Thursday, 31 October 2024

Real Estate Agent

'Smart And Climate-Resilient Buildings: The Future Of Real Estate Investment

Climate change has created a huge demand for sustainable and resilient design and construction. Climate-resilient design focuses on the design of buildings, landscapes, communities, and regions to respond to natural disasters and the effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels, increasing heatwaves and regional droughts.

'Ireland's Home Price Appreciation Slows in 2019

According to Daft.ie latest Ireland Sales Report, home prices in the second quarter of 2019 were 3.7% higher than a year previously, the lowest rate of inflation since late 2013. The average price nationwide in the second quarter of the year was €263,000, up 0.9% on the first three months of the year.

'Median Home Price Not Affordable To 74 Percent Of Average U.S. Wage Earners

According to ATTOM Data Solutions' newly released Q2 2019 U.S. Home Affordability Report, median U.S. home prices nationwide in the second quarter of 2019 were not affordable for average wage earners in 353 of 480 U.S. counties analyzed in the report (74 percent).

EDITOR'S PICKS

'The Increased Importance Of Environmental Sustainability In Real Estate

Staying one step ahead in the uncertain and competitive real estate space can be a challenge. We started out the year with many experts predicting that sustainability would once again be a "trend" for 2019.

By Staff Reporter
'In May Foreclosures in U.S. Down 50 Percent Annually

According to ATTOM Data Solutions May 2019 Foreclosure Market Report, U.S. foreclosure filings -- default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions -- were reported on 56,152 U.S. properties in May 2019, up 1 percent from the previous month but down 22 percent from a year ago for the 11th consecutive month with an annual decline.

By Staff Reporter
'President Trump's New Housing Affordability Executive Order: Real Estate Industry Applauds

The U.S. real estate industry is giving President Trump rave reviews for signing his new Housing Affordability Executive Order this week.

By Staff Reporter
'For Impactful Real Estate Investing Why A Tiny Vermont Town Could Be A Model

Sound checks from a local band echo across the cement floor of an abandoned warehouse as digital artist Matt Bucy paces out future tenant spaces with footsteps and a roll of masking tape-sparingly, because even the local hardware store has left this once-bustling Vermont railroad town.

By Staff Reporter
'Refinances Surge After Interest Rate Drop, Mortgage Applications

Mortgage applications are soaring-a direct result of last week's significant drop in interest rates. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, applications for mortgage loans are up more than 26% compared to this time last week. The jump comes after rates dipped to 3.82% last week-their lowest point in almost two years.

By Staff Reporter
'At The National Association Of Realtors, Marketing To Differentiate

When and how will the next waves of tech disruption sweep through the real estate industry? What roles could marketing play? At The National Association of Realtors, today's marketing strategy attempts to keep tabs on disruptive scenarios, at the same time underscoring the value of the realtor.

By Staff Reporter
'Who Is The Buyer For Today's New York City Luxury Real Estate ?

Who's buying these big-ticket New York City homes? In San Francisco, it's the Silicon Valley people. Conventional wisdom has it that when the IPOs go through, all the newly minted multi-millionaires will upgrade their homes in the city by the bay, making that enormously expensive real estate market even more enormously expensive.

By Staff Reporter
'For $98M Five-story NYC Penthouse With Private Pool And Hot Tub

A five-floor, 19,000-square-foot penthouse north of Madison Square Park in Manhattan, featuring more than 4,500 square feet of outdoor space with a private lap pool and glass-walled hot tub, has hit the market for $98 million, making it one of the priciest condos on the market in New York City.

By Staff Reporter
'In New York City Real Estate Venture Barbara Corcoran And Alex Rodriguez Team Up

Each investor brings unique qualities to the project. Corcoran knows New York's neighborhoods well, how to recognize up-and-coming areas early and how to add value through smart renovations. Rodriguez is numbers-oriented and focuses on larger market trends.

By Staff Reporter
'This Former Slave Became A Real Estate Mogul And Left The World A Better Place

I recently augmented my UC Santa Barbara UCTV Innovator Stories series, bringing back to life Lost Voices from unsung entrepreneurs of the past. I've focused on entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups, whose stories are less familiar, even to students of entrepreneurship.

By Staff Reporter
'U.S.'s Most Expensive Neighborhoods, Study Reveals

Apartmentguide.com recently crunched the numbers in the "25 most populated cities" to scope out the most expensive neighborhoods.

By Staff Reporter
'Over The Last 12 Months Real House Prices Fell In These 5 Cities

The stock market bounced back from its December lows but house price increases

By Staff Reporter