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Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. Events, events, events! Any REALTOR® in the business can—and will—tell you that hosting or getting involved with events is such an important way to generate leads among your…

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NAR PULSE—When you hear about a disaster your heart goes out and your empathy kicks in. The REALTORS® Relief Foundation is building up reserves that will allow us to respond immediately, helping people rebound, recover, and rebuild with every dollar you donate going directly to disaster relief. Have your agents be a hero for hope…

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With low housing inventory, home construction has been ramping up to fill in the gaps  in some places. But, what cities have been leading the charge on development? StorageCafe’s latest report looked at new construction over the last 10 years (2013 – 2022) in the 100 largest cities to see which areas experienced the most…

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New York City is notorious for its currently high priced housing market, especially for its expensive luxury homes and condos. In fact, the city’s most expensive condo, 220 Central Park South #50 set a record by selling at $240 million back in early 2019. With $240 million, how many homes could you buy in other…

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Don Ha, owner of RE/MAX Master Franchise Rights in New Zealand, is expanding his operation by purchasing the same rights to bring the franchise to the Republic of Fiji, the company has announced. Ha is the franchise owner of RE/MAX Revolution based in Auckland, New Zealand. “Bringing RE/MAX to Fiji will create more competition in…

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The latest Homebuilding Geography Index (HBGI) from the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) found a slump in single-family home construction during Q1 2023. This is described as a consequence of high construction costs and interest rates since the height of the pandemic. However, the decline was less pronounced in low density markets.  Key details: Large…

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