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Best Practices in Sales & Marketing
The DNA of luxury: Exploring the world of high-end buyers "Luxury" doesn't mean the same thing to every buyer. Perhaps it is the location, amenities, architectural design, exclusivity or sustainability offered by a particular home or community. Agents need to understand the variety of what constitutes luxury to be able to serve clients successfully. Full Story: REALTOR® Magazine/The Lounge (6/11)
Content from Reddit, Quora and other forums has become more prominent in Google search results, prompting some concern from SEO experts and marketers who worry about being outranked by forum content. Sixth City Marketing's Linton Lewis examines the rise of Reddit in search results, advising marketers, "Being conservative and adhering to previous guidance from Google, such as the Helpful Content Update, is still likely the best course forward." Full Story: SmartBrief/Marketing (6/11)
Real Estate Trends
Design choices: Inside the update to this property Interior designer Sophie Goineau revamped a 1965-built beach house in Malibu, Calif., for a young family, focusing on maximizing the interior space and natural light. The redesign features large windows, high ceilings and light wood elements, creating an open, airy atmosphere that emphasizes the home's cliffside location. Full Story: The Cool Hunter (6/5)
Residential REITs well-positioned amid housing trends Residential REITs have outperformed the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index this year, and "demand for housing continues to rise even without population growth," writes Nareit's Nicole Funari in June's REIT sector spotlight on residential. "With mortgage rates continuing to constrain housing purchases, many people are continuing to rent," Funari notes. Full Story: Nareit (6/7)
Homeownership costs up more than a quarter since 2020 Increasing expenses related to taxes, insurance and utilities have combined to raise the cost of U.S. homeownership by 26% since 2020, according to Bankrate. Bankrate calculates that the average annual outlay, excluding mortgage payments, now totals $18,118, which is $300 higher on a monthly basis than when the pandemic began. Full Story: Bloomberg (6/9)
Legislation & Regulation
NYC Council bill says who pays real estate broker New York City Council is considering a bill that would require the person who hires a real estate broker to pay the broker's fee. The measure is intended to protect tenants from being forced to pay the fees of brokers they didn't hire. Full Story: Gothamist (New York) (6/10)
Mortgage escrow case remanded to 9th Circuit by SCOTUS The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit's decision that the National Bank Act did not preempt a California law mandating the payment of at least 2% interest on mortgage escrow accounts. The justices remanded the case for further review in light of their recent ruling against Bank of America in a case regarding similar interest requirements in New York. Full Story: Bloomberg Law (6/10)
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