An Arkansas judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of murdered real estate agent Beverly Carter against her brokerage, Crye-Leike. Carter’s husband and two sons filed the suit on Sept. 29, 2017—three days after the statute of limitations passed, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled.The lawsuit alleged that Crye-Leike had responsibility in Carter’s death, saying the brokerage failed its duty to properly tr
Gulfport, Miss., offers the best bargains for home buyers interested in a beach town, according to realtor.com®’s 2018 rankings of the most affordable beach towns. Home shoppers who want to live near a beach will find a median list price of $184,100 in Gulfport.Many Americans may dream of living on the ocean, but the high price tag of many waterfront homes may be holding them back. Realtor.com® researchers identified a handful of markets that
With a strong economy and the lowest unemployment rate since 2000, more Americans are in the market to buy a home—yet sales are stagnant. Existing-home sales are down about 1 percent year over year, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.Low inventory is posing less competition for sellers, and homes are selling fast. A property will likely have a buyer under contract within 26 days, according to a survey by realtor.com®. That’s
The U.S. Post Office has been attempting to reduce or eliminate sidewalk and curbside delivery to single-family homes, and the new construction market is feeling the affects, the National Association of Home Builders reports on its Eye on Housing blog. In a new NAHB survey, 64 percent of single-family builders say they’ve had a local post office require a “cluster mailbox” on one of their developments; 36 percent say they have not encounter
School strikes are spreading across the country as educators complain of low salaries that make it difficult for them to afford a home or pay rent. In response, some cities are creating subsidized housing aimed specifically at teachers and school staff. Projects are in the works in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Santa Clara, Calif. School officials in San Francisco and Miami are also considering such measures.“Providing subsidies and housing is a sm
Chinese buyers purchased an estimated $100 billion in property globally in 2016, a rate so high that some areas of the world want to slow down the purchasing power of foreign investors to prevent real estate bubbles from forming, according to Chinese real estate website Juwai.com. In 2010, Chinese buyers bought only $5 billion worth of property. Swelling prices for residential and commercial real estate in Western cities such as Toronto and Vanco
A brand’s ability to create “positive, emotional experiences that drive customer loyalty” has a direct correlation to repeat business, according to a recent report from NewVoiceMedia. And bad service resulted in the loss of an estimated $75 billion for U.S. companies last year. “Customers want and expect more than ever before – because that’s what we have we taught them,” says customer service expert and business coach Shep Hyken.R
Tenant screening is more than a credit or background check. But many landlords are failing to gather critical documentation that could help avoid approving tenants who later default on their rent, need to be evicted, or have other problems that cut into a landlord’s profitability, according to a new survey by the American Apartment Owners Association of more than 1,100 of its members.Thirty-seven percent of landlords fail to collect paycheck st
Home prices are near record highs in many markets, and a booming economy and low unemployment are offering promises that the housing market will continue to roar. Sixty-four percent of American adults say they believe home prices will continue to rise in their market this year, which is the highest percentage since prior to the Great Recession, according to a recent Gallup survey.Experian, a consumer credit reporting agency, recently identified t
Safeguard your home network, particularly if you ever use it for your work. A new report from the security firm Cisco Talos warns that the Russian malware VPNFilter malware threat is growing worse and the list of potentially affected wireless routers is also growing. The list of vulnerable models now has grown to include Asus, D-Link, Huawei, Ubiquiti, Upvel, and ZTE. Routers from TP-Link, Netgear, Mikrotik, Qnap, and Linksys are also known to
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