A few years ago I was living in Tuscany, Italy. I opened my laptop to draft a message to the list of real estate contacts that took me ten years to build. I didn’t know what to say, so I said nothing. Feeling lost and disconnected, I closed the virtual window and never formally wrote […]
Real Estate News
A collection of valuable information we send out in our newsletter for real estate agents. Written by Ron Mariotti, Founder of Top Agent Portfolio.
Being The Best vs Doing Your Best
This week I sat with my 15-year-old son for 10 hours while he worked on his first math project of the year. Math is not his favorite subject so I’m not sure how he was able to endure hour after hour. As I watched the clock tick, I knew I would not have persevered at age 15. I always worried […]
Who Needs A Vacation?
Did you hear that Hawaii Will Reopen To Visitors On October 15 (With Testing)? One Mile At A Time reported yesterday that Hawaii will finally reopen on October 15. Hawaii Governor David Ige has just announced that Hawaii will launch its pre-travel testing program as of October 15, 2020. Check out the six bullet points […]
Not So Fast!
CNBC reported this week that U.S. “Housing starts increased by 22.6% — far more than expected — to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.496 million units last month, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday. Data for June was revised up to a 1.22 million-unit pace from the previously reported 1.186 million.” But if you […]
Myth and Match
“A bad time to sell? Well, no. It may not seem like it to those outside the real estate industry, but buyer demand continues to outstrip seller supply. And many people are stuck in the last recession, expecting home prices to drop – but that won’t happen anytime soon.” The Florida Realtors respond: The Top […]
Exchanging Tides
“Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a $775 billion plan to bolster child care and care for the elderly that would be financed by taxes on real-estate investors with incomes of more than $400,000 as well as increased tax compliance by high-income earners.” Bloomberg reported the “Biden administration would take aim at so-called like-kind exchanges, which […]
Embrace The Webcam
“It’s three months into a huge, unplanned social experiment that suddenly transported the white-collar workplace from cubicles and offices to kitchens and spare bedrooms. And many employers now say the benefits of remote work outweigh the drawbacks.” Like it or not, this will inevitably change how and where people choose to live. Are you embracing […]
There’s No Slam Dunk in Real Estate
This pandemic has allowed me more time to play basketball with the kids, so it’s no surprise I attracted this Business Insider article. NBA legend Michael Jordan owns several multimillion-dollar homes across the US. Take a look inside his impressive real estate portfolio and see which ones are for sale. “Jordan owns two homes in […]