(An update on the following Next Avenue story, which appeared in March 2019) On June 3, 2019, Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) released a report called Families’ and Residents’ Right to Know: Uncovering Poor Care in America’s Nursing … Continue reading
After spending 15 years researching the best ways to support people whose lives end in hospice, professor Elizabeth Bergman has advice for friends, neighbors, family members and co-workers who want to send them a final, poignant message: Mail cards, bu… Continue reading
I am dating a married man. His wife doesn’t know. She resides in an assisted living facility, a tragic victim of a brain disease. Like a young child, she can no longer walk alone, needs help being fed, showered and going to the bathroom. She and my fri… Continue reading
Real estate is a marathon, not a sprint. Top agents must spend countless years building their business. Maintaining those high levels of energy is crucial in persevering the roller coaster ride of real estate. Here are five steps I recommend to maintai… Continue reading
RE/MAX agent Paul Saperstein was successful on his own, but he was ready to start a team — so he moved over to eXp and teamed up with colleague Tony DeFalco to launch The Saperstein Team. Here’s how switching brokerages to start a team worked out for h… Continue reading
Invariably, in high-stress and high-emotion situations like buying and selling real estate, there are often points where things can become stalled, and everyone needs a time out. Here are nine situations in which negotiations can easily get put on pause. Continue reading
Are you trying to start or keep up with a real estate blog? In this week’s column, Jay Thompson explains how his blogging odyssey began and how today’s agents can lay the groundwork for a successful blog. Continue reading
For many real estate agents, the price-setting conversation is one of the hardest they have with sellers, but it doesn’t have to be. As the market changes, it will be even more crucial to put in the work before the conversation happens. Watch this vide… Continue reading
Online real estate giant Zillow has begun airing its first-ever iBuyer TV ads, which lean heavily into the company’s widespread name recognition and play up the program’s ease of use. Continue reading
New home sales in the U.S. rose 3.7 percent in December, marking the third month of growth, according to the latest residential sales report from the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Continue reading