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Staging Plays Crucial Role in Accelerating House Sales

RIS Media

One effective strategy to enhance a property’s appeal and facilitate a quicker sale is through the art of home staging. In fact, 97% of agents surveyed said they believe home staging… The post Staging Plays Crucial Role in Accelerating House Sales appeared first on RISMedia.

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Mortgage rates decline after Fed pauses hikes once more

Housing Wire

Although affordability continues to impact homeownership, the combination of a solid economy, strong demographics and lower mortgage rates are setting the stage for a more robust housing market,” Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater said in a statement. In December, both pending home sales and new home sales surged.

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More MLS Musings: 2023 Year-End Edition!

Toronto Realty Blog

TorontoRealtyBlog Geez, what happened to “More MLS Musings?” This is an abuse of the MLS system, right? ” Perhaps I got carried away this year actually writing about real estate! I offered this feature eight times in 2020, seven times in 2021, only four times in 2022, and much to my amazement, only twice in 2023!

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Top Producer Review: Features, pricing & alternatives

Housing Wire

Top Producer can also help you automate your marketing with branded MLS reports. Transaction Management tools built into the new Top Producer CRM, agents and teams can start a new transaction by following prompts, selecting a contact’s Property Insight, or importing an active MLS listing.

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More MLS Musings!

Toronto Realty Blog

Further to the point, what if you used that spy-camera to take photos for your MLS listing when you go to sell the unit? But seriously, let’s remember that these photos are from MLS listings for properties listed for sale ! – How is this for a sales pitch? The post More MLS Musings!

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29 Home Staging Tips For 2021

Easy Agent Pro

According to buyers’ agents, “Staging the living room was found to be most important for buyers.” (NAR). Forty-two percent of buyers’ agents claim that the master bedroom is second in importance when it comes to staging. Even stranger is the number of buyers’ agents who feel staging “has an effect on most buyers’ view of the home.”

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7 best real estate schools in Florida (FL) for 2024

Housing Wire

In Florida, getting licensed as a real estate agent begins with the completion of an approved 63-hour Sales Associate prelicensing course. Self-paced online Gold Coast School $263 Classroom, livestream, or online MLS Campus Real Estate School $83.88 out of 5. Package Features Basic: Narrated and Interactive Video and Coursework.