Welcome to our weekly Real Estate Resource Round-up – grab your afternoon coffee, and take a peek at some of the stories that hit our radar this week.
Home-Builder Results Provide Muddled, Sober Outlook For 2015
The latest quarterly results of home builders Toll Brothers Inc. and Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. provide minimal optimism for the new-home market going into 2015, as consumers remain reticent and builders use more incentives to bolster sales.
Housing gets more affordable: Why aren’t millennials buying?
Interest rates are historically low and home price gains are beginning to ease, but young Americans still aren’t buying.
WSJ Survey: Housing Dinged 2014 Economic Growth
Most economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal say that housing was the biggest disappointment for the economy as 2014 unfolded.
Andrew Flachner: ‘We’ve found value in empowering agents, not replacing them’
RealScout CEO Andrew Flachner says that he respects Sherry Chris, president and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate most in the industry, as she developed a progressive personal and professional brand in an industry that is notoriously slow moving.
The 30-Minute Interview: Sherry Chris
In question-and-answer format, Sherry Chris discusses the future of BHGRE®, the millennial generation and how she got her start in real estate.
Generation Z: Homeownership Key Part of the American Dream
Sherry Chris discusses the findings of the Gen Z survey, emphasizing that Gen Z appears to be more eager to make their dreams of homeownership a reality than their Millennial predecessors.
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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Introduces Friendliest Search in Real Estate
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate has revolutionized real estate search by delivering the most comprehensive lifestyle and community data-based search and sort experience fully integrated within the property search of a national website.
