VIDEO: How an Art Program Brings Joy to People With Alzheimer’s

(Editor’s Note: This video and transcript were previously published by PBS NewsHour.) Nearly 6 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s disease, and the number continues to rise. For many, this terminal diagnosis represents the start of a life… Continue reading

Tax-Smart Charitable Giving for #GivingTuesday

For the past several years, I’ve made an annual credit-card donation to a particular charity. This year, I waited until #GivingTuesday — that’s today, Dec. 3, when charities encourage people to donate online. I held off because I knew that on #GivingTu… Continue reading

Digital advertiser Audience Town gets powered by seed money, new staff

Audience Town’s programmatic advertising services receive boost from MathCapital and two new executives for the development of user-interfaces and APIs. Continue reading

Home prices could grow by 5.4 percent by October 2020: CoreLogic

Home prices grew by 3.5 percent in October and are expected to rise by 5.4 percent by the same time next year, according to CoreLogic. Continue reading

Rent control is getting more popular, but does it actually work?

Rents are rising faster than inflation and there is unlikely to be a “significant softening of rental markets.” Continue reading

Should your sellers pull their listings off the market this winter?

With some patience and strategic marketing, the perfect buyers could come down your clients’ chimneys just in time for Christmas. Here are some pros and cons to discuss with your sellers before taking listings off the market. Continue reading

Cohabitation of unmarried couples is on the rise as marriage rates decline

New research shows that more and more unmarried couples are living together, so real estate agents need to be prepared to work with these types of clients. Continue reading

Pulse: 25 ways to respond to ‘Why do I have to offer more?’

Last week, we surveyed readers for their best handlers for when buyers ask: “Why do I have to offer more?” The top strategies readers offered included reminding buyers that the cost isn’t an immediate out-of-pocket expense, pushing the FOMO button and … Continue reading

The Real Word: Zillow CEO Rich Barton’s ‘trade-in experience’ dream

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week: CEO Rich Barton dished on Zillow’s ambitions for what it calls “Real Estate 2.0” on CNBC. Here’s what agents should know. Continue reading

5 ways to use leftover marketing budget right now

This time last year, your team probably sat down to determine your marketing budget for 2019. And now that the year is nearly over, there is a problem with anything leftover. Either you use it or you lose it. Continue reading