POWER BROKER Report Archives

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IT Security Spending Trends Align with Business Needs IT and security budgets are on the rise, and they are aligning with the business needs of their organizations, according to results of a new survey by SANS Institute."We have seen many surveys that delineate the costs involved in budgeting and spending for security," says...	2016-02-01
Is There Hope for the Homeownership Rate? The homeownership rate clung to 63.6 percent in the first quarter of 2017, virtually unchanged from 63.7 percent the quarter prior and 63.5 percent the year prior, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's recent Quarterly Housing Vacancies and Homeownership report. Will it ever...	2017-05-02
Is the Economy Fostering Optimism in Real Estate? Not Yet Confidence in the economy is high, but optimism about ownership is not, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). The amount of buyers who are confident about their prospects shrank to 68 percent in NAR's quarterly Housing Opportunities and Market...	2018-04-08
IRS Update: Real Estate Professionals to Benefit From Pass-Through Deduction As we approach tax season, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been releasing final clarifications for last year's major tax overhaul, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which left many questions unanswered, especially for real estate professionals. Now, the industry has...	2019-01-24
IRS Clarifies Home Equity Loan Tax Deductions This year's tax season is bringing to light taxpayer confusion surrounding The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which could impact homeowners in next year's tax filing. The IRS is taking steps to clarify what the new provisions mean for the real estate industry and...	2018-02-24
Investment Home Prices Rising Faster Than Owner-Occupied Home Values February 2016 data on investment homes and owner-occupied homes was recently released by online real estate investment management firm HomeUnion. According to the research, year-over-year median investment home prices increased at a greater rate – 5.1 percent – than...	2016-03-30
Investment Affiliates Advise: 'Take a Deep Breath' Investors turning on their TVs after U.S. equity markets opened on August 24 were greeted with news that was anything but good: a market correction, the first in years. The S&P 500 closed down on August 24th close to 11 percent since its July 20th high. Just four stocks drove 10...	2015-08-27
International Sales: A Specialized but Growing Market Foreign buyers are a relatively small portion of the U.S. existing home sales market, but they constitute an important niche market that is only likely to grow over time. With increasing globalization, rising wealth — especially in Asia — and the continued attractiveness of...	2015-08-26
Institutional Real Estate Investors Face Tough Choices As real estate prices continue to bounce off Great Recession lows, institutional investors in some markets, who bought properties at the bottom, now stand to make more than 50 percent from their investments after about five years. With some poised for such high returns –...	2015-09-24
Insider Tips for Building a Winning Recruiting Strategy Successful brokers know that effective recruiting and retention is directly linked to creating a vibrant, supportive company culture. During a special panel discussion taking place at the National Association of REALTORS® upcoming REALTOR® Broker Summit, four of the...	2016-05-03
Information Central: How Brokers Can Solve Agent Content Needs Once and for All Finally, we’re all on the same page about what matters most to today’s real estate consumers: relevant, consistent and timely information. In today’s Google-it-get-it world, it’s become paramount for agents to step up their content game to stand out as a...	2016-02-01
Infill Development and Construction: New Opportunity in Today's Market As the real estate market continues to gain traction, savvy brokers and agents who are ready to take their business to the next level are constantly on the lookout for the next big thing. While new-home construction has been dominating the headlines recently, there’s a new trend...	2014-02-24
Industry Leaders Receive Awards of Distinction at RISMedia Power Broker Event Leading brokers from around the nation will gather next week in Orlando, Fla. to be the guests of honor at RISMedia’s 21st Annual Power Broker Reception & Dinner, being held on Friday, Nov. 4, during the annual NAR convention. RISMedia’s annual Power Broker Reception...	2016-10-26
Industry Gathers for NAR Innovation, Opportunity & Investment Summit in San Francisco Over 400 innovators, investors and Realtors® gathered in San Francisco for NAR’s inaugural Innovation, Opportunity & Investment Summit (iOi) on August 28 - 29, to discuss and collaborate on real estate’s most pressing technology issues. During the summit, real...	2018-08-31
Independently Healthy: Chicago Broker Bucks Brand Trend As the real estate market continues down the path to recovery, brokers are looking to bounce back in a big way. For some, this means signing on with a franchise, banking on name recognition and corporate resources to boost marketshare. But others feel that being positioned as an...	2014-05-27
Increase Profits with a Hands-Off Approach While broker/owners should be focused on running a successful operation, many work twice as much as they ever did as an agent. In fact, a common occurrence among many entrepreneurs, says business expert Zenovia Andrews, is to unwittingly commit themselves to becoming the lowest rung on...	2014-06-17
Income, Business Activity by Real Estate Specialty In the new 2017 Choosing a Career in Real Estate: A Perspective on Gender, Race, and Ethnicity, NAR examined income, business activity, and demographics of its membership according to real estate specialty—specifically for survey respondents working exclusively in residential...	2018-02-24
In Support of Client Mobility Policy Development Some relocation departments offer mobility policy support services for corporate clients. Whether you’re assisting a corporate client with initial relocation policy development or evaluating a single section, synchronizing the needs of transferring populations and the...	2016-03-29
In 2019, CEOs Most Concerned About Talent and a Recession A new global survey reveals that CEOs view a recession as their biggest external concern for 2019. They cited attracting and retaining talent as their top internal concern. Conducted each year by The Conference Board, the findings from C-Suite Challenge 2019™ also...	2019-01-24
Idea Exchange Council Seeks to Raise Caliber of Industry Two times per year, at NAR’s major meetings, the idea exchange council for brokers comes together to share broker challenges, ideas and solutions. And the goal is always the same: to raise the caliber of the industry by sharing good ideas. Earlier this month, during the...	2014-12-22

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