Whether you’re speaking in front of your office or presenting at a real estate conference, sweaty palms, shaky hands, and an accelerated heart rate are pretty common reactions. In fact, more than 70 percent of adults fear public speaking. But you don’t have to let that anxiety hold you back from delivering a strong, influential presentation. Here are five tips from marketing expert and speaker Marc Gordon for keeping your cool and captivating
Over the last year, more Americans became homeowners as the number of renters continued to decrease. The homeownership rate in the first quarter was unchanged at 64.2 percent, higher than last year’s 63.6 percent, the Census Department reported Thursday. This is also the fifth consecutive quarter of yearly increases in the ownership rate.The homeownership rate has been gradually climbing back since hitting a 50-year low in 2016. The rate peake
Mortgage rates continued their climb this week, reaching their highest level since 2013.“Higher Treasury yields, driven by rising commodity prices, more Treasury issuances, and the steady stream of solid economic news are behind the uptick in rates over the past week,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “Despite the increase in borrowing costs, demand for home purchase credit remains solid.” The Mortgage Bankers Associatio
Gmail, the world’s most popular email service, underwent a big transformation this week. Among the changes, users can now do email snoozing, nudging, and confidential mode.The changes are being phased in gradually to Gmail’s 1.4 billion users. Jacob Bank, lead product manager for Gmail, told The Verge the redesign is to make “people safer and more productive” when using the email service.Here are a few of the changes Gmail users can expec
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The Florida REALTORS® and the Canada Real Estate Association have entered into a cross-border cooperation agreement to exchange information about international transactions and customers. The groups have signed a memorandum to develop a “mutually beneficial relationship” to encourage the sharing of information, including customer referrals.“The value of international collaboration cannot be overstated,” says CREA’s CEO Michael Bourque.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released a proposal on Wednesday that would increase the amount of income that Americans living on housing assistance pay toward rent on public housing.Currently, most tenants who receive federal housing assistance pay 30 percent of their adjusted income toward rent. The government then pays the remainder, up to a certain amount. But under HUD’s new proposal, renters would devote 35 percent o
May is the best month to sell a home nationwide, according to a new analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, a real estate data firm. Researchers evaluated the sales of 14.7 million homes from 2011 to 2017 to pinpoint the month or date that offered the highest sales prices.May saw the largest premiums above the estimated market value of 5.9 percent, on average—higher than any other month during the year.Mark your calendars: The best day of the year to
Buyer demand is high but the number of homes for sale is low. This is prompting more shoppers to stretch their budgets, put less money down, or turn to adjustable-rate loans to prevail in a bidding war for a home.“The frustration with the lack of inventory is, so many of the houses are going in bidding wars, and so you know you really have to step up to the plate and you have to do your homework to be a competitive buyer,” Patrick Clark, a r
Property owners who offer short-term rentals on sites like Airbnb and Getaround have the most lucrative type of side gig today, with the majority earning an average income of $1,000 to $5,000 per month.In March 2018, Dealspotr, a shopping and promotion-based social network, surveyed nearly 10,000 Americans across all age groups to learn about the state of the gig economy. About 500 people who responded said they have side gigs, which accounts for
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