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WALKABLE COMMUNITIES ARE ATTRACTION FOR YOUNG BUYERS

Real Estate

As we always like to scan the news for the latest and greatest trends in the real estate business, we duly noted a piece that ran in the West Side Leader (Akron, Ohio) which quoted some interesting facts from the

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EVALUATING HOME-SELLING MYTHS

Real Estate

We duly noted a piece in USA Today (which was courtesy of its content partner AdviceIQ) about how consumers should beware of home-selling myths. So, we thought you should be made aware of what we read: If I sell, I

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WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN 2016?

Real Estate

Yes, I know we’re still almost three months until the end of 2015, but one can never be too early when it comes to looking into the future. It seems the Home Buying Institute (HBI) feels the same way since

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DEALING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

Real Estate

We took note of a recent story posted on http://www.inman.com about the real estate industry doing a poor job of responding on social media. Frankly, we’re amazed by that. Whether we want to believe it or not, social media is

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SOUTH FLORIDA HOUSING MARKET MOST STABLE IN STATE

Real Estate

According to a recent report from the mortgage company, Freddie Mac, South Florida’s housing market ranks as the most stable in the Sunshine State. The Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade markets scored 82.4 in June on Freddie Mac’s Multi-Indicator Market

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IS HOUSING DEMAND GOING TO SURGE?

Housing

Certainly, if you listen to the Mortgage Bankers Association, there will be a surge. The MBA believes that between 13.9 and 15.0 million households will be formed by 2024, making the next decade one of the strongest in housing in

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MONEY FROM CHINA FLOWING INTO U.S. RESIDENTIAL MARKETS

Real Estate

We took note recently of a National Association of Realtors (NAR) report that said buyers from China have surpassed Canadians, Europeans, Mexicans and Middle Easterners as the top overseas purchasers of homes in the United States. According to the NAR,

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U.S. REAL ESTATE A GOOD DEAL

Real Estate

While some of our international neighbors clearly disagree with us on a few things, there appears to be one area that we’re all in agreement on – U.S. housing markets are the most affordable in the world. The aforementioned statement

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MILLENIALS HAVE SAME APPROACH

Real Estate

First and foremost, here’s hoping you all had a great holiday weekend. A three-day weekend is always welcomed so we can all recharge our batteries. During that time period, some of you may have done some reading while relaxing with

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TOP TRENDS IN REAL ESTATE

Real Estate

To be sure, there are trends for just about everything in life. There are fashion trends, music trends, food trends and hairstyle trends, just to name a few. Well, let it be known that the real estate industry is not

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