Hopeful Signs for Elder Care From Trump’s HHS Secretary

After the pivotal midterm election, we all look for hopeful signs of policy initiatives to come. The return to divided government can result in short windows of opportunity for bipartisanship. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secr… Continue reading

Are You Eating Nuts the Healthy Way?

Eating nuts provides an easy —  and tasty — way to add more protein, fiber and healthy fat to your diet. And nut consumption is associated with a number of health benefits as long as you eat them in a healthy way. “Nuts are an important part of diets f… Continue reading

Home prices are still growing and will into next year

Sorry, buyers: home prices are still on the rise and will continue to grow into next year, according to a CoreLogic Home Price Index and Forecast released on Tuesday. However, the rate of growth is slowing down.  Continue reading

How the Tax Laws for Divorce Will Turn Upside Down in 2019

Nobody ever said going through divorce is easy. Aside from the normal emotions of a broken relationship and family, there’s the paperwork, the attorneys, the courts and, of course, the money. As if dividing up assets wasn’t difficult enough, new tax ch… Continue reading

This agent is using his military experience to help other veterans buy homes

After three posts in Baghdad, Austin real estate agent, Raoul Rowe is using his life experiences to educate other veterans and help them buy homes. Continue reading

Fed, other regulators crack down on money laundering

Uncle Sam is getting serious about illicit money laundering, especially as it applies to real estate. Here’s what the Fed and four other regulatory agencies are doing to take action against financial crimes that affect our industry every day. Continue reading

3 tips for crushing the ‘Monopoly for Millennials’ mentality

Inman’s recent hot-button post “‘Monopoly for Millennials’ hits shelves, sans real estate” got regular Inman contributor Troy Palmquist thinking. How can we as agents better serve millennials and get them into homes? Here’s what he’s come up with. Continue reading

The right way to market yourself during the holidays

The winter holidays are always ripe for some of the best marketing opportunities of the year. So before you book that flight to the Caribbean or ski-country, consider how you are going to tackle the two areas of marketing that never stop needing your a… Continue reading

Here are the top 5 markets Chinese investors are pouring cash into

Over the past seven years, China has shown continuous growth in foreign property investment, the majority of which has gone to North America, Europe and Asian countries. Here’s a look into the property investment details of five of the most prominent C… Continue reading

3 tips for becoming an influencer in your real estate market

With so many agents competing for the same clientele, it’s important to stand out from the crowd by becoming an influencer who has an established online presence and is involved with real estate on a local, state and national level. Here’s how. Continue reading