By Brentnie Daggett There are many benefits to purchasing an older home—you'll get character, and could pay a lower price upfront. You may even see potential to renovate an older home into the modern, beautiful home of your dreams. Related: How to Remodel and Preserve Old Homes Before you take the plunge and put a down payment on an older home, however, there...
It's that time of year again! To celebrate the upcoming Super Bowl, we want to reward our loyal readers with the chance to win a $100 Visa gift card! Every day, over the next 10 days, you can enter to win. Here's how: Simply go to one of our Facebook pages—either RISMedia or Housecall—and share your most creative Super Bowl dish, or a photo of yourself serving...
By Dixie Somers Thanks to television, house-flipping has swept the nation and inspired thousands of people to start investing in real estate. While this can be a quick way to make a lot of money, there are many hidden expenses and oversights beginner house flippers often miss. As a result, many people wind up spending far more than they bargained for when they decided...
A winner for the second year in a row, San Jose, Calif., claimed the coveted No. 1 spot in Zillow's hottest housing market report for 2019. Why so sought-after? San Jose has the highest home values and forecasted home-value appreciation among the 50 largest metros in the U.S., states Zillow, as well as the most jobs per person and the lowest unemployment rate. San...
As a whole, the housing market's in a period of transition—but that doesn't mean every city's experiencing it the same way. According to a forecast recently released by Veros, appreciation, on average, is expected to be 3.9 percent in the 100 largest markets this year—but there are areas bucking the trend, and clear patterns where prices are on the rise. Case...
So you're on Facebook, occasionally posting about a property. You know you can be engaging there more often, but it's been a challenge to commit. You're not alone! Fifty-seven percent of agents say social media's time-consuming—but it's also one of the best lead sources out there. To the agents who cultivate leads through social media, their friends and followers...
Remodelers across the country took a hit last summer as the cost of building materials spiked dramatically, and the picture for 2019 isn't much rosier. The percentage of return on investment (ROI) is projected to trend downward for all the replacement projects listed in Remodeling magazine's newly-released Cost vs. Value Report. Related: 6 Costs Homeowners Overlook...
By Anne Balogh The weather outside may be frightful in some areas, but you can make your indoor space warm and delightful by harnessing the thermal power of concrete. Normally one wouldn't associate concrete with toasty warm floors, inviting indoor fireplaces, spa-like soaking tubs or attractive draft-proof walls, but these are all ways you can take advantage of concrete's...
Smart home devices were king at this month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. From Google Assistant and smart kitchen displays to smart toilets and voice-lighted bathroom mirrors, there was plenty for the more than 180,000 CES attendees to ogle at. Here are some of the top smart home products to look for in 2019: Lenovo Smart Clock — $80 Photo:...
Last month, RISMedia honored more than 230 real estate professionals as RISMedia's 2019 Real Estate Newsmakers. Each of these individuals—separated into eight categories—was either nominated by you, the RISMedia reader, or chosen by the publication’s editors. These folks made newsworthy contributions within their own communities and/or the housing industry...
