While a new coat of paint can transform a home, it can also work against you if the colors don’t resonate with potential buyers. According to a report from Fixr, the 2024 paint color trends are in, and listing agents are weighing in on how certain hues can impact a home’s value.
Category: homeselling
Listing lessons: Managing unrealistic seller expectations
Building lasting relationships and providing exceptional guidance, coach Darryl Davis writes, means communicating with transparency and empathy.
‘Be a strategist, not a salesperson’ to win with today’s homesellers
Four leading Keller Williams owners share the key to creating a lead generation strategy that yields offers that homesellers can’t resist.
Compass CEO: Clear cooperation is ‘anti-homeowner’
Robert Reffkin on Wednesday said clear cooperation attaches “negative insights” to listings, and predicted the polarizing anti-pocket listing rule is ultimately doomed.
EXp not ‘doing broker-to-broker compensation’ — with caveats
A much-discussed listing agreement update reflects upcoming NAR rules, but doesn’t bar sellers from offering compensation to buyers’ agents.
2 buyers scramble to make a deal as the spring market sprints ahead
One Connecticut homebuyer is preparing for marriage. Another in Virginia is healing from a divorce. Both tell Inman the struggle to find a home this spring is real — and the clock is ticking.
Mortgage rates overtake inventory as biggest worry for agents: Triple-I
After exceeding 8 percent in October, rising mortgage rates overtook “lack of housing inventory” as the top concern for real estate agents, according to the results of the latest monthly Inman Intel Index.
Agents steer buyers to homes with better commissions, study claims
The study by a trio of researchers analyzed hundreds of thousands of listings and found that those offering lower commissions to buyers’ agents received less attention and took longer to sell.
NAR loses ‘Great Place to Work’ distinction on heels of Chicago rally
A rally at NAR headquarters in Chicago drew few Realtors on Monday, but organizers at the NAR Accountability Project declared a win nonetheless after NAR lost its “Great Place to Work” merit.
Barbara Corcoran sees price growth of 10-15% once rates drop
Barbara Corcoran told “Good Morning America” viewers on Wednesday that she doesn’t foresee prices dropping any time soon but could see them spiking once mortgage rates come down.