This topic is thrown around in our industry almost on a daily basis. Bankers and brokers love to walk into your office and claim to close a loan “faster than EVERYONE else… 10 days… promise…” and then 143 days

Clients have many reason to hire real estate agents, but what reasons have been the most prominent thus far in 2013? You’re a great listener. You’re a friend of the family. You came highly recommended. There are many reasons

Clients count on their real estate agents as a resource for the homebuying process, and Christine Groves explains the 8 top ways to be the best resource. When consumers have an infinite amount of real estate professionals to choose

You just took on a new client, and are assisting them in the homebuying process; what parts of the process will they most need you for? We recently reported on consumers’ initial expectations for real estate agents, and the

From Facebook and Twitter to Pinterest and Houzz, today’s social media universe is rapidly changing and expanding. And for real estate agents and home builders, it can be hard to keep up. However, mRELEVANCE managing partner Carol Morgan’s new

Between the Internet, referrals and advertisements, consumers have many options for finding agents; what options, though, ultimately win them over? We are living in an age of overwhelming choice, and real estate is no exception. From the Internet, to

You’ve heard the old saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” Well folks, guess what? You’re in Rome and the Romans are using social media. And if you’re not using it, you’ll need to leave Rome –

Agents provide many services to their clients, but of those services, which ones are the most valuable to clients? Real estate agents are an invaluable source of information for their clients, and they offer numerous services during the buying

The second quarter was a spectacular one for Freddie and Freddie, but are such successes problematic for the government’s reform efforts? Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had mighty good second quarters – not only did the GSEs post respective

President Obama devoted an entire speech yesterday to the housing market, specifically reforms he’d like to see made to our home financing system. President Obama called for reforms to both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a policy speech

The latest numbers from the National Association of Realtors show that single women are owning on the homeownership front. Women may earn 77 cents of every dollar that men earn, but when it comes to homeownership, women are not

The housing market has grown in many interesting ways so far this year, and agents will have some interesting details to consider for 2013’s second half. The housing market has cut an encouraging path the last six months. What

The Internet is vast and the options for homebuyers are plenty, but certain sites command greater attention from buyers – regardless of age. We all know that 90 percent of homebuyers consult the Internet as some point in their

Homebuyers have a number of worries regarding the housing market, as the summer draws to a close; what lengths would they go, though, for that dream house? Earlier this week, we reported on the seven things that worry homebuyers

Everyone says that Millennial homebuyers offer a huge opportunity for housing, but now, we can finally put a number behind it – and it’s a big one. It’s no mystery that Millennial homebuyers have been missing in action thus

In the last year, we’ve entered a new world order in real estate, and homebuyers are facing a number of concerns as a result. It’s a new world out there in the U.S. real estate market. Gone are the