Great Books Everyone In Real Estate Should Read
The real estate industry can be challenging, regardless of how much you know or how long you’ve been in the field. Even the best real estate professionals understand that there’s always something new they can learn from their peers and that one of the best ways to do...
Approaching Real Estate During the Age of COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit American shores earlier this year, the world practically stopped for a while. Depending on what you did for work, you were either being forced to work from home, or you weren’t working at all due to the nature of your job not allowing...
Tips For Finding The Perfect Real Estate Agent
Whether it’s your first or your fifth, buying a home can be a difficult process, and having an expert on the situation with you can make things much easier. That’s why people hire real estate agents. Real estate agents are professionals in buying and selling homes and...
Check Out These Great Podcasts If You’re Interested In Real Estate
Being a real estate agent can be challenging. There’s a lot of traveling around, your hours aren’t necessarily set and it’s not always easy to make a sale. There’s always room to grow within the field as well, learning more from your peers and from other sources, such...
Tips For Buying A Foreclosed Home
If you’re looking to buy a house but are struggling to find something in your price range, a good idea is to buy a foreclosed house. Foreclosed homes can often save you a lot of money and more often than not it can be an overall better experience than dealing with a...
Top Real Estate Trends for 2020
As the year 2020 moves forward, new trends and predictions in the real estate industry are on the rise. Every year real estate changes and welcomes new buyers with new wants and needs. In order to accommodate the changing times, the real estate industry must grow and...
A Decline in Homebuying Could Indicate a Recession
In late 2018, the American housing market saw a steep decline in purchases. As of December, homebuying was down 10.3% from the previous year. Home sales had been declining in every month, except for February. Economists say that this decline in the housing sector...
How TurnKey Caters to Millennials
Amazon has recently partnered with the nation’s largest real estate broker, Realogy, to launch TurnKey, a new home buying program. The e-commerce giant is no stranger to disruptive technology and is now finally breaking into real estate. The strategic partnership has...
How the New Rent Laws in New York Will Affect Tenants and Landlords
Just last month, New York passed a bill called the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019. These new laws limit the amount of control of a landlord has over rent prices. Here’s how this new bill will affect both tenants and landlords in New York: How the...
How Zoning Shaped New York’s Skyline
Things were out of control in New York City even back in 1913. The naughty, new skyscraper (40-stories) being constructed at 120 Broadway in Lower Manhattan had broken all the rules and was partly to blame. The Equitable Building was considered a "space-hog" of its...