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4 Tips for Buying a Home for Someone Who's Disabled

Owning your own home is considered a cornerstone in the society but sadly, only a few families are able to enjoy this privilege. This prospect seems daunting especially if you are physically or mentally challenged. Due to the condition, you may require a house in certain areas, which comes with various modifications that could be costly. All hope of owning a home despite your condition is not lost, as there are several assistance programs that can make this dream a reality.


Condos Must Reserve To Preserve -- And Get Loans

Every community association should have money set aside 'in reserve' to cover the cost of emergency or major repairs. Reserves are -- or should be -- an essential part of every community association.


The week in industry hires and promotions: October 24-28, 2024

Who got hired or promoted this week? Here's our weekly rundown, in chronological order ...


Real estate market recap, October 24-28, 2024

Here's what happened this week in the real estate market ...


The week in real estate industry deals: Oct. 24-28

While real estate agents chase leads and close deals on houses, there's another level of deal-making that takes place within the real estate industry: mergers, acquisitions, integrations and partnerships. We'll be recapping every week's noteworthy deals that didn't make it into print (and some that did) for your perusal. Here are this week's ...


Good news will push rates up slightly and whats next?

Long-term interest rates rose this week, pushed by two forces: first -- ick -- some good economic news, the bane of all in the bond market, and second by policy change underway at the ECB (European Central Bank) and BOJ (Bank of Japan) ...


Death and vacancy: Are these 10 ZIP codes potentially haunted?

Halloween is all fun and games -- costumes, candy, jack-o'-lanterns, silly "monsters" made of face paint and fake blood. But if you've ever seen American Horror Story, you know we all have one real reason to be afraid: ghosts ...


This week on Provoke: Zillow Group/Facebook ad dovetailing and more

This week, hosts Brad Inman and Danielle Riley were joined by guests J. Philip Faranda and Leslie Ebersole, who were calling in live from the Zillow Premier Agent Forum. Faranda and Ebersole offer some valuable insights on marketing strategies that work along with sound advice on organic lead generation ...


4 hair-raising stories (ghost and otherwise) for real estate agents

Who doesn't love a good ghost story? It's that time of year, and we don't mind sharing our (possibly biased, but probably true) opinion that real estate agents have the absolute best ghost stories out of any profession ...


Top comments of the week Oct. 24-28

This week Re/Max founder Dave Liniger announced a dip into the lending sphere, we wrestled with a future of driverless cars and Zillow was busy launching a Facebook ad feature for agents. Here's what you had to say about all that and more ...


Wall Streets highest-ranking woman to speak at ICNY

As Wall Street's highest ranking woman, Sallie Krawcheck has a track record of driving growth and spearheading innovative practices, from reimbursing individual investor clients during the financial downturn while serving as Citi Global Wealth Management's CEO and Chair, to launching Merrill Lynch's on-line offerings as CEO of the company ...


Title and escrows talent gap: A widening hole and how to fill it

It seems like all we hear about today in regards to the overall workforce pertains to millennials and their youth. Its no surprise given the fact that the majority of the U.S. population currently falls into that age bracket, and by 2024 the workforce is predicted to reflect this ...

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