The luxury real estate market is like a funhouse mirror reflection of the general real estate economy. For example, it’s not affected by mortgage rates to the same extent as the general real estate market, since so many buyers pay cash. In fact, in last...
Don’t be fooled by multiple CE deadlines for MLOs. No matter what the NMLS’s national rules are, in certain states you must submit your CE based on earlier dates that are different from the NMLS’ deadlines. If you thought a deadline was a single...
Guess which state has the highest homeowners insurance costs in the nation? Not Florida, not California… it’s obviously Oklahoma. If you thought this was obvious, you’re either crazy or unbelievably well-informed (perhaps both?). How can insurance...
I’d like to take you through a property listing description I came across that is absolutely unhinged, and a perfect example of how damaging AI can be if it is unsupervised. Of course, AI has countless effective uses, but there’s an increasing tendency to...
Last week, it looked like a home-buying stampede had finally been unleashed as borrowers rushed to take out loans after the recent drop in mortgage rates. Or so it seemed, since home loan applications reached their highest level since January. However, this is not...
When you die, do you want to create chaos and negativity as you pass away? If so, then make sure to do almost zero estate planning! No matter your level of wealth, if you don’t do any planning of your estate, you could easily leave your children or relatives...
