Monthly Archives: June 2019

EXp Realty is expanding to New York City

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on EXp Realty is expanding to New York City

James Hynes will serve as the managing broker of eXp Realty’s Brooklyn operations. Hynes has been with eXp Realty for more than two years in Rochester, New York. Continue reading →

Age-Friendly Universities Are Finally Here

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Age-Friendly Universities Are Finally Here

As college commencement season concludes and young undergrads leave campus to begin their adult lives, it’s an opportune time to talk about age-friendly universities. Turns out, that phrase is not necessarily an oxymoron. In fact, the age-friendly univ… Continue reading →

How to Be an LGBTQ Ally

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on How to Be an LGBTQ Ally

(Editor’s note: Covering LGBTQ issues is an ongoing Next Avenue priority, and this June, during Pride Month, we are publishing a special LGBTQ-focused series, starting with this story.)  Chances are, there’s at least one person in your life who identif… Continue reading →

Ways to Make the Most of the Hot Job Market

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Ways to Make the Most of the Hot Job Market

“This is the tightest labor market I can remember. Unemployment is at a 50-year low and wage growth is at 3.2%,” said Jed Kolko, chief economist for Indeed.com, during the fifth-annual Indeed Interactive conference, held last month in Austin, Texas. Ov… Continue reading →

How Religious Belief Can Affect Health

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on How Religious Belief Can Affect Health

Adhering to a well-balanced diet and incorporating exercise into your routine are two well-known ways to improve health. What about religious involvement? Can that also have a positive effect on health and well-being? There’s a growing field of study t… Continue reading →

Helping buyers find a home for the fam? Share these 7 tips

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Helping buyers find a home for the fam? Share these 7 tips

If you’re working with a buyer who’s in the market for a new house — whether it’s a starter home or their forever home — and has long-term plans to start a family, there are a few recommendations you should make to ensure that they make a smart decisio… Continue reading →

Zillow’s way or the highway?

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Zillow’s way or the highway?

IBuyer expert and real estate analyst Mike DelPrete explains how market incumbents are stepping up their game to adapt to a shifting business landscape ahead of Inman Connect Las Vegas on July 22-26. Continue reading →

Outlook for US mortgage rates remains stable, housing crunch continues

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Outlook for US mortgage rates remains stable, housing crunch continues

Mortgage rates will remain stable for the next two and a half years, predicts an economist from the Mortgage Bankers Association. But the national housing shortfall continues to be a problem primarily because of the lack of building sites, according to… Continue reading →

How Apple’s new updates could shake up real estate

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on How Apple’s new updates could shake up real estate

Improvements to Apple Maps should be especially handy for agents who like to use voice commands with their iPhones, as those phones default to Apple’s proprietary mapping technology rather than that of a competitor such as Google. Continue reading →