There’s been quite a bit of negative press swirling around housing lately, but we’ve got some pleasant developments to hang your hat on. #461497687 / gettyimages.com There’s no two ways about it – the last few weeks, at least

Realtor.com’s survey of luxury housing continues to yield interesting findings about that most important sector of housing. #479997555 / gettyimages.com The last couple weeks, we’ve been covering realtor.com’s survey of the luxury housing market with glee, with our stories

Housing has gotten off to a slow start in 2014, and as we approach the year’s halfway point, a diagnosis is in order. #485205213 / gettyimages.com If the last couple of weeks have made anything clear, it’s that the

Real estate agents must wear many hats for their job, and “therapist” is certainly one of them. Buying and selling real estate is an inherently emotional business, and for good reason. When buying a home, your clients are making

What are the most troublesome obstacles faced by luxury homebuyers in today’s housing market? Earlier this week, we reported on a fascinating new study by realtor.com, which looked at what features today’s luxury homebuyers desire the most in a home.

The mortgage markets may have undergone a radical change since 2008, but some details may still surprise you. Last week, we reported a rather sobering statistic – according to record keeping by Ellie Mae, the average FICO score for

What do luxury homebuyers desire the most, when shopping for homes? The luxury homebuyer, as any real estate agent knows, is a unique breed of client, and their desires and requests during the homebuying process differ in many notable

As a long-term investment strategy, few consumers were willing to touch real estate during the downturn, but new research suggests that has changed. Back in 2011, few people wanted to touch real estate with a 20-foot pole – what

Reports of suburbia’s death,  it would appear, have been greatly exaggerated. It’s been a common trope in post-bubble news coverage – the United States, after several decades of embracing suburban sprawl, is returning to its urban roots and, once

All real estate agents set out to be well-liked by their clients, but what traits, specifically, do likable agents share? Likability is an important quality to have when you’re a real estate agent. Likable agents get along with their

The housing downturn and economic recession introduced some very intriguing details to Younger Boomers. The Baby Boom generation is arguably the most visible generation in America right now, yet given its diversity, it still manages to surprise us. So, in

As a Miami real estate agent, you might be noticing a growing trend in the housing market — an increasing number of sellers choosing pre-listing and pre-sale home inspections. Seller inspections (sometimes referred to as pre-listing inspections) are becoming

What new home features are consumers desiring the most in 2014? And which ones do they consider essential? We all know how many variables go into a new home, and we all know that every consumer is unique in

The world of social media is one of constant transition, but could Twitter abolish its two most familiar features? The technological world is constantly in-flux, with companies always on the lookout for ways to improve and simplify their services

Could we see a resurrection of the popular Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, via Congressional action? When the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act expired at the start of 2014, it ended one of the most popular Great Recession-era government programs. A

Slumps – we all get them, but what are the best ways to go about addressing them? Slump…even the word sounds negative. Indeed, slumps are one of those unfortunate side effects, business predicaments that, if we could, we’d always