Sat.Dec 16, 2023

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The Federal Reserve delivers lower rates for Christmas

Housing Wire

The Federal Reserve played the good grinch for Christmas this year and delivered the best gift for homebuyers nationwide, leading to lower mortgage rates. The 10-year yield and mortgage rates fell together after the Fed meetings, which gave us mortgage rates under 7% last week. Mortgage rates and the 10-year yield What a crazy week! Not too long ago, on jobs Friday, I was on the HousingWire Daily podcast saying it’s time to declare war on the Federal Reserve for being too restrictive; you can li

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20 year-end-review questions to guide your 2024 business plan

Inman

Reflection, renewal, rethinking the old ways: This is the perfect time of year to reevaluate the way you do things, writes Nikki Beauchamp. Here, she shares 20 questions that should guide the process.

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Let There Be Light: Five Homes with Striking Light Fixtures

Sotheby's International Real Estate

Whether they’re artfully sculptural, modernly minimal, or dazzlingly crystalline, distinctive light fixtures make each of these homes shine. Tribeca Treasure Kristen Wu, Allen Wu | Sotheby’s International Realty – Downtown Manhattan Brokerage High above the Four Seasons Hotel in Tribeca, this 2,265-square-foot residence combines a landmark location with modern aesthetics.

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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Atlantic Avenue Building to Be Razed for Apartments

Brownstoner

Park Slope French Flat With Window Seat in Turret, Three Bedrooms, Roof Deck Asks $1.895 Million This top-floor Park Slope co-op requires a walk up to the fourth floor, but in addition to the usual advantages of light and relative quiet, the spacious Victorian-era apartment offers a renovated interior with some… Read More > The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Atlantic Avenue Building to Be Razed for Apartments appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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Solving Burleson’s Drainage Dilemmas: The Role of Sewer Inspections in Home Maintenance

Realty Biz

Water and drainage issues are common household problems, especially for the residents of Burleson, TX. These issues can escalate into significant disruptions without a proactive approach, prompting costly repairs. This article will concisely explain the crucial role sewer inspections play in home maintenance and how they help to alleviate Burleson's drainage dilemmas.

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Hitting the road for the holidays? These 10 last-minute travel accessories may be for you.

Brownstoner

This holiday season, travel accessories will be in high demand. That's because 115 million people will be hitting the road (and the sky) in the next few weeks — two million more people than last year and the second highest since 2000, when AAA began tracking. And since more Americans are… Read More > The post Hitting the road for the holidays?

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Record Drop in Mortgage Rates

BubbleInfo

If rates can slip into the high-5s by next month, the early-2024 market will be on fire… Survey-based rate indices haven’t yet had time to account for the massive drop in mortgage rates this week, but rest assured, it was special.

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Brokerage Beat: News from Real, C21, The Agency, more

Real Estate News

Matt Lionetti leaves The Agency for Real; Century 21 firms merge in S. Carolina; The Agency expands in Long Island; eXp Luxury and eXp Canada grow; more.

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Surge Detector

BubbleInfo

This is what a surge in listings looks like. We won’t see a hundred new listings hit the market in one day… it will be two here, three there, four over here, etc. and pretty soon the buyers will think about stepping back to see where it might go.

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Places Similar To the USA (?)

BubbleInfo

How about retiring to a location outside of the USA?

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Driving Profit: 4 Pillars for Growing Your Real Estate Brokerage

In the rapidly changing real estate landscape, achieving profitability requires a strategic approach beyond traditional methods. Our guide, "The 4 Pillars to Brokerage Profitability," outlines four essential pillars for scaling your real estate business: a seamless lead-to-close technology ecosystem, tailored integrated solutions for teams and agents, value-added success services and community support, and consumer-centric operations throughout the full homeownership lifecycle.