I’m SORRY… WHAT did you say?? Recently, sitting down in our C21 office with new customers, our mission was to help them find THE perfect SFH! Mr. and Mrs. Buyer had done some online research thru our IDX website and found a REO listing with the SF they were interested in and, as a BONUS, […]

The “REALTOR®” Trademark Celebrates its 100th Birthday in 2016 On the eve of the New Year Celebration for 2016, it is fitting to also celebrate the 100th Birthday of the REALTOR® mark. The trademark term “REALTOR®” was adopted in 1916 to identify the members of the National Association of REALTORS®, a revolutionary group of individuals […]

This past weekend, while contemplating what new series I would be embarking on for my soon-approaching BLOG post, I was reminded of the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 2014 kidnapping and murder of a fellow REALTOR, Beverly Carter from Arkansas. Unfortunately, this sorrowful reminder hits pretty close to home after the August 10th, 2015 attempted […]

Home Selling and Real Estate Professionals – PART 7 of 7 In our closing post in our current series covering the “2015 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Report”, the following data offers highlights regarding Home Selling and Real Estate Professionals for the 12-month period ending June 2014: All age groups of sellers were most […]

Home Sellers and the Selling Experience – PART 6 of 7 In our current series covering the “2015 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Report”, the following data offers highlights regarding Home Sellers and the Selling Experience for the 12-month period ending June 2014: Among the generations, at 27%, Gen X was the largest group […]

Financing the Home Purchase – PART 5 of 7 In our current series covering the “2015 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Report”, the following data offers highlights regarding “Financing the Home Purchase” for the 12-month period ending June 2014: Overall, 88% of recent buyers financed their home purchase. Nearly all (97%) of Gen Y […]

Highlights The Home Buying and Real Estate Professionals The National Association of REALTORS conducts annual studies to amass data to compile and complete their yearly Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Reports. But first, it is important to have a clear picture of who makes up each of the generations within this report. The following […]

Highlights The Characteristics of The Home Search Process The National Association of REALTORS conducts annual studies to amass data to compile and complete their yearly Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Reports. But first, it is important to have a clear picture of who makes up each of the generations within this report. The following […]