NAR membership flirting with 1 million mark

NAR membership is climbing back toward the 1 million mark again. After dropping to a low for the year of 963,478 in February, membership climbed to 997,148 in May. The number of Realtors broached the 1 million mark in April, … Inman News

How to stay on top of the changing REO climate

During the depths of the downturn, there were fears that housing markets would be flooded by a tidal wave of “shadow inventory” — distressed properties destined to be foreclosed on by lenders and sold at deep discounts. Suddenly, many markets … Inman...

8 tips for buying in a tight market

Don’t let disappointment immobilize you It’s always hard to predict how long it will take to find a home to buy. Given the current low-inventory environment, it may take you longer than it would in a balanced market that has enough homes for sale to satisfy the...

Homes under contract hit 2.5-year high in November

Demand in the Northeast and West drove an increase in pending home sales in November to the highest level in 2 1/2 years. Pending home sales grew by 1.7 percent from October to November and were up 9.8 percent from a year ago, reaching their highest level since April...

How to build a marketing program around video

Before co-founding video creation software company Videolicious, CEO Matt Singer cut his teeth in sales on QVC’s home shopping channel. There, he was amazed at the power of video to drive sales. He wondered why everybody didn’t use video. “The answer...