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3 Financial Reasons to Buy a Home NOW! (Part I)
Part I – Prices Are Rising at an Accelerated Rate
The price of a home is the major consideration when deciding whether or not it makes financial sense to purchase a house. Experts are not only projecting that house values will increase in 2013. They are also more optomistic in the level of appreciation they are projecting as the market begins to heat up. Read the full KCM Blog post for examples from:
The Home Price Expectation Survey
Bank of America
Capital Economics
Morgan Stanley
The Happiest And Unhappiest Jobs In America
No. 1 Happiest Job in America: Real Estate! Take a minute to read the full article from Forbes
Top 10 Remodeling Projects [Infographic]
Check out this infographic on the 10 projects that will yield the greatest return on your investment. What would you remodel in your home if you could?
Infographic from the KCM Blog
When Will Housing Inventory Stop Falling?
Housing inventory has fallen at a precipitous rate, but could relief finally be approaching? New research from Zillow suggests it just might.
There are currently two universally acknowledged truths about the U.S. housing market – one, that the market on a whole has improved dramatically in the last year, after bottoming in the latter wintry months of 2012; and two, that the housing inventory of for-sale properties has plummeted.
Numerous reasons, from the preponderance of underwater homeowners to patient sellers anticipating greater price increases, have contributed to the decline in housing inventory, and in some housing markets, the decline has been so dramatic as to incite a seller’s market – a phrase that was all but unimaginable a year ago.
Take a minute to read the full article and infographic from Chicago Agent Magazine
Cloud CMA Part of MREDpalooza June Madness
REALTOR® Associations Also Step Up To Support Major Real Estate Tech Expo
LISLE, ILLINOIS (March 19, 2013) – Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Chicagoland’s multiple listing service (MLS), has announced that Cloud CMA by W&R Studios is supporting MREDpalooza as a ZAP! Sponsor.
Cloud CMA is easy to use software that creates amazing reports for buyers and sellers. It uses a blend of MRED data and top information from real estate websites to create CMAs, Flyers, Property Reports and Buyer Tours. Most amazing is the ease by which MRED’s real estate professionals can create and deliver these documents to mobile devices. MRED highly recommends attendees fly into Cloud CMA training at MREDpalooza.
The Illinois Association of REALTORS® (IAR), Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® (MORe) and Chicago Association of REALTORS® (CAR) have also leapt into MREDpalooza sponsorship with a single bound.
”The buzz on MREDpalooza has been incredible, and with good reason,” said Greg Robertson, Co-founder of W&R Studios. ”You’ve got a great location, hosted by the one of the largest MLS providers in the country. I can’t wait to see the show Russ and his team will put together.”
“The response from the MLS industry to MREDpalooza keeps getting better and better,” said MRED CEO Russ Bergeron. “The excitement is already building, and we can’t wait for MREDpalooza to arrive. This truly will be a great informational, training, and educational opportunity, the likes of which our customers have never seen.”
MRED still has sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities available. All MREDpalooza participants will enjoy significant interaction with MRED’s real estate professionals.
About MREDpalooza
MREDpalooza is one of the largest MLS tech expos in the country. Taking place Tuesday, June 18, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, MREDpalooza will be a great opportunity for MRED’s real estate professionals to learn about a myriad of real estate products and services to enhance their businesses.
MRED is planning for several thousand attendees and scores of vendors, many of whom have already committed to attending. Training sessions will be offered throughout the day, providing more in-depth understanding of many of the products and services. Those wishing to attend or exhibit at MREDpalooza are asked to visit MREDpalooza.com for registration and sponsorship information.
About MRED
Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) is the real estate data aggregator and distributor providing the Chicagoland multiple listing service (MLS) to nearly 40,000 brokers and appraisers and 8,000 offices. MRED serves Chicago and the surrounding “collar” counties and provides property information encompassing northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and northwest Indiana. MRED delivers over twenty products and services to its customers, complementing connectMLS™, the top-rated MLS system in the country per the latest WAV Group MLS Technology Survey. For more information please visit MREDLLC.com.
Money Magazine: The Real Estate Market is Back
The magazine’s argument:
- In the last year, home prices increased in 92 of the country’s 100 largest metropolitan areas
- Homes are more affordable than they’ve been in 40 years
- The number of houses for sale is at the lowest level in a decade
- Price increases are projected for most of the country this year
It seems that even the unbiased realize that Housing is Back! Post from the KCM Blog
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