FARM: Do’s and don’ts for staging your home

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. For a list of all our FARM letter templates and copy, visit our FARM Letter page. Have a topic you’d like us to write about? Text only Do’s and Don’ts for staging your home Do kick the clutter Aim to eliminate half the items in every room, […]
Read MoreFARM: Do’s and don’ts for a fall sale of your home

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only Do’s and don’ts for a fall sale of your home DO market your home for sale. Many sellers assume that once the spring […]
Read MoreFARM: The do’s and don’ts of a tandem sale and purchase

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only The do’s and don’ts of a tandem sale and purchase Wondering how seamlessly you can sell your home and move into a new […]
Read MoreThe mean price trendline: the home price pivot

The mean price trendline reveals housing price deviations. Track the trends to reveal the direction of prices in the years ahead.
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Some real estate brokers simply don't measure up. Watch what happens when a seller broker’s efforts to market a property and locate buyers lack sufficient due diligence activities.
Read More The Federal Reserve’s impact on mortgage rates

Learn how the Fed is using their benchmark rate as a monetary policy tool
Read MoreSanta Clara County regional housing indicators

Santa Clara's housing market is experiencing the downfall from 2021's pandemic bounce.
Read MoreTenant protections increased for eviction notices

Brokers and their agents need to update documents and procedures to reference the new timelines and motion procedures
Read MoreFees for withdrawal or termination of a representation agreement

Learn to protect your broker’s right to collect a fee when a seller-client removes their property from the market or cancels the representation agreement.
Read MoreDown payment download: Why 20%

The first in the series introducing the benefits available to mortgage-funded buyers when acquiring home ownership using a 20% cash down payment.
Read MoreThe 3 ‘Hottest’ Markets in Each Region This Spring

Small, affordable towns close to larger metro areas are pretty hot right now, according to an RISMedia analysis of Realtor.com®’s May 2025 Market Hotness ranking. Massachusetts, West Virginia, Wisconsin and California had the hottest markets, and the Northeast took the lead with the top 7 overall, a
Read MoreFARM: Save on your water bills with hardy native landscaping

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only Save on your water bills with hardy native landscaping Southern California’s hot, dry summers bring on absolutely devilish con
Read MorePizza Lover Looking to Relocate? These Top 10 Pizza Cities Might Be the Move

With 35% of Americans claiming they’d consider a move to a city with better pizza, one has to wonder exactly where one can find good pizza. Four of the top 10 spots are in New York, so there must be something in the water to account for the good dough in the pizza—and bagels. The…The post Pizza Lo
Read MoreBuyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) hints at rising as home price adjustment set in

Planning for the next several years in real estate transactions will require patience and a very different approach to the past decade of recovery economics driven by rate decreases.
Read MoreBuyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) hints at rising as home price adjustment sets in

Planning for the next several years in real estate transactions will require patience and a very different approach to the past decade of recovery economics driven by rate decreases.
Read MoreFARM: Seven ways to reduce water usage at home

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only Seven ways to reduce water usage at home California homeowners need a workaround to cope with household water needs. Consider
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Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only Bathroom update tips Investing in bathroom upgrades pays off with personal satisfaction and when you sell. When done right, yo
Read More A Fee Earned by the Seller Broker on Any Sale

See how a fee has been earned and is owed to the seller broker, regardless of who produces a buyer or a tenant during the representation period or when the transaction closes, under an exclusive representation agreement.
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Read More Form-of-the-Week: Buyer and Tenant Representation Agreements — Forms 103.1, 103.2, 105.1 and 105.2

Retain a client and earn a fee as an exclusive agent whether the client acquires a leasehold or fee interest.
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