Real Estate Trends

When Choosing a Home, Some Buyers Are Putting Fido’s Needs First

By Joanna England / October 26, 2021 /

When quarantine meant that you couldn’t meet your best friends down at the bar anymore, many people went to find new best friends — in the animal shelter. Zillow’s new data confirms something that we here at CandysDirt.com already know: When COVID-19 really hit and quarantine became the new norm, more people brought pets into…

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What Happens When a Realtor Runs Out of Ways To Describe a Home?

By Nikki Barringer / June 7, 2021 /

Describing a beautiful house is easy. “Stunning,” “stunner,” “must-see,” “won’t last” and on and on. It’s easy and effortless to describe those homes. I mean, sure, we all run out of ways to say “thoughtfully updated,” “designer touches,” “gold-plated toilet,” etc. But what happens when *record scratch* you get that one home that needs a…

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Report: Profit Margins Dip For Sellers in First Quarter 2021

By Candy's Dirt / April 29, 2021 /

From Staff Reports American homeowners looking to cash in on the hot real estate market are making money like crazy. But, according to a report from ATTOM Data Solutions, the market is less crazy than it was in the final quarter of 2020. The winter months that make up the first quarter are usually quieter,…

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Liquid Workforce: Can Real Estate Keep Up With Office Space And Work-From-Home Needs?

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2021 /

Interesting story: after surveying more than 2,000 office workers across 10 countries, the commercial real estate firm JLL reports the future of the workplace will be hybrid, “mixing on-site and off-site collaboration to offer freedom and choice across a variety of spaces and locations.” In other words, employees still want to go into the office,…

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Buyer Beware: Today’s McMansion Rebound is Tomorrow’s White Elephant

By Jon Anderson / July 8, 2020 /

The investment credo is “buy low and sell high.” The point is to do the opposite of what the flock are doing. Don’t buy into a trend – no, poke restaurants are not the next McDonald’s, they’re tomorrow’s ramen.  It’s with this in mind that I read a Realtor.com story about COVID-19 buyers seeking out…

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