Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. In the modern age of social media forms and the storytelling that comes with them, blogging feels like a bit of an outdated form of marketing. This, however,… The post Social Skills: Blogging to Grow Your Business appeared first...
9 July 2024
Housing inventory saw a big increase in June, as the number of homes actively for sale grew for an eighth straight month and increased 36.7% year-over-year, according to new data from Realtor.com®. Realtor.com’s Monthly Housing Trends Report for June found that new listings increased 6.3%, but were down 24.4% from 2019. In addition, the median… The post Report: Housing Inventory Grows Nationwide...
CoStar has agreed to change some key advertising claims regarding its Homes.com residential portal amid a contentious back and forth with bitter rival Realtor®.com, following a recommendation from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) as both companies continue to battle viciously over metrics, measurements and market share. Realtor.com’s parent company, Move, Inc., had previously challenged how… The post...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, mostly dodging questions about rate cuts while being pressed by lawmakers on housing affordability, inventory and a wobbly commercial real estate market. Powell struck a measured tone; he did not offer a timeframe on when the Fed might lower… The post Fed Chair Jerome Powell Plays Coy About...
Last year, the National League of Cities and the American Planning Association embarked on an effort to discover and advance locally driven solutions to our country’s housing supply and affordability crisis. The goal? To unite the public and private sectors to help local governments meet their residents’ housing needs. Recognizing the complexity of addressing these… The post Fostering Local...