According to the 2012 NAR (National Association of Realtors) profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, most buyers look to the local Multiple Listing Service website to view local listings prior to purchase. Next, they look at Realtor.com, the gorilla website in America, followed closely by agent’s websites. I just revamped my agent website at www.icrealestate.com with a great search feature making it easy to …
Nancy Bird, Executive Director of the Iowa City Downtown District, rocked the house with a presentation at the Iowa City Association of Realtors Commercial Round Table meeting. The presentation was on January 8th at the Iowa City Area Association of Realtors office where Nancy gave a point by point presentation for the future success of the downtown Iowa City area, its culture and its …
College Towns do Well in Recessions. How can your city best weather an economic downturn? Based on research, make sure it has a university. As reported in New Geography’s College Towns: High Marks for Lifestyle, college towns consistently have unemployment rates below their state figures, and nationally as well. Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State University) stands at 8.9%, below the 11.2% state and 9.4% national …