Consumers Say This Is the Ideal Down Payment

More than half of Americans say they would prefer to put 10 percent down on a home purchase rather than 15 percent, 20 percent, or…

7 Steps for Protecting Clients From Disasters

Major natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and earthquakes, have made headlines recently, and your clients may be considering taking extra precautions to protect…

Consumers Upbeat, So Why Are Sales Falling?

The number of existing-home sales has dropped in four of the past five months, but not because consumers lack confidence about buying or selling, according…

Client Communications Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All

Working with people from diverse backgrounds means adapting your style to their needs.

If you want to break into a segment of the market you’ve…

Money Magazine Reveals 10 Best Places to Live

Fishers, Ind., a suburb of Indianapolis, nabbed the number one spot as this year’s best place to live in Money Magazine's 30th annual list.

This was…

A Sign That More Housing Inventory Is Coming

Homeowners who have decided to stay put in their current properties may soon be ready for a move, helping to relieve stubbornly tight housing inventory.…

Houston Agent Missing After Fleeing Harvey

Crystal McDowell told her boyfriend she was fleeing Houston ahead of Hurricane Harvey, but no one has heard from the real estate agent since Aug. 25. Police…

REALTORS® Promise to Send Help to Texas

As the rains slowly subside in Texas and the full scale of Hurricane Harvey’s destruction comes into focus, the National Association of REALTORS® is calling…

Harvey Sparks Flood Insurance Disaster

Only 15 percent of homeowners in Houston have flood insurance on their properties. The city is under two feet of water after Hurricane Harvey ravaged…