Market Insider: Regional Variations in Recovery The national housing data have been quite impressive this year. Existing-home sales were up 9.4 percent last year and are on track to match with similar increases this year. New-home sales are showing even better percentage gains, though off very low levels after having collapsed by...
2013-08-20
Marketing and the Myth of 'We Need A New Idea' One of the biggest challenges in marketing heard by businesses across almost all industries is the constant search for their next idea—the one that’s going to hook and reel in new customers and clientele. It’s the idea that constantly eludes them yet, if they find it,...
2018-02-24
Massive Actions Create Massive Results What if I told you (and you agreed) that you would not make a single dollar in 2016 unless you achieved double your income goal? That means if your goal is to make $100,000, we move it to $200,000. If your goal is to make $500,000, we move it to $1 million GCI. You’ll either get...
2016-06-07
Maxing Out Your Group-Move Opportunities In the relocation services world, nothing is more exciting and challenging than a group move. It represents an enormous business opportunity but also bears more diverse and sensitive service requirements than we are likely to see in the normal course of work.
No one standard approach...
2015-08-28
MBA: Mortgage Applications Tumble Mortgage applications decreased 3.4 percent from the week prior, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 29, 2016.
The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume,...
2016-05-06
Millennial Compensation and Performance Survey Reveals Traditional Practices Not Working Successful businesses understand their markets and their customers. The same cannot always be said about the people they employ to operate their company. Not understanding the millennial employee could have a devastating effect on a business. As the largest generation, millennials...
2017-02-21
Millennial Spending Habits Differ From Older Generations Millennials are spending their money differently than older generations on things like groceries, gas, restaurants and travel, according to a new Bankrate.com report. Millennials (ages 18-36), on average, report spending significantly more than their elders in four of the six...
2017-07-20
Millennials Balance Hopeful Aspirations and Harsh Economic Realities A new national survey of millennials reveals a generation convinced the economy is failing them, a generation that is willing to work hard to better their lot, and a generation experiencing a great deal of anxiety about the future.
The report, recently released by EY and the...
2016-09-22
Millennials Emerge after Getting Priced Out of Rentals Opinions on where real estate prices are heading from here might be mixed, but one thing is becoming increasingly clear: Millennials will be a big part of it.
According to a new survey from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), the so-called millennial generation –...
2015-03-27
Millennials Training for Career Ultramarathons Millennials are set to run career ultramarathons and anticipate taking breaks along the way, according to a recently released ManpowerGroup report. They prioritize job security and the opportunity for new challenges and types of work. Based on a global study of 1,000 millennials from...
2016-06-07
Millennials Turn to Video When Making Purchases Generation Y is a demographic coveted by retailers and marketers for their purchasing power. Millennials, the generation born between 1980-2000, will spend more than $200 billion annually starting in 2017, and $10 trillion in their lifetimes. According to Animoto, an online video...
2015-06-24
Millennials: Want to Own, Less Sure it Makes Financial Sense Millennials, or Gen Y (34 and under), are an important generation to the real estate industry. Not just because this generation is the future, but also because, for the fourth year in a row, they are the largest share of homebuyers at 35 percent[1]. Yet they also face several distinct...
2016-05-03
Mobility - The Human Condition Relocation is an innate part of the human experience, yet for all our capabilities as mobility professionals many people remain unaided when moving. In the spirit of the New Year, let’s rethink how to contribute our industry’s skills toward serving more of humanity.
The...
2015-12-28
Mobility Marketplace Statistics: Positively Evolving Around since the ’50s, corporate relocation has evolved into a multi-disciplined and complex industry touching many other businesses. As it flourished, specialized services developed to support relocation programs, including home valuation and inspection, home mortgage lending,...
2014-10-23
More Companies Move to Integrate Marketing and Communications More companies today are seeing greater efficiency and benefit in operating marketing and communications as a single function, according to a recent Conference Board report.
The report analyzes this trend toward integration, and is based on interviews with nearly 25 corporate...
2016-10-25
Mortgage and Bankcard Originations Experience Double-Digit Growth Providing further evidence of economic recovery throughout the nation, an Experian trends analysis of new mortgages and bankcards from Q1 2013 showed a 16 percent, year-over-year increase in mortgage origination volume and a 20 percent increase in bankcard limits. Other...
2013-06-14
Mortgage Deduction at Risk With Tax Reform Plan The mortgage interest rate deduction has always been a selling point for those on the fence between continuing to rent or jumping into homeownership. While not the determining factor, the deduction is an influencing dynamic for buyers and an overall bonus of investing a large sum of...
2017-10-30
Mortgage Rates Hit a 2-Year High Mortgage rates rebounded following a better-than-expected jobs report, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to 4.66 percent, according to last week’s Bankrate.com national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.28 discount and origination...
2013-07-12
Mortgage Rates Reverse Course Mortgage rates fell last week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping to 4.39 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.37 discount and origination points.
The average 15-year fixed...
2013-11-22
Most Real Estate Pros Struggle to Clock In on Social Media Social media is no longer an offshoot of a real estate marketing strategy. It's a full-fledged, proven business-builder, carving paths to fresh crops of leads online with every share.
Finding time to make the effort? That's a whole 'nother story.
According to a new...