Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices recently released results of its latest Homeowner Sentiment Survey indicating a significant split in the way real
estate consumers perceive the Federal Reserve's raising of its benchmark interest rate and the subsequent impact on mortgage rates.
Not exact matches
Real
estate consumers tend to make assumptions around the apparent or
perceived success of certain real
estate practitioners — in the sense that these such individuals have an automatic credibility.
Real
estate is and should continue to be the business of professional Realtors, but with ready access by the public to information about listings, home buying and home selling,
consumers will
perceive that they need the service of a trained professional less and not more.
So, if we recognize that news reporting practices are changing the way
consumers perceive the real
estate market, the next question has to be: What can we, as real
estate professionals, do to counter this growing trend?
We have removed the experience requirement to apply for the FRI designation program» I don't feel it's in the best interests of
consumers or this industry that any identifiable group of Real
Estate practitioners should or could have a
perceived marketing advantage over others, as a result of a practitioners standard industry education not being close to the level, it should be.
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE REAL
ESTATE IS ON THE RISE Environmentally sustainable real
estate is on the rise around the world, with
consumer demand a primary driver in the U.S., even though
perceived initial cost still constitutes a significant obstacle, according to a report on green - building trends.