As It Happens6:10You could own the Brady Bunch house — for only $5.5 million US At $5.5 million US (about $7.5 million Cdn), the Brady Bunch family home is “a steal,” according to realtor Danny Brown. “It’s priceless,” he told As It Happens guest host Helen Mann. “The next owner will be the steward of…
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In this day and age everyone has access to the same information & listings. Distribution is no longer a major value component that a real estate professional brings to the table. Without a doubt the most valuable thing in today’s real estate environment is proper counsel and representation.
NSAR adds sold price of listings to Realtor.ca
The Nova Scotia Association of Realtors (NSAR) is aiming to increase transparency in the real estate market by sharing the sold prices of listings on Realtor.ca. This new feature provides consumers in Nova Scotia with information regarding the most recent sale prices. NSAR announced the implementation of this feature through social media posts, accompanied by…
Journal Club 05-26-23 – Passive Income MD
Here’s Journal Club 05-26-23! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well! Timing your retirement date is arguably one of the most challenging decisions to make when planning for early retirement. Would you…
The housing market is seeing a shift as landlords turn less aggressive
Melia Robinson/Business Insider About 65% of US landlords plan to raise rents in the next 12 months, a new survey from Avail by Realtor.com showed. But that’s down from 70.4% in October 2022. Rent prices rose 0.29% in April on an annual basis, the smallest yearly increase in more than three years. Shifts are underway…
Sticker-Shocked, First-Time Homebuyers Just Got the Best News They’ve Heard in a Long Time
Millions of Americans would love to become homeowners—if they could only find an affordable home to purchase, that is. Cue the builders. After years of focusing on the more profitable move-ups, custom, and luxury homes, they are finally figuring out how to put up starter homes that first-time and other cash-strapped homebuyers can afford. “Buyers…
Home prices have dropped by the biggest amount since 2012, but a looming threat may ‘erase any progress’ toward a healthier housing market
Home prices have dropped by the biggest amount since 2012, but a looming threat may ‘erase any progress’ toward a healthier housing market After bouncing back and forth for weeks due to conflicting economic indicators, the average mortgage rate climbed back up to 6.39% last week, according to Freddie Mac. “The economy remains on fragile…
Realtor saw ‘lots’ of potential on Oxford Street in 1895
The Moffat property, consisting of 170 acres between Couchiching and Simcoe, had an abundance of gardens and pasture laid out into building and park lots Postcard Memories is a weekly series of historic postcard views and photos submitted by Marcel Rousseau. Some were previously published by the Orillia Museum of Art and History and in…
Should I Fly First Class? Is First Class Worth It?
While the phrase, “Fly first class or your heirs will!” is one way to think about traveling in luxury, here’s how to know whether you actually should. PIMD welcomes the White Coat Investor. WCI is a physician-specific personal finance and investing website. The White Coat Investor can help you to become financially literate and disciplined,…
We’re entering a brutal new era for the housing market
With the benefit of hindsight, we now know the exact moment America’s housing market turned upside down.Arif Qazi / Insider If you don’t already own a home, you’re going to be screwed for years to come Attempting to time the housing market is a foolish pursuit. Sure, there are heaps of data, forecasts, and market…
Purplebricks to sell out to rival UK realtor Strike for a pound
May 17 (Reuters) – British online estate agent Purplebricks (PURP.L), once valued at more than $1 billion, said on Wednesday it had agreed to be bought by smaller rival Strike for just one pound ($1.26). Under the deal, Strike will assume the liability of Purplebricks, which put itself up for sale in March and spent…