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Emily Quinn and Trish Berruet have joined Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty, the top-producing real estate firm in northeast North Carolina. The pair is enrolled in the Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty Success Center Training Program, along with the Achieve Maximum Productivity course. AMP is a four-week productivity program which boasts a strong focus on lead conversion and how to work effectively with…

With interest rates creeping upwards last week, some home shoppers are showing signs of concern and holding off from making a purchase. According to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association, loan application volumes for both home purchases and refinancings fell by 0.2 percent last week, and are now 0.8 percent lower than one year ago. The MBA said applications…

Everyone wants the home of their dreams. Whether you want the white picket fence or the perfect kitchen, home remodeling can be a big project. Maybe you’re thinking about flipping houses to turn a profit or you’ve been planning a home remodeling project for a while. It’s normal to be intimidated before starting a new project, especially something as big…

Experts are linking public art to construction booms and price increases in residential real estate. With mounting evidence of this link arising, city planners and developers are looking to integrate art projects with new real estate developments and public spaces. Sculpture at the Millennium Park, Chicago “Developers are beginning to see that if they want to attract tenants, they have…

The United States should be adding around one million new households each year if it follows current population trends, but that’s not happening according to a new report by Freddie Mac economists. Freddie Mac’s April Outlook report says that higher housing costs and younger adults’ decisions to delay buying have led to an uptick in apartment sharing and multigenerational households, thereby delaying…

Student housing is a niche of the real estate market and a profitable one at that. If a few decades ago bachelor degrees were pursued only by students with academic endeavors, now they have become the norm and it’s not uncommon for the average student to consider an MA, PhD or even attending a second college in order to boost…

Every time that the Bitcoin price surges, the subsequent flurry of press attention seems to bring in more and more people interested in getting their piece of the Bitcoin pie. While there are multiple ways to make money off Bitcoin, such as investing and mining, trading Bitcoin can be another way to participate in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Trading is a bit more…

The right property management company in real estate can be the key to your success. There are a few things that you should look at while researching a property management company; finding which properties a company has acquired already, experience and time in the industry, client and association referrals, and licensing/certifications are just a few things that are important to…

Homeowners in parts of Southern California and Utah woke up last week to an invasion of tumbleweed piled up against their homes, that in some cases kept them trapped inside for several hours.   The tumbleweed invasion was driven by strong winds, which blew masses of the spiky plants into homeowners’ yards and streets in affected areas. Some homeowners reported that the…

As a tool for helping market your real estate business, social media is one of the strongest tools there is. However, when most people think “social media”, their thoughts turn to platforms like Facebook and Twitter, ignoring the potential of Google+, an almost criminally overlooked social media platform that just happens to be one of the strongest tools in any…