Real Estate News
New Redfin Concierge Service Offers Cleaning and Staging as Part of Listing Fee
Redfin has launched a new home-selling service that is a lot more hands-on than its traditional offering, known as “Redfin Concierge Service.” In a nutshell, the enhanced option allows home sellers to take advantage of a suite of services to ... Read More »
Haus Wants to Make Buying and Selling Homes Super Transparent
A new company called “Haus” wants to completely disrupt the home bidding process so everyone involved can see the offers being made on a particular property. As it stands now, offers made on properties aren’t openly disclosed to anyone. As ... Read More »
60% of Recent Home Sellers Didn’t Pay Full Real Estate Commission
If you paid a full 6% commission when you sold your home recently, you’re the minority, this according to a new survey from online real estate brokerage Redfin. The company noted that some 60% of those who sold a home ... Read More »
HomeLight Review: A Data-Driven Real Estate Agent Search Engine
First let me say this – your real estate agent matters, a lot. They aren’t all the same and performance will vary widely. Do you want your property to fester on the market or sell quickly for a high price? ... Read More »
Home Prices Will Fare Better with Clinton or Kasich in the White House
As you might already know (or assume), an election year can make for a choppy economic climate. After all, Americans have the burden of voting in a new candidate to run the country for the next four years, and with ... Read More »
REX (Real Estate Exchange) Review – They Only Charge 2% to Sell Your Home
A new company called “REX” is attempting to disrupt the real estate industry, and perhaps more importantly, displace the real estate agent. Or possibly even put them out of business for good. The message is clear – real estate agents ... Read More »
Real Estate Agents Are Hiding Redfin Estimates
In case you weren’t aware, the Zestimate now has some healthy competition from its future foe the “Redfin Estimate.” While the name isn’t as cute or clever, it serves the exact same purpose as the Zestimate, although there’s one special ... Read More »
NAR: Housing Inventory Is Tight, and May Get Too Tight
If you’re ever looking for some light entertainment, just surf your way over to the National Association of Realtors website. They’ve always got plenty of “news” and press releases that make no mistake about the fact that they’re seriously pro-housing. ... Read More »
The Great Short Sale Scam
If you’ve watched (or listened to or read) the news lately, you’ve probably been told that short sales are surging in popularity. So if you’re currently in an underwater position on your mortgage, you may be thinking about listing your ... Read More »
No Housing Turnaround for a Generation?
Last week, famed Yale economics professor Robert Shiller told Reuters there might not be a housing market rebound for an entire generation. Yes, an entire generation. Or longer… He told the news service that there’s a chance we won’t a ... Read More »
