Real estate statistics give real estate agents, investors, and clients data-based insights into the constantly shifting housing market. This can be helpful when searching for a house, selling a home, listing or searching for a rental home, or representing customers in this market. For the most accurate look at the current real estate market, check…
10 Best States to Be a Real Estate Agent
As a real estate agent, you can control your own success—but you can’t control your local market. The state you live in will impact your income and overall success. To help you understand the different challenges you’ll face in each state, we evaluated things like cost of living and earning potential in all 50 states….
13 Real Estate Horror Stories—And How to Avoid Them
Working in real estate can be challenging. In fact, some agents face truly awful situations—ones their training never prepared them for. The horror stories we’ve collected below can happen to any agent, so be sure to review them closely and take note of recommended ways of avoiding them. Here are the 13 worst real estate…
10 States With the Strongest Housing Markets
With the nationwide housing market showing steady growth—from 4.54 million sales in 2011 to 6.44 million predicted sales in 2019—buyers may be keen to scope out their next home purchase. But this nationwide trend is not necessarily indicative of the housing market health in each state. Indeed, statewide economies are always in flux, with many…
17 Most Lucrative Real Estate Niches From the Pros
Real estate niches are specific audiences, locations, or property-types agents target to build their book of business. The most lucrative real estate niches largely depend on market trends and shifting buying interests, but some are longtime money-makers. We compiled a list of the 17 most lucrative, longstanding niches the pros use for lead generation. Once…
Top 13 Home Buying Tips for Business Owners From the Pros
Buying a home can be a long and challenging process. As a small business owner, it can be even more challenging because banks often perceive business owners to be riskier than traditionally employed people and it’s much harder to prove the stability of income. We asked the experts to share their home buying tips for…