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The Post-COVID shift: What Amazon and Zillow can’t do

Housing Wire

Mortgage lenders and real estate agents who do not provide customers with a digital experience are being left behind. Essentially, it means that even though the behemoths outnumber local lenders in funding and marketing spend, what they lack is something homebuyers want and need: advice and a personal relationship.

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Study: Houston Real Estate And Inflation

Houston Properties

Benefit #1: Examples For Real Estate Holding Intrinsic Value. If inflation averaged 7.9%, and real estate had 0% appreciation above inflation: 2022. 2027 (5 years). Benefit #1: Real Estate Holds Intrinsic Value. High-quality homes sell in nearly every market. 2032 (10 years).