Category: Great Articles
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Distressed Home Sales and NPLs: The Effect on Homeowners and Agents
Recent data released by CoreLogic shows that there has been a steady reduction in the number of distressed home sales, in 2015. This is despite the seasonal spike we noticed towards the end of the year.
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Informing, Educating and Connecting Small Businesses
By SBA Staff America’s 28 million small businesses create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year, and more than half of all Americans either own or work for a small business. Small businesses play a key role in the economy and in the nation’s supply chain, and increasingly, they are…
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Homes for the Homeless
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, out of the 37,323,127 people surveyed, 6,115,244 live under the poverty level in California. Out of these, about 116,000 are homeless and 60 percent of them live on the streets; it is heart wrenching to see the overwhelming numbers.
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It is Time to Upgrade to a Smart Home!
NAWRB wishes all our readers a very Happy 2016. According to the the Smart Home Marketplace Survey from Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, 2016 could be the year when smart homes become a mainstream commodity. If you have been shying away from upgrading to smart gadgets, this is the year to act.
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NAWRB Magazine: Volume 5, Issue 1 Women’s Homeownership
Helen Hanna Casey Having launched our National Women’s Homeownership Initiative (WHI) last year, NAWRB begins 2016 with our Women’s Homeownership issue. Our profiles of Hispanic and Asian-American homebuyers illustrate the potential these groups have to bring change and revitalization to the housing market. Our sheCENTER(FOLD), Helen Hanna Casey, is a woman with decades of experience in…
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Women In The Housing Continuum
Featured in NAWRB Magazine (Vol 4: Issue 6) [image_loupe image_id=’4468′ shine=’shine’ shape=’circle’ border_size=’5′ border_color=’#c1008a’]
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The American Rental Market
Did you know that there are 43 million people in the U.S. who live in rental properties? According to America’s Rental Housing: Expanding Options for Diverse and Growing Demand, a study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, the number of renters has increased by 9 million since 2005; we have not seen…
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Cities with the Most Competitive Homebuyers
This week, Redfin released their ranking of the most competitive neighborhoods for buying homes in 2015 and the cities on the list come as no surprise. Four cities—Boston, Seattle, Denver and Portland—boast of such healthy housing markets, bolstered in no small manner by their thriving tech scenes, that they are home to the top 30…
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Diversity and Inclusion: A Millennial’s Standpoint
Traditionally, Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in a workplace mean the representation and acceptance of people regardless of their race, gender, religion and other factors. Millennials, who will comprise 75 percent of the workforce by 2025, have a different perception; even though they respect the old norm, for them D&I is more about intellectual acceptance.
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Retail Jobs from Coast to Coast
By most accounts 2015 was a decent year for many builders, lenders, and real estate firms – especially here in Texas where I’m spending a few days with Fairway Independent Mortgage. Speaking of which, here are the hottest real estate markets according to NAR. As expected, the Bay Area tops the list, and California urban areas…