
Win That Bidding War
Now that you’ve found the home of your dreams, the last thing you want is to be outbid by another interested buyer. Multiple offers are becoming increasingly common these days. The good news is that there are ways to help ensure that you are positioned to win a...

7 Relocation Tips For Across Town or Around the World
Relocation is stressful because you change more than your address. You'll begin to navigate a new way to be a friend, coworker, and more. Here are ten tips to a help you tune in to your inner compass when your world is spinning. 1. Ask, "Who am I? What do I need to be...

5 Ways a Relocation Management Company Can Simplify Employee Moves
Today's HR professional have their hands full, managing employee recruiting, hiring and training, in addition to salary negotiations, benefits packages, maintaining morale and dealing with ever-changing personnel policies. If you're an HR director in this position,...

Sellers Are Becoming More Aggressive in Pricing
More home sellers want to get aggressive with the pricing of their home. Forty percent of sellers say they plan to price their homes above market value, according to the latest Redfin Real-Time Seller Survey of 1,128 active home sellers across 25 U.S. cities. That can...

5 Steps to Take Before Becoming a Homeowner
Buying a home is a big commitment, with tons of important decisions to make along the way. The information below can help you understand the key steps toward home ownership and avoid some of the most common mistakes made during the process. 1. Set a budget. Before you...
7 buyer turn-ons that sellers often ignore
In real estate, we often use the term "under market" to describe a home that is priced or purchased for less than its fair market value. But I sometimes see an unrelated real estate phenomenon I think Webster's dictionary would rank as a second definition for...

5 tips for relocating the family
Did you know the average person moves 11.4 times in his or her lifetime? So says the most recent information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Various factors prompt people to move, from job opportunities to the desire to be closer to family members to wanting to live in a...

Rent a home or buy? Depends where you live
Is it cheaper to rent a place to live? Or buy? A lot depends on where you live. Until the housing collapse in 2007, conventional wisdom held that buying was a no-brainer: Home prices never went down, the tax code offered generous savings to buyers and homeownership...

Video: 3 reasons real estate agents are worth their 6% cut
Real estate agents still 'very integral' Wednesday, 26 Mar 2014 | 9:45 AM ET Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff gives three reasons why online housing data provided by his firm and others are not a substitute for agents. Even in this age of the Internet, real estate agents...

Vacation Home Tip Sheet
Here are 6 factors your clients need to consider when investing in a second home. While winter’s chill is still in the air, spring is just days away and vacation-home shoppers are itching to find their slice of paradise. Help your contacts understand the differences...