The Cutting Edge

Find out which clients or colleagues may have "unfriended" you on Facebook. It may be a sign that maybe it's time to revisit your social networking strategy.

Most home buyers or refinancers have never been able to lock in rates this low.

A measure before the NAR Diversity Committee seeks to clarify Article 10 of the Code of Ethics to align with HUD's new policy prohibiting discriminating on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.

A settlement announced this week among state and federal officials and the nation's five largest banks is the largest joint state-federal settlement in history against an industry. Here's what it means for home owners.

Young Americans have it rough. In fact, nearly 70 percent of the public says it's more difficult for young adults today than their parents' generation in finding a job, buying a home, and saving for the future.

When a home falls into foreclosure and is left abandoned, you can never be too sure what you may come across. Authorities certainly weren't expecting this.

After months of tense negotiations, the nation's five largest banks and state and government officials have reached a settlement aimed at holding banks accountable for the mishandling of some foreclosures.

Foreclosures dropped by 8.4 percent in 2011, according to CoreLogic. Why is inventory dropping?

The property photo you choose for the profile of your listing is critical in getting buyers' attention.

Housing affordability conditions improved in most metropolitan areas from softer existing-home prices and record low mortgage interest rates in the fourth quarter, with rising sales and lower inventory creating more balanced conditions.

Silicon Valley in California is already known as a high-priced area, but a new crop of Facebook millionaires is expected to have a big impact on the housing market.

Be sure to educate your buyers about some of the differences in buying "old" versus "new."

Record low mortgage rates continues to spur more demand for loan applications.

One of the largest companies in the nation to provide foreclosure services to lenders has been indicted on charges for widespread "improprieties against home owners."

REALTOR(R) University now offers a Master of Real Estate degree for real estate professionals who are interested in expanding their education to advance their career and improve their business.

Watch for skeletons in the closet ... literally.

Make your offer online, Fannie Mae is telling real estate agents for the launch of its new nationwide program that allows you to submit and track offers for Fannie Mae-owned properties via a new Web site.

Kenneth Robinson wrote an eBook and had a Web site devoted to his success in squatting in a $340,000 McMansion while paying only $16 to live there for the last eight months. But a judge recently ordered him to to leave.

While inventories and foreclosures sales are down, the real estate market still faces a lot of challenges, according to the Obama administration's January Housing Scorecard.

"Knowing how to effectively address your prospect's objections brings you closer to their final question, ‘Where do I sign?'" says sales trainer John Boe.

A third of real estate professionals in a recent survey say their real estate contracts were cancelled before making it to the closing table.

Changes made to the Home Affordable Refinance Program could open the initiative up to almost twice the number of eligible borrowers.

Rising demand and a tightening supply is continuing to force both commercial and residential rents upward.

This month's index shows that even some markets that have particularly been hard-hit during the housing downturn are starting to see signs of improvement.

Homes with photovoltaic (PV) systems have historically been hard to appraise if there weren't other PV systems nearby. PV Value is a new resource that asseses the worth of a solar-power homes with market and lending data.

Spring will be here soon enough, and the season traditionally brings a pickup in buying and selling for the housing market. What will this spring hold?

Another state has joined the fight against using the Mortgage Electronic Registration System to process foreclosures.

Are your buyers' bids continuing to fall short when trying to purchase a foreclosure? Low-cost REOs can attract multiple bids from investors and all-cash buyers. How can your buyer beat the competition?