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By now, you’ve probably heard the term “Opportunity Zones” more times than you can count. But if you haven’t dug deeper, you may not know how this program can affect you as a real estate investor. Let’s start with an overview of how it all works. You can invest any kind of capital gain into a Qualified Opportunity Fund. As […]

After nine years of a rising stock market, we enter 2019 in what appears to be a very volatile time for equity markets. In the space of weeks we’ve seen 1,000-plus point swings in the Dow recently. This begs the question of whether or not 2019 will bring a recession, a bear market or both. I don’t […]

For those in the real estate market, staying up to date with current trends and market fluctuations is key to keeping a competitive edge. This also includes being aware of cities and regions that are expected to be prime real estate locations in the future — knowledge that is crucial to making sound investment decisions. […]

Few things in life are as stressful as buying and selling a home. As a real estate agent, you walk clients through emotional highs and lows—often all in one day. You do what it takes to make their journey to closing as smooth as possible. But the truth is, you don’t have control over every […]

When you start thinking about buying your first house, it’s easy to let your emotions run the show. Before you know it, you’re stalking homes for sale on your home-browsing app, rearranging your schedule so you can do drive-by viewings, and researching creative financing options that would allow you to buy a house with next […]

Remember when people used to think millennials would never buy homes? Well, surprise! Millennial homebuyers have passed up baby boomers and Gen Xers for the fifth year in a row.(1) While I love seeing more and more of my generation making this big decision, I also want them to make sure they are doing it […]

Why You Shouldn’t Buy Before You Sell You might be so focused on getting a new home that you prioritize buying one before selling your current home. If this means you’ll pile a second mortgage on your back, you definitely should not buy before you sell. Sure, buying a new home before selling your current home would […]

Texas and Connecticut Have Biggest Number and Percent of Annual Job Gains as South Carolina Lags;Florida and South Dakota Have Largest One-Month Gains, While Iowa Has Largest Decreases Forty-three states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between December 2017 and December 2018, while 36 states added construction jobs between November and December, according […]

Home Search Terms to Know Listing Abbreviations As you search through home listings, there are some basic terms and abbreviations you’ll want to know. For starters, a property that’s listed as active is one that’s on the market and available for you to buy. But act fast—other buyers may already be interested. On the other hand, […]

Markets always bounce back, but sometimes the climb back to the heights is slower than the drop from them. The U.S. real estate market, like the rest of the economy, took years to recover from the shock of the 2008 financial crisis. Though observers were pleased with the market in 2017 for the first time […]