Restarting Motor City Detroit has experienced a revitalization of its downtown area. Pictured: the Renaissance Center More and more people want to live downtown. To get them to move there, cities are taking an active role in downtown redevelopment. A perfect example is Detroit, which is in the midst of a major renaissance, according to […]
Generation Y, also called the millennials, includes more than 80 million Americans born roughly between the early 1980s and the early 2000s. Its a resilient group, having toughed it out through Sept. 11, two U.S. wars, the housing boom, the Great Recession and spiraling college costs that left them in history-making debt.
First-time homebuyers made up 38 percent of purchasers in 2013. Thats a bit below the historical norm of 40 percent, but still a sizable chunk of the market. These homebuyers might need a little more time, expertise and help making a final decision, but if all goes well, they could be clients and sources […]
If considering a theme song for the majority of Americas current homebuyers, crank the volume on that 1966 top pop tune These Boots Are Made for Walkin. According to the National Association of Realtors 2013 Community Preference Survey, 60 percent of respondents favor walkable neighborhoods with a mix of houses, stores and businesses all within walking […]
As the holidays approach, many people are making plans for a winter family vacation. Whether you choose to visit sun and sand or snow and ice, these popular destinations and book ideas might help you make it through a long winter. 1Kauai,HI gohawaii.com/kauai This is the oldest of the Hawaiian Islands, geologically speaking, and […]
Among homebuyers who purchased a home between July 2012 and June 2013, 16 percent bought in an urban area, according to the 2014 National Association of REALTORS® Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends report. It might not sound like much, but urban interest is clearly growing.
There are a number of good tools available to help you maximize your SEO and determine what types of content are attracting readers or viewers. A few of these include : Google Analytics This powerful tool tells you about site traffic, how visitors navigate your website, how engaged they are and where theyre from, among many […]
Simple SEO basics can help you improve your search results. By Gwen Moran Effective search engine optimization (SEO) is a moving target. Just when you think youve mastered what it takes to boost your rankings, search engine algorithms change and youve got to figure out what works all over again. And its important that you […]
Advances in technology have enabled many REALTORS® to ditch the traditional office in favor of working at home or on the go. By Daniel Rome Levine When she first started in the real estate business back in 1993, Hope Downey, a CRS in Mobile, Alabama, would go into her office every day in order to make […]
Clients are often happy to refer good agents to other potential buyers. But how should agents ask their happy customers for those valuable referrals? By Clare Curley As an instructor based in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, one of the many courses Mark Given, CRS, teaches is Building an Exceptional Referral Based Business (CRS 210). Although his […]