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Reading the room: A real estate agent’s guide to non-verbal communication

Reading the room: A real estate agent’s guide to non-verbal communication

What clients say is important, but what they don’t say can be even more telling. Whether you’re guiding first-time homebuyers through open houses or negotiating with seasoned investors, non-verbal communication plays a powerful role in how people make decisions and form impressions. Research suggests that the majority of our communication, as much as 80%, isRead …

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New Home Sales Up in April Despite Stubbornly High Rates

New Home Sales Up in April Despite Stubbornly High Rates

April 2025 New-Home Sales What happened this month New home sales increased in April despite stubbornly high mortgage rates, declining consumer confidence and rising economic uncertainty stemming from tariff policy fallout. The number of new single-family homes sold in April reached 743,000 on a seasonally adjusted annual basis, a figure 10.9% higher than March’s andRead …

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Realtor.com Site Visitor Survey 2025Q1: Concerns on Recession are Rising

Realtor.com Site Visitor Survey 2025Q1: Concerns on Recession are Rising

Highlights – In Q1 2025, 63.4% of U.S. homebuyers expected a recession within a year—marking the third-highest level of concern since 2019, following the onset of the pandemic and the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes in 2022–2023. – An economic downturn isn’t necessarily bad news for buyers. Three in ten (29.8%) of surveyed buyers indicated thatRead …

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