketing era takes off on Aug. 29, when the Federal Aviation Administration officially implements new, relaxed regulations on how Realtors and other marketers can use drones or remote-controlled, unmanned aircraft systems. Drones offer real estate

AARP releases new tool to help Miami agents serve older clients

What do seniors look for in a neighborhood? It’s a smart question for real estate agents to ask, considering the rapid growth of the country’s 65-and-older population. In 2014, 46.2 million people in the U.S. were at least 65

Listing descriptions: words that could lower your listings’ days on market

We’ll begin with an obvious fact – listing descriptions are important. Indeed, according to the 2016 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers from the National Association of Realtors, a whopping 84 percent of prospective homebuyers think detailed information about a

Clients interested in smart locks? Help them prevent hacks

Nearly half of Americans either have or hope to invest soon in smart home technology, a Coldwell Banker survey found. They probably don’t know that the smart home feature the survey found “most appealing” to homebuyers can be hacked.

How will new real estate crowdfunding rules affect agents?

Chicago Agent (CA): What is the significance of Title III crowdfunding in regards to the real estate market? Ron Miller (RM): The significance of Title III is that it’s really the first time in 80 years that non-accredited investors,

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