Social media may be the key to ramping up sales, according to a new survey. In 2012, 72.6 percent of salespeople who used social media for selling out-performed those who weren’t using social media, according to new research conducted by Jim Keenan, a social sales specialist. What’s more, Keenan’s firm found that social media users were 23 percent more likely to exceed sales quotas than their non-social peers. More than 40 percent of those surveyed say they’ve closed between two […]

Last month the median price for new homes hit a record high and home sales soared, boosting the new-home sector’s recovery, according to figures released from the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday. The median price of a new home sold in April was $271,600, which was 8.3 percent higher than the previous month and 13.1 percent higher than one year ago, the Census Bureau reported. “While the cost of constructing homes is rising due to tightened supplies of materials, lots, and […]

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The Wall Street Journal highlighted four primary reasons why the housing market recovery is strong. They are: Sales have made big leaps from year-over-year levels. Existing-home sales are up 9.7 percent compared to one year ago. Sales are at an annual rate of 4.97 million, which is the highest level since November 2009, according to NAR. Despite constrained inventories and recent price gains, home sales continue to post increases. Non-distressed home sales are increasing. Home buyers are showing high demand […]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a new rule in January that requires lenders to carefully scrutinize borrowers’ ability to repay their mortgages. The ability-to-repay rule, which first was greeted with positive reaction, now has some lawmakers and community banks concerned that it may cause lending to tighten even more at smaller banks, The Wall Street Journal reports. At a House hearing on Tuesday, lawmakers asked CFPB officials to tweak the new rule to make sure that it doesn’t […]

Existing-home sales rose in April but remain below underlying demand because of limited inventory and tight credit, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. All regions are showing strong price gains from a year ago. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 0.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.97 million in April from an upwardly revised 4.94 million in March. Resale activity is 9.7 percent above the 4.53 […]

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Business Insider recently ranked 15 cities by their projected annualize change in home prices between the fourth quarter of 2012 and the fourth quarter of 2017. Many of these cities have seen large declines in home prices over the last few years, but are expected to post major gains and strong rebounds in the coming years. According to Business Insider, these housing markets will likely reign for the next five years: Medford, Ore. Annualized expected price growth (from Q4 2012 […]

Following a 6-month search, police arrested a 32-year old man on charges of stalking more than 20 female real estate agents in the Nashville area over the past year. Police allege that Robert Green sent provocative text messages and naked pictures of himself to the female agents. Police say Green targeted real estate agents in the area by using Homes magazines, where he found their pictures and cellphone numbers. “I’m very frustrated,” one stalking victim told News Channel 5. “I […]