Big data is changing commercial real estate
The commercial real estate industry is embracing big data. While the financial and health care industries already use big data (reams of statistics organized by complex software) to solve problems … Continue reading
Realtor escapes rapist posing as homebuyer
DeVore Design doesn’t usually share news like this, but we decided to share this in the interests of keeping our real estate colleagues safe. A man posing as a client … Continue reading
4 Misconceptions buyers have about down payments
Rob Chrane is a former Realtor and broker with more than three decades of experience in real estate and mortgage finance. He is the founder of Down Payment Resource, a … Continue reading
Consumers don’t think it’s the right time to buy
The percentage of consumers who believe it is a good time to buy dropped to 61%, an all-time survey low, right as summer is about to come to a close. … Continue reading
Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort Opens New $5M+ Community
This week, Disney began sales of Four Seasons Private Residences Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, the most recent phase of development in the luxury resort-residential community of Golden Oak. … Continue reading
One Big, Happy Family
It’s been a process for generations — children growing up, moving out, finding careers and making lives separate from the ones they knew at home with their parents. But for … Continue reading
Real Estate Firms Remain Confident About Future Profitability, NAR Study Shows
Real estate firms are confident in the industry’s future growth and their increasing profitability, according to the 2015 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Real Estate Firms. “A majority of … Continue reading
Orlando Leads Country In Distressed Sales
Distressed sales—real estate-owned and short sales—accounted for 9.9% of total home sales nationally in May 2015, down 2.8 percentage points from May 2014 and down 1.7 percentage points from April … Continue reading
Study finds high student loans hurting real estate
Most millennials (56 percent) with current or past student loans have delayed major life events because of their debt, according to a new Bankrate.com study. In contrast, only 43 percent … Continue reading
Flipping Popular & Profitable In Florida
A total of 30,013 single family homes were flipped — sold as part of an arms-length sale for the second time within a 12-month period — in the second quarter, … Continue reading