Where's the best place to live in the U.S.? It's a complex question that doesn't have one right answer. To get an idea of how cities compare to each other in terms of prosperity, RentCafé measured increases across six indicators—population, income, home value, higher education, poverty rate and unemployment rating—from 2000 to 2016. The final standings were based...
By Katie Kuchta
Time spent on lawn maintenance can be difficult, especially for new homeowners. Some people want to do all of their lawn care by themselves, while others know that they won't have time to keep up with a larger yard. Here are the pros and cons of homeowners doing their own lawn care:
Pros
Spend Time Outdoors
For homeowners who love spending time...
By Meghan Belnap Packing up, getting your existing home ready for sale, finding a new house and dealing with life in general are bound to bring added stress as you prepare for a big move. One way that you can minimize tasks and keep from going bonkers is to stay ahead of the process. Preparing to sell before your listing date can make the first part of your move go...
How important is your child’s opinion when in the market for a new home? According to a Harris Poll survey that was recently commissioned by SunTrust Mortgage, of those with children, 55 percent of all U.S. homeowners and 74 percent of millennial homeowners factor their children's opinion into the home-buying process. What are most children requesting? Perhaps...
Commentary by Craig McClelland Real estate is an industry that I love. My family, our agents, and the customers we serve motivate me every day. Like many of my peers, I have watched many disruptors come and go. They come into our industry with bags full of investment capital, only to learn that real estate is a tough business that operates on very slim margins. For...
As seniors across the country celebrate graduation day, we're running down a list of some of the most stunning homes on the market, just a stone's throw from campus. 1920s Princeton Pad Located at 75 Cleveland Lane, not far from the ivy-strewn Princeton University, sits this stunning historic five-level fieldstone manor, originally constructed in the 1920s. The 9,000-square-foot...
Commentary by Kuba Jewgieniew Realty ONE Group Founder Warns Virtual Real Estate Models Are Nothing More Than ‘Get-Rich-Quick Schemes’ The real estate market is more polluted than crowded. There are a number of respected, well-recognized national and international brands that have been making a positive impact in people’s lives for decades. However, history...
How will you increase your business in 2018? The focus in the latest RISMedia webinar, "8 Simple Steps to 10 Times the Business," moderated by Cleve Gaddis, coach with Workman Success Systems, and sponsored by Homes.com, was capitalizing on the resources you have at your disposal and putting a step-by-step strategy in place to multiply your business. Featured...
By Darryl Davis I'm never about the doom and gloom. My motto and company mission is to help people design lives and careers worth smiling about. I do, however, believe in preparedness. I love this quote from Tim Fargo: "Opportunity doesn't make appointments; you have to be ready when it arrives." Those of us who were around when the industry went sideways years ago—especially...
By Tim Miller We're all familiar with measures that assess the desirability of a home, from rankings that show the neighborhoods with the best schools to a Walk Score® that reveals how easy it is to get around without a car. Now there's a new rating gaining traction: the Home Energy Score. While voluntary energy audits have been happening for years, cities across...
