Tag Archives: Detroit

Foreclosure activity continues to decline in March

By Lillian Dickerson | April 16, 2020 - 4:01 am |April 16, 2020 Uncategorized

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Sixty-one percent of U.S. markets saw foreclosure activity drop below pre-recession levels last month, but the numbers come with “a huge caveat.” Continue reading →

How 3 brokers are making sure their new agents thrive through the pandemic

By Marian McPherson | April 10, 2020 - 7:34 am |April 10, 2020 Uncategorized

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Brokers in Atlanta, Detroit and New Orleans share the business tactics and personal advice they’re providing to new real estate agents. Continue reading →

US property taxes increased to $306.4B in 2019

By Lillian Dickerson | April 9, 2020 - 4:01 am |April 9, 2020 Uncategorized

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The total property taxes levied on single-family homes in 2019 increased by 1 percent from 2018, the smallest increase in the past three years. Continue reading →

Rent growth slows amid coronavirus pandemic

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 6, 2020 - 7:49 pm |April 6, 2020 Uncategorized

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Rents still increased in March, but the growth slowed at a time when rents would normally be rising more quickly. Continue reading →

KW franchise pays it forward to employees of bankrupt furniture store

By Lillian Dickerson | March 11, 2020 - 4:15 pm |March 11, 2020 Uncategorized

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Detroit-based Keller Williams Platinum is offering employees of Art Van Furniture free pre-licensing training when the company closes in May. Continue reading →

These 15 markets are poised to become the next iBuying hotspots

By Marian McPherson | February 28, 2020 - 5:33 pm |February 28, 2020 Uncategorized

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A change in FDIC regulations will make it easier for iBuyers to enter markets in the North and South, according to home-value data platform Ownerly. Continue reading →

New homeowners are flocking to Texas

By Lillian Dickerson | February 24, 2020 - 10:25 pm |February 24, 2020 Uncategorized

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The greatest number of homeowners who have lived in their homes for 10 years or less reside in Frisco, Texas, according to a recent study by 55places.com. Continue reading →

Renters are flocking to Denver, leaving Detroit

By Patrick Kearns | January 22, 2020 - 2:00 pm |January 22, 2020 Uncategorized

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A new study from Apartment List analyzes data on millions of searches to see where the site’s users are considering moving. Continue reading →

Affordability is ‘getting worse, not better’: Report

By Lew Sichelman | October 8, 2019 - 7:52 am |October 8, 2019 Uncategorized

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An alarming new report says 90 percent of the new houses being built today can be purchased by just 10 percent of American households. Student debt and lack of building are a couple of factors to blame. Continue reading →

Massachusetts begins taxing short-term rentals and nightly rates are predicted to rise

By Jim Dalrymple II | July 2, 2019 - 6:16 pm |July 2, 2019 Uncategorized

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The new fee kicked in on Monday and applies the state’s 5.7 percent occupancy tax, which was previously imposed on hotels, to short-term rentals that are facilitated by websites such as Airbnb, Vrbo, Vacasa and others. Continue reading →