In Atlanta, iBuyers paid buyers’ agents 3 percent in 2019. In the fourth quarter of 2020, that dropped to 2.5 percent. While increasing scrutiny on offer prices — due to high price appreciation — led to a slowdown in the number of homes[...]
Along with stocking up on affordable furniture and Swedish meatballs, Ikea may soon become a place to shop for uber-affordable real estate. In a partnership with Vox Creative and Wisconsin-based tiny home and RV builder Escape, the furniture giant [...]
If you already work as a real estate agent, there is one question that you’ve likely grown tired of. I’m talking about the famous, “Why do I need an agent?” or some variant thereof. If you’re just getting into the business, trust me — [...]
The pandemic’s effect on the real estate market has been quite the opposite of what many experts feared at the start of the outbreak — as inventory dwindled, home prices and sales both soared in 2020. According to the latest numbers from [...]
We all know by now — one month into 2021 — that the pandemic has fundamentally altered how people think about their lifestyle and where they live. But for many, that also goes hand in hand with whom they live. According to a recent survey [...]
When speaking with newcomers to the real estate investment world, there are a few pieces of advice I give over and over. Meet a real estate investor who is persevering despite several early setbacks on her journey to retire early and be around [...]
It may take some fancy footwork on the part of Super Bowl LV performer The Weeknd to get his $22 million Los Angeles mansion to move off the market. The sweeping Hidden Hills estate that includes a seven-bedroom main house and two-bedroom guest [...]
Posted on February 3rd, 2021 If you’re scratching your head wondering why home prices continue to go up and up, consider the fact that it’s actually cheaper now than it was a year ago. It’s also less expensive to own a home today than it was[...]
Jay Thompson is a former brokerage owner who spent over six years working for Zillow Group. He retired in August 2018 but can’t seem to leave the real estate industry behind. His weekly Inman column publishes every Wednesday. Time is a great [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2021 The co-founder and CEO of a so-called “tech-enabled residential mortgage servicer” named Valon (formerly Peach Street) have warned we could be on the brink of another foreclosure crisis. While real estate is flying[...]