Welcome to another week. It’s time for your Monday Morning Cup of Coffee. Wake up; smell the coffee; and let’s make some money this fine Monday morning. Monday Morning Cup of Coffee takes a look at news coming across HousingWire’s weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues.
On Friday, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson spoke at the National Multifamily Housing Council’s Fall Meeting. In his remarks he highlighted the issues facing the American housing market and laid out his plans to address housing shortages and persistent poverty.
Optimal Blue, a secondary marketing automation platform and 2018 HW Tech100 winner, recently announced its integration with HomeScout’s National MLS platform. The integration enables mutual clients to create direct leads with consumers, generate referrals for real estate partners and more.
Where do Millennials want to live? According to a report from RentCafé using Census data, Millennials are still showing a strong preference for big city, urban ZIP codes in walkable, vibrant parts of town.
When Ryan Serhant started his real estate career 10 years ago, he wasn’t all that interested in sales, and he wasn’t all that good at it either. But with unwavering determination, dogged persistence and a healthy dose of unfounded confidence, he found his way to the very top of the New York City’s real estate world.
Qualia, a real estate technology company and a 2017 HousingWire Tech 100 winner, recently announced it launched a new platform feature designed to provide title and escrow agents with easy-to-use notary services.
HousingWire recently launched its engage.marketing conference, bringing together industry professionals to discuss the specific needs of mortgage and real estate marketing professionals.
Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie Bezos launched a $2 billion fund to help homeless families and create nonprofit preschools in low-income communities.
According to analysis from CoreLogic, the estimated insured losses ($3 billion to $5 billion) are expected to spread across North and South Carolina, affecting both residential and commercial properties. North Carolina is projected to absorb the brunt of the storm with an estimated 250,000 homes at risk of experiencing hurricane force winds from the now Category 2 Hurricane Florence.
[Expert commentary] Societal views have conditioned us to look at buying a home as an investment. Putting money into a mortgage is much better than throwing it away on rent, right? Maybe not so much these days.
Karin Comeaux
Compass Realty & Management
8880 W Sunset Rd, Ste 290
Las Vegas, NV 89148
(702) 328-4114
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