Osceola County Association of REALTORS annual award winners

The Osceola County Association of REALTORS (OSCAR) recently honored its local REALTORS and Vital Industry Partners (VIPs) during the annual December Installation and Awards Ceremony. The winners were nominated by Association members for going above and beyond in their service to the community and the Association. Here are the recipients: Vital Industry Partner Rising Star of the Year – Kristina Groetsch The award recognizes a newly active Vital Industry Partner of our Association who has contributed…

NAR Forecasts 4.78 Million Existing-Home Sales, Stable Prices in 2023

WASHINGTON (December 13, 2022) – Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist and senior vice president of research, forecasts that 4.78 million existing homes will be sold, prices will remain stable, and Atlanta will be the top real estate market to watch in 2023 and beyond. Yun unveiled the association's forecast today during NAR's fourth annual year-end Real Estate Forecast Summit. Yun predicts home sales will decline by 6.8% compared to 2022 (5.13 million) and the median home…

Josh Flagg Blows Up While Discussing Divorce from Bobby Boyd on ‘Million Dollar Listing LA’: ‘I’m Not Pleased’

MILLION DOLLAR LISTINGS LOS ANGELESNicole Weingart/Bravo Josh Flagg stormed out after a perceived betrayal over his ex Bobby Boyd on Wednesday's Million Dollar Listings.The reality star and realtor, 37, made it clear to his friends and colleagues Josh Altman and Tracy Tutor in an explosive exchange at the end of the latest episode of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles that he was not keen on them spending time with Boyd, from whom he split publicly…

5 Most Time Wasting Habits You NEED to Stop Doing

5 Most Time-Wasting Habits You NEED to Stop Doing. Not every activity is productive. As a matter of fact, 80% of the things we do account for no success and are considered low-value. But the reason we do low-value activities is down to poor habits. Even if you're not aware of it, everything you do is down to a habit. Anything from making your bed to brushing your teeth is a habit. So to get the…

No food drives, but realtors volunteering for the Vernon Salvation Army kettle campaign – Vernon News

Realtors ringing bells Photos: Photo files The North Okanagan Realtor Food Drive is no more. But area real estate agents will still be stepping up to help out the Vernon Salvation Army. For many years, the food drive collected thousands of kilograms of food for the Sally Ann food bank, but when COVID hit, the annual event had to be scuttled. Instead, realtors volunteered in droves to be ringing bells for the Salvation Army's Christmas kettle…

Historical Ridgewood home features updates

There is a half bath off the kitchen with wood paneled ceiling, laminate flooring and a sliding door with decorative stained glass inserts.The second floor is accessible by a wooden staircase off the front entry. Upstairs are three bedrooms and one full bath. The primary bedroom has wood flooring and a ceiling light fixture. The updated bath has an updated vanity with double wall cabinets, vinyl flooring and a tub/shower combination. The hallway has wood flooring…

Home sales could plunge in 2023. These cities may see the worst.

Home sellers should brace themselves for a tough year ahead, with one real estate group forecasting that property sales could tumble in 2023 as more buyers are sidelined by rising mortgage rates and out-of-reach home prices.The number of homes sold will likely plunge 14.1% to 4.53 million homes, representing the lowest number of property transactions since 2012, when the US was still recovering from the housing crash and Great Recession, according to Realtor.com's 2023 Housing Forecast.The…

Connecticut Market Leads Realtor.com List of Top Spots for 2023

Danielle Hale Realtor.com has released its 2023 Top Housing Markets forecast, highlighting markets that will see strong growth in home sales and listing prices following a period of relatively calm price increases and a smaller affordability crunch than other markets across the US The Hartford-West Hartford, Conn., market is expected to be the nation's top market in 2023, followed by El Paso, Texas; Louisville, Ky.; Worcester, Mass.; and Buffalo-Cheektowaga NY Markets in Augusta-Richmond County, Ga.; Grand…

Journal Club 12-09-22 – Passive Income MD

Here's Journal Club 12-09-22! 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! What is the key to having a well-rounded portfolio? According to The White Coat Investor, it's essential to “pay close attention to the four deep risks while designing your portfolio, where each component is able to perform reasonably well no matter what…