By Brentnie Daggett, Rentec Direct Have you noticed more electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads and in your neighborhood? The transition towards cleaner and more sustainable transportation is undeniable. In Oregon, for instance, electric vehicle sales have nearly doubled in the past two years. To expedite the shift towards electric mobility, at least nine states...
By Brian Wallace Any big city in America today will have countless farmers markets to explore and enjoy. Louisville just happens to be a city with some of the best and most friendly. These are ten of the best Louisville Farmers Markets below. Few markets are open year round, but Bardstown Road Farmers Market is one of them. This market, one of the larger in Louisville,...
By Aleksia Silverman, Content Strategist, Rental Beast Many agents will say that rentals are simply not worth their time—the traditional logic is that finding qualified leads for rental units is a lot of work for transactions that yield too little of a return. However, over a third of Americans, almost half of the U.S. adult population, rent rather than buy...
https://rismedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PB_Top30.mp4 Editor's note: Watch for more detailed breakdowns and analysis of this year’s Power Broker Report in the coming days and weeks. Many couldn't believe what they were hearing. Home prices were growing at the fastest pace since 2015, far outpacing wage growth, and the word "bubble" was once again...
Against a backdrop of breakneck innovation, challenges are emerging, and long-standing models and practices are shifting. In a changing industry, how is your brokerage catering to consumers while embracing technology?
RISMedia’s 2018 Real Estate CEO Exchange is addressing the role of technology in two panels, “Disruption vs. Innovation: What’s the Difference?”...
“Don’t study the great realty companies. Study the great companies.” From the brands that color the industry to firms outside of real estate, each year, acclaimed business leaders offer their perspectives at RISMedia’s Real Estate CEO Exchange. Whether it’s Paul Charron, chairman of the board of The Campbell’s Soup Company—whose above advice was given...
From the benefits and challenges of innovation and tech, to the economic landscape and policy in Washington, the industry is in uncharted waters. Is your brokerage built for lasting success? Addressing more than 225 brokers and executives during RISMedia’s 2018 Real Estate CEO Exchange, “Ready, Set, Now: The New Real Estate Reality,” held at the Harvard Club...
By Megan Wild If you're switching jobs or plan to in the near future, you might want to know how that impacts your ability to buy a house. After all, purchasing a home is a lengthy, stressful process once you tally up the time for mortgage approval and pounding the payment to find a home. If you're in the middle of considering a job change, your company has transferred...
Most homeowners have heard of reverse mortgages, but there is still a lot of confusion surrounding this type of loan. They allow a homeowner to borrow based on his or her age and the amount of equity that has been built in his or her primary residence. Reverse mortgages are a financial tool appropriate for specific situations. They are not inherently bad, but they...
Social media is no longer an offshoot of a real estate marketing strategy. It's a full-fledged, proven business-builder, carving paths to fresh crops of leads online with every share. Finding time to make the effort? That's a whole 'nother story. According to a new survey by RISMedia, the majority of real estate professionals (57 percent) say social media is a "time...
