NEW YORK, January 31, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Garrison Flood Control, a leading supplier of flood barriers and water diversion products, is launching a new online e-commerce platform to sell its line of flood control products. floods. “We wanted people to be able to easily and quickly shop and buy commercial-grade flood control, but at prices […]
Month: January 2022
Financial literacy of Filipinos needs more pressure, mortgage survey reveals
Recently, the pandemic has caused many Filipinos to be careful with their personal finances. However, the state of financial literacy in the country is still of immense concern. The 2015 World Bank (WB) Survey and the 2019 Central Bank Financial Inclusion Survey found that only half of Filipino adults answered financial literacy questions correctly. This […]
NSW Government urges consumers to avoid buying tickets through Viagogo
The NSW Government has issued a public warning regarding consumers purchasing tickets through Viagogo. The advice to avoid buying tickets through the Swiss-based ticket reseller follows continued complaints from frustrated consumers. NSW Fair Trade Minister Eleni Petinos said the public warning comes as NSW Fair Trading alleges Viagogo breached the Fair Trade Act (1987) and […]
2022 rate hike reduces homebuyers’ buying power
After years of stimulus injections and support from the Federal Reserve (Fed), the government takes off in 2022 – and market participants are preparing by demanding higher interest rates on their investments. Mortgage interest rate bottomed out a year ago, in January 2021. Since then, rates have remained near all-time lows – until their recent […]
Will the Doorsey open offers platform change home sales? It could, yes
Do you receive Agent Edge from Inman? Be sure to subscribe here for the latest real estate tech from Inman expert Craig Rowe. Doorsey is an open offer platform for buying a home. Platforms: Navigator Ideal for: All agents and home buyers Main Selling Points: Very detailed listing pages Full transparency of current offers Free […]
Allison Transmission Senior Vice President, Operations and Purchasing, Michael Dick will retire on March 11, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Michael Dick, Senior Vice President, Operations and Procurement of Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ALSN) announced his retirement on March 11, 2022. Rafael Basso, Vice President, Operations Planning and business development and Teresa van Niekerk, vice president, supplier purchasing and quality, who currently reports to Dick, will report directly to David S. Graziosi, president […]
Home Credit India will roll out all new consumer app in few months
Home Credit India, a local arm of international consumer credit provider Home Credit with operations spanning Europe and Asia, plans to roll out a new consumer mobile app in the coming months for the Indian market, Vivek said. Sinha, Marketing Director. . “We are replacing our current consumer app with a new app. What we’re […]
Airbnb claims over 3,500 Las Vegas party home rentals blocked in 2021
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Short-term rental company Airbnb said its “anti-party” software was preventing thousands of people from renting homes in Las Vegas to hold large gatherings. Airbnb said its software “prevents guests under the age of 25 with no history of positive reviews from booking entire property listings in their area under certain circumstances.” […]
Landed home sales hit record $8.9 billion in 2021: Knight Frank
Credit: Samuel Isaac Chua/The Edge Singapore SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) – According to a Knight Frank research report, $4.3 billion worth of landed houses were traded as of 2H2021 with 421 units changing hands, representing a 6.2% drop in the total value of landed houses. sales on a semi-annual basis. Nonetheless, this brings the total value of […]
Vacation home rentals soar in Cayman Islands following COVID-19
Grand Cayman, Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The tourism industry, like many other industries, has suffered tremendous challenges and losses during the global COVID-19 pandemic. However, for many places, including the Cayman Islands, 2022 is shaping up to be a brighter and more promising year in terms of tourism and vacation rentals. The COVID-19 […]
Tamar Braxton is selling Sherman Oaks home just a year after buying it
Maybe downsizing just doesn’t sit well with the reality TV star Tamar Braxton– but making a quick buck just might. The popular personality has put his sleek, modern farmhouse in Sherman Oaks, Calif., on the market for $3,375,000. That’s $900,000 more than she paid for the place just over a year ago. Braxton purchased the […]
2021 has been a ‘fantastic year’ for home sales despite low inventory and high prices: RE/MAX
The housing market in 2021 was the busiest ever, according to a new RE/MAX report, with a record number of homes being sold at a blistering pace. (iStock) According to the last National Housing Report RE/MAX. But motivated buyers overcame those challenges to make 2021 the busiest year for home sales in the study’s 14-year […]
Gartner: Carbon Emissions Will Be Considered When Purchasing Cloud by 2025
By 2025, the carbon emissions of large-scale cloud services will be one of the top three criteria when buying cloud, according to research firm Gartner. While environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities and reporting receive considerable attention, more than 90% of organizations have increased their investments in sustainability programs since the start of the pandemic […]
Woman says she saves money buying everything second-hand, including underwear
A woman who would splurge on fast fashion at least once a week has revealed she now saves thousands of dollars by buying almost everything she wears second-hand. Becky Hughes, 24, who has worked in sustainable fashion in London for three years, said she spent a ‘ridiculous’ amount of money on fast fashion before making […]
Sales of fast-moving homes hit a 15-year high last year
Sales of existing homes hit a 15-year high in 2021, according to the National Association of Realtors. Last year, about 6.1 million homes were sold, an 8.5% jump from the previous year. Despite the high volume of sales, inventories remained tight in many markets as demand was high and sales closed so quickly. On the […]
Grant of up to €30,000 for first-time buyers buying derelict properties to be announced by April, minister says
A NEW grant for first-time buyers buying derelict property is due to be announced by the government soon, the housing minister has said. Minister Darragh O’Brien has said the grant of between €20,000 and €30,000 to encourage first-time buyers to buy derelict properties will be announced at some point before April this year. 2 A […]
Home sales increased in November. Will this trend continue in 2022?
In 2021, the housing market was very difficult for buyers to navigate. That’s because home values have skyrocketed nationally, putting many potential buyers in a tough spot. One would think that the rise in house prices would have put buyers off and forced a decline in the real estate market. But the November sales figures […]
Mobile home sales on the rise, residents seek more affordable homes
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – For more than a year, the housing market has been booming and finding affordable housing has been difficult for many residents. Today, people looking to buy are investing in modular homes, also known as mobile homes. The Flamingo West Mobile Community in the Southwest Valley is just one of many attractive […]
Buying L Bar Would Protect Indigenous Heritage | My opinion
We often envision sweeping vistas, wild and untouched landscapes and rich biological diversity when we think of our public lands. But too often we forget the people who have cared for and protected the earth through the centuries. Whether it’s the lands of Bears Ears, the Greater Chaco region, or places like Mount Taylor, Indigenous […]
Existing home sales up in November
U.S. home sales ended 2021 on a weak note in December, but annual sales activity for the full year hit its highest level since 2006. Sales of existing homes fell 4.6% to 6.18 million seasonally adjusted units in December from the previous month, according to National Association of Realtors (NAR). November existing home sales were […]
Buyers viewed a record number of homes before buying in 2021
Of the eight median home buyers seen in 2021, three visited virtually, according to new analysis released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors. Homebuyers who bought a home last year viewed a median of eight homes before buying – the lowest number since the National Association of Realtors began tracking the metric in 1987, […]
Home sales in Canada set a new record in 2021, surpassing the previous record by 20%: ACI – National
The Canadian Real Estate Association says annual home sales hit a new high in 2021, eclipsing the previous record set in 2020 by about 20%. The association said Monday that about 667,000 residential properties changed hands in 2021, about 30% more than the 10-year average. However, home sales in December were little changed from November […]
Hotels and home rentals fill up ahead of Packers playoff game
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WFRV) — If you have family or friends coming to town for the game, they need a place to stay — but be prepared to pay. “To have that energy on game day and be able to walk out, all bundled up, and be able to see the stadium down the street, that’s […]
Eau Claire Co. beats 2020 home sales, but other Chippewa Valley areas fall short
Jan. 17 – EAU CLAIRE – Strong home sales in December helped the state stay above 2020 numbers and set Wisconsin’s new record last year. There were 89,936 homes sold in 2021 in the state, breaking the record set the previous year of 608 homes, according to statistics released Monday by the Wisconsin Realtors Association. […]
Is it possible to avoid paying additional stamp duty when buying a second home?
Is it possible to avoid paying additional stamp duty on a second home? My wife and I are looking to buy a new home, but we are struggling to sell our current home. We have decided to keep it as a rental investment rather than taking an extra 10% off the asking price as we […]
Greenwich’s Parsonage Cottage wants to give its residents a boost – by buying a new van
Parsonage Cottage seniors’ residence hopes residents will show some love by using the Valentine’s Day theme to launch a new fundraising campaign to replace a van that is its residents’ primary mode of transportation. The old van has been in use since 2003, taking residents to medical appointments, therapy, church services, errands and scheduled outings […]
COVID-19 in Mumbai: Aadhaar’s details essential for purchase of home test kits from chemists, says Mayor Kishori Pednekar
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) released new guidelines for COVID-19 home testing kits in Mumbai on Saturday. Anyone buying self-test kits will need to provide their Aadhar card details to the medical store or pharmacies. If a patient tests positive for COVID-19, they should notify authorities and update them online about the report, Mumbai Mayor […]
Home sales post biggest monthly decline since pandemic began
Nassau County, New York, saw the biggest drop in sales since last year, down 22.3% Newsday via Getty Images According to a new report from red fin, the real estate brokerage powered by technology. This is the largest month-over-month decline in sales since May 2020. Home prices jumped 15% from a year earlier, the 17th […]
Are single-family home rentals on the rise?
With the housing shortage driving up costs, single-family rentals are seen as the next opportunity by some investors. But what does this mean for home buyers? During the pandemic, many people left urban areas for the suburbs. But ask anyone who’s been looking for a home in the last year and they’ll tell you it’s […]
Second Home Market Grows – Buying vacation homes is no longer just for the wealthy, says NRIA
SEACAUCUS, NJ/ACCESSWIRE/January 14, 2022/ National Realty Investment Advisors (NRIA), one of the East Coast’s leading luxury property developers, says the firm is seeing the market for second and vacation homes explode during the pandemic. And South Florida, according to the NRIA, is where many are looking to live the vacation lifestyle year-round. As the pandemic […]
Home sales in the United States register the largest drop since the start of the pandemic
Record high inventories drove seasonally-adjusted home sales down 3.6% nationwide in December, according to a new Redfin report released Friday. Record inventories drove seasonally-adjusted home sales down 3.6% nationwide in December, according to a Redfin report. This is the largest month-over-month decline since the start of the pandemic. But it’s not because buyers have left […]
kAPpartner for your New Year’s financial resolutions – Manila Bulletin
kAPpartner New Year, New Goals: Make 2022 the year to be wiser and smarter with your finances and day-to-day spending. Start off on the right foot by committing to financial tasks on your New Year’s resolution list. If it gets a little overwhelming or intimidating, let a trusted partner lend you a hand – introducing […]
The best-selling commodities in 2021 at Home Credit
As expected, the increased use of digital payments has been witnessed in 2021, with more and more Filipinos finally embracing safe and convenient options for their day-to-day spending and transactions. Home Credit is one of the fastest growing digital service providers that has surely felt this increase in the volume of digital payments usage. This […]
Home Credit PHL sees strongest consumer credit card growth in 2021
Home Credit Philippines received the Highest growth in consumer credit cards in 2021 in recently concluded Visa Annual Awards. Despite the risks posed by the ongoing global pandemic, Home Credit, the nation’s leading consumer credit technology company, has consistently stood out with an eighty-nine percent (89%) growth in customers from credit cards over 2020. Considered […]
In Mumbai alone, over 2,000 home sales were recorded in the first 12 days of January
Mumbai: Over 2,000 house registrations were registered in the first 12 days of January, according to data available from the Maharashtra Government Registration and Stamps Department, generating revenue of Rs 121.49 crore from the duty stamp. Shravan Hardikar, Inspector General of Revenue (IGR), whose office is in Pune, attributes the driving factor to the growing […]
Experts divided on whether home sales will rise or fall in 2022
A panel of economists and housing experts is also split on whether sales will rise or fall in 2022, as worries about deteriorating affordability collide with expectations of rising inventories. Surveyed, 41% of respondents to the latest Zillow survey on house price expectations (ZHPES) said sales will increase, 41% predict a slowdown and 18% believe […]
What are as-is home sales
Selling a home can be a long process. From hiring a real estate agent to reaching a final agreement, selling a home is full of paperwork and detailed requirements. Yet, while most buyers want a home that can be lived in immediately and needs few repairs, these days more and more sellers are setting up […]
Coles introduces new purchasing restrictions as stock availability deteriorates
Coles has introduced more restrictions on purchases as the country descends into panic over a nationwide stock shortage. Coles has imposed purchasing restrictions as more staff are forced into isolation, causing supply chain issues across the country. Coles shoppers will now only be allowed to buy one pack of toilet paper and two packs of […]
Government and Education Entities Streamline the Purchasing Process for NEC’s Advanced Cloud and On-Premises Communication Solutions
DALLAS – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced IT, communication and networking solutions, announces new contract award with the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA) . The new contract extends the successful five-year relationship that offers state, local, education and government (SLED) agencies cost savings and efficiency […]
BBB Tip: Joining a gym or buying equipment from home? Avoid New Years Fraud in 2022 | Business
The start of a new year is often associated with increased interest in gym memberships, home workout equipment, and programs designed to lead a healthier lifestyle. As consumers recover from the holiday celebrations, including holiday dinners typically more robust than the standard fare, the New Year offers plenty of opportunities to help get rid of […]
Prices skyrocket as purchasing power crumbles
Rising input costs have forced manufacturers to raise their selling prices. However, purchasing power is weak, which is a warning for a difficult year ahead. Nguyen Thi Thin, 52, was recently seen sitting quietly in her pho shop on Nguyen Van Cu Street in Hanoi’s Long Bien District. She is one of the millions of […]
Houston #1 in the United States for home sales in planned communities
In a way, the Houston metro area reigns supreme over planned communities. According to a investigation by real estate consulting firm RCLCO, one-fifth of the nation’s 50 best-selling planned communities last year were in the Houston metro area. In this category, Houston ranks first out of all the metropolitan areas represented on the list. Collectively, […]
Summerlin ranks 3rd nationally for new home sales in 2021
RCLCO RANKS SUMMERLIN® #3 NATIONALLY FOR NEW HOME SALES IN 2021 LAS VEGAS, NEV. – The Prime Planned Community (MPC) of Summerlin®, a development of The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC), ranked #3 for the fourth consecutive year in RCLCO’s National New Home Sales Report in 2021. Summerlin is once again Nevada’s highest-ranked MPC on […]
Coles Reintroduces Purchase Limits As Demand Soars, Includes Rapid Antigen Test Kits
Buyers will be limited to purchasing just one rapid antigen kit per customer or transaction at Coles – in addition to other meat products – as demand skyrockets across the supermarket chain. Coles has reintroduced purchase limits for customers buying in-store and online for a number of items due to high demand, including rapid antigen […]
Pending home sales drop to historic low
While the number of homes for sale fell to a record low, the median home sale price rose 14.6% year-over-year. A new all-time high of $361,171 was hit in the four-week period ending December 26, according to a new report Redfin. New listings and pending sales both fell to their lowest levels since January 2021, […]
Greater Palm Beach area home sales experience record year in 2021
E-mail Sign up for our free weekly newsletter Driven by waves of Northeast and West Coast buyers Palm Beach County real estate broke its record for the most home sales in just 11 months, according to the Miami Association of Realtors, as the November 2021 sales total pushed the market above the former standard. Total […]
Home prices in Australia hit record high in 2021 amid 40% rise in home sales
Australian home prices suffered a bumper in 2021 as lower interest rates pushed values ââhigher, with values ââin Sydney alone rising on average by $ 4,200 each week. Figures from real estate consultant CoreLogic released on Tuesday showed some heat exiting the market as national home prices rose 1.0% in December, down from 1.3% in […]
Dementia: Warning signs in women include over-shopping
There are many types of dementia, the main ones being Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. The syndrome can be diagnosed as early as the age of 45. Even if there is no cure for this condition, early diagnosis could help slow progression or maintain a person’s mental function for longer. In general, more women are […]
Top 10 Nassau County Home Sales in 2021
Nassau County’s most expensive home sales in 2021 ranged from $7.5 million to $20.1 million. 10A Dock Lane Kings Point / OneKey MLS photo $20.1 million 10A Docks Way, Kings Point The most expensive home in Nassau sold last year was a waterfront estate with 7 bedrooms, 8 full bathrooms and 10 half bathrooms on […]
Record year for door-to-door sales
January 1 – Home sales in the Golden Islands continued to hit new highs in 2021 in what continues to be a sellers’ market. Home prices have increased 17% in the past year, with the median home price rising to $ 310,000, according to the Georgia Association of Realtors. The increase is due to a […]
What to Consider When Buying Rapid Covid Antigen Tests
Consumers should be aware when purchasing COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Self-Tests (for Home Use) that only TGA-approved tests should be sold through retailers and other outlets. Tests intended for use by qualified laboratory personnel or healthcare professionals should not be repackaged and marketed as self-tests. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has published a list of COVID-19 […]
Record year for home sales | Local news
Home sales in the Golden Islands continued to hit new highs in 2021 in what continues to be a seller’s market. Home prices have increased 17% in the past year, with the median home price rising to $ 310,000, according to the Georgia Association of Realtors. The increase is due to a 5% drop in […]