Monthly Archives: October 2018

Pending home sales rise modestly in September: NAR Index

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The Pending home sales index rose 0.5 percent from August to September, but remained down year-over-year for the ninth-straight month, according to NAR. Continue reading →

Ribbon now backs home sales with cash at no cost to buyers

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Ribbon, which describes itself as a credit card-like tool for making cash offers on houses, announced it will offer its services free to homebuyers. Continue reading →

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping real estate. Here’s how

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As futuristic as it sounds, artificial intelligence is here. Agents and homeowners are using it, and many more are influenced by its invisible calculations. Continue reading →

Person-Centered Care Focuses on Patients’ Needs

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The way patients and health care providers think about health care delivery is changing, with an increasing desire to involve patients in decisions and planning. Today, many providers also work to meet patients’ needs that go beyond medical treatments…. Continue reading →

5 Cool Ideas to Connect the Generations

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(This is an article by a 2018 Next Avenue Influencer in Aging.) Want to live a more age-integrated life, with more daily connection to people of all ages? “Sure,” you’re thinking, “sounds great.” Long pause. “But how?” If you’re stumped, you’re not alo… Continue reading →

How Financial Planners Can Fix Their Diversity Problem

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The financial planning profession has a big problem: less than 3.5 percent of all the 80,000 Certified Financial Planners (CFP) in the U.S. are black or Latino — just 2,700. The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning released a survey four months ago … Continue reading →