
As your client’s guide to the process leading to homeownership, it’s your responsibility to make sure they know what they’re getting into from a financial perspective. First-time buyers could not know all the expenses that go along with owning a property. Obvious ones like taxes and insurance can skyrocket year over year. Here are four…
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Real estate is an industry of commitment. Buyers commit to homeownership. Sellers commit to moving onto their next level in life. And agents? Agents must commit to understanding what truly drives their clients—and themselves. They embrace the power of asking the right question. A lesson from science: the power of asking why Clair Patterson, an…
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CENTURY 21 Turner Brokers has announced the launch of a new, state-of-the-art website in partnership with Reliance, a provider of real estate property technology. With decades of experience serving the Chautauqua Lake region in Lakewood, New York, CENTURY 21 Turner Brokers specializes in residential, commercial, and luxury properties. The real estate brokerage’s newly designed website…
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Rate Mortgage has appointed Shant Banosian, the nation’s top-producing loan officer for six straight years, as its new president, the company announced Wednesday. Banosian will work alongside Victor Ciardelli, who continues as president and CEO of all 15 Rate Companies. The appointment completes Rate’s leadership structure, with Banosian heading the last Rate subsidiary to receive…
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The Residential Real Estate Council (RRC) has announced the addition of 51 new Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designees following a graduation ceremony held in Manila, Philippines the week of February 2025. This milestone marks a positive kick-off to 2025 as RRC actively addresses international growth through its newly formed global task force. The task force…
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Following a run of home purchase application declines in recent weeks, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is reporting a surge in these as well as refinance applications following a plunge in the average mortgage rate that resulted from a host of recent market uncertainties. According to MBA’s latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week…
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Black housing wealth has seen an increase from 2015 to 2022 in spite of home values that are lower on average, according to a new report from the Urban Institute. The report found that the Black homeownership rate saw a rise from 41.2% to 44.3% from 2015 to 2022, alongside an increase in equity from…
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