A survey of real estate agents in the US revealed that 99 % believe homes with hardwood floors are easier to sell, 82 % believe they sell faster, and 90 % believe they sell for more money, up to 10 % more.
That's one of the reasons why investors are starting to dominate purchases of short sales and bank - owned properties, concludes
a survey of real estate agents.
The ABS, Residex and REIA series record prices at settlement and are based on data provided to the land titles offices in each state, except in Victoria where the ABS and REIA use
surveys of real estate agents.
Not exact matches
Likewise, house - price inflation amplified more than estimated in the August Inflation Report during the third quarter, while the RICS
survey of real -
estate agents pointed to a fall in prices over the next three months.
The Juwai
survey also revealed that 12 percent
of UK
real estate agents have already been contacted by Chinese buyers who plan to visit during Chinese New Year, and that 54 percent
of UK property
agents expect the 2017 Spring Festival season to be busier than 2016.
Just 10 percent
of real estate agents think Obama's Home Affordable Mortgage Program has actually slowed the rate
of foreclosures, according to a
survey...
The Royal LePage Recreational Property Report compiles information from a cross-Canada
survey of brokers and
agents who specialize in the recreational
real estate market.
According to
survey respondents, the single biggest reason for the purchase
of a luxury home was to establish a family, with almost 97 %
of real estate agents characterizing buyers as couples, and 66 %
of survey respondents maintaining that luxury buyers have children living at that home.
For complete
survey results, including regional breakdown and real estate agent commentary, read the blog post, HomeGain Releases 3rd Quarter Home Prices Survey of Realtors ® Results, on the HomeGain Real Estate
survey results, including regional breakdown and
real estate agent commentary, read the blog post, HomeGain Releases 3rd Quarter Home Prices Survey of Realtors ® Results, on the HomeGain Real Estate B
real estate agent commentary, read the blog post, HomeGain Releases 3rd Quarter Home Prices Survey of Realtors ® Results, on the HomeGain Real Estate
estate agent commentary, read the blog post, HomeGain Releases 3rd Quarter Home Prices
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A
survey of Royal LePage
real estate agents working in the Vancouver and Toronto areas shows that a majority
of agents believe that the foreign buyer market accounts for less than 10 %
of either city's housing markets.
That plea comes on the heels
of the NAR's monthly
survey of more than 3,000
real estate agents.
More housing news: Most
real estate professionals don't believe home values will rise in the next six months, according to a
survey of 750
agents and brokers released today by Emeryville
real estate website HomeGain.
Ninety percent
of real estate agents and brokers expect home prices to either fall or stay the same over the next six months, according to a
survey by online
real estate marketing site HomeGain.
In a field once thought to be dominated by standard commission rates, today home sellers select
real estate agents on the basis
of price more than any other factor, according to a new
survey of nearly 800 sellers, by HomeGain.
Based on responses from over 1,200
real estate agents and brokers nationwide, the results show a large dependence on referrals for acquiring new clients, with a cumulative overall score
of 8.9 out
of a possible 10 for effectiveness, which is slightly higher than Realtors indicated in the December - February HomeGain Realtor Marketing
Survey.
More worrying is that Canadian
real estate agents scored 45 per cent on a Juwai
survey testing knowledge
of China.
NAR's 2015 safety
survey found that less than half
of real estate brokerages (46 percent) have
agent safety procedures, while 64 percent
of offices have standard procedures for safeguarding and properly disposing
of sensitive client information.
Seventy - five percent
of millennials recently
surveyed by CentSai, a financial wellness website, would prefer to enlist the help
of a local
real estate agent than an online
agent.
A recent
survey of more than 2,000
real estate professionals by U.S. - based ActiveRain Corp. says overall spending on technology and technology - related marketing services is increasing, especially among the most successful
agents, but
real estate professionals continue to invest in direct mail as a preferred marketing vehicle.
Notably, 90 percent
of respondents to NAR's
survey worked with a
real estate agent to buy or sell a home, compared to 8 percent
of for - sale - by - owner listings (FSBOs)-- an all - time low.
The
survey additionally found that an overwhelming majority
of buyers search for homes online and then purchase their home through a
real estate agent, with millennials using
agents the most.
The
survey focused on measuring what software and marketing support
real estate agents are using in their business and how much they are spending on these necessary tools
of the trade.
While just six per cent
of agents surveyed by NAR stated that
real estate was their first career, only 19 per cent
of respondents claimed a background in business, management or finance.
(See «Safety Lessons That Saved My Life...» or «How I Stay Safe») In fact, about 42 percent
of female
real estate professionals and 18 percent
of male
agents say they've «occasionally» felt unsafe, according to an online
survey of 450
real estate professionals conducted by Moby, a safety mobile app company.
A
survey released by Vancouver - based
real estate website REW.ca says a high level
of neighbourhood or building expertise was cited as the No. 1 reason consumers choose one
real estate agent over another.
Tom Ferry, motivational speaker and star
of a
real estate web series called the «#TomFerryShow,»
surveyed 3,330
agents about their major career challenges.
A
survey released by Vancouver - based
real estate website REW.ca says a high level
of neighbourhood or building expertise was cited as the No. 1 reason consumers choose one
real estate agent over another — beating out personal recommendations.
In Gallup's latest
survey on the honesty and ethics
of various professions,
real estate agents can find reasons to smile.
According to NAR, 87 per cent
of buyers
surveyed viewed
real estate agents as a source
of valuable information.
A recent
survey by HomeGain said that in the opinion
of real estate agents, green staging brings 199 per cent return on investment.
HomeGain recently published the results
of its independent
survey on effective marketing methods for
real estate agents.
Forty - two percent
of survey respondents say they would look to their
real estate agent to provide suggestions about how staging their home with smart - home products could impact the sale
of their home.
Twenty - seven per cent
of those
surveyed said that dealing with the many people involved (
real estate agents, lawyers, sellers and developers) was the biggest «pain point» in the home - buying process, followed by fees (23 per cent), negotiating the price (22 per cent) and understanding the legal paperwork (20 per cent).
For example,
surveys find a substantial majority
of people say they would use a
real estate agent again.
You'd better have a few suggestions, as 42 percent
of consumers say they want their
real estate agent to know how staging a property with smart - home products could affect the sale, according to a recent Coldwell Banker
survey unveiled at CES 2018.
One - hundred percent
of real estate brokers recently
surveyed by Clareity say
agent technology adoption is a challenge, and over 80 percent say communication is lacking.
Additionally, more consumers indicate they found the
agent they actually purchased their home from on realtor.com, compared with the other national
real estate portal sites, according to addendum questions asked in the most recent National Association
of REALTORS ® Profile
of Home Buyers and Sellers
survey.
In this year's
survey, nearly 90 percent
of respondents said they worked with a
real estate agent to buy or sell a home.
Section 3 (3)
of RESPA defines «settlement services» as «any service provided in connection with a
real estate settlement including, but not limited to, the following: title searches, title examinations, the provision
of title certificates, title insurance, services rendered by an attorney, the preparation
of documents, property
surveys, the rendering
of credit reports or appraisals, pest and fungus inspections, services rendered by a
real estate agent or broker, and the handling
of the processing, and closing
of settlement...»
This preference was clear in the results
of a LeadingRE - commissioned
survey of more than 3,000 U.S. homeowners, conducted by McKee Wallwork + Co. and Decision Analyst, with more than 88 percent
of respondents saying they preferred working with an
agent from a «well - known, local
real estate company,» while just 12 percent preferred those affiliated with a national franchise.
The
survey additionally found that a growing number
of millennials and younger boomer buyers have children living at home; student debt is common among Gen X and boomer households; more millennials are buying outside the city; and younger generations are more likely to use a
real estate agent.
Although the majority
of homebuyers still choose to work with an
agent because
of a personal referral, more than 70 percent
of the 2,500 consumers who answered the company's latest
survey indicated that if a
real estate agent was referred to them through offline word -
of - mouth, they would do an Internet search on the
real estate agent to find more information about the
agent and their service before working with them.
The
survey says 81 per cent
of buyers who use the Internet to search for a home purchase through a
real estate agent, while 63 per cent
of non-Internet users buy through an
agent; non-Internet users are more likely to purchase directly from a builder or an owner they knew in advance
of the transaction.
«For decades, the National Association
of REALTORS ® has tracked growing consumer interest in a one - stop shop through its
surveys,» says Renwick Congdon, chief executive officer
of Imprev, the
real estate marketing software firm that works with 150,000
agents and brokers nationwide.
The report includes results from the company's
survey of about 290
real estate agents and brokers about how they allocate their marketing dollars.
Employment for
real estate brokers and
agents is projected to grow at 3 percent from 2014 to 2024, according to the U.S. Department
of Labor, and
real estate agents rank number 4 in the U.S. News «Best Sales and Marketing Jobs»
survey.
According to a 2014
survey conducted by the National Association
of REALTORS ® (NAR), new
real estate agents made $ 40K less than
agents with more than 15 years
of...
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Survey results indicate that the most common method
of finding a home inspector (by over 60 per cent
of respondents) was a referral from their
real estate agent.
This is according to a 2011
survey conducted here at HomeGain, which questioned over 600
real estate agents across the U.S. and found 99 percent
of them recommend thoroughly cleaning and decluttering the home before putting it up for sale.
Read more: Understanding Your Millennial Buyers Seventy - five percent
of millennials recently
surveyed by financial wellness website CentSai say they prefer the help
of a local
real estate agent than an online
agent.