Category Archives: Real Estate

How to Sign Up for Your Free CAR Member Continuing Education with OnlineEd

| February 12, 2018

How to redeem your California Association of REALTORS® free continuing education in five easy steps! By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (February 12, 2018) (OnlineEd) – California Association of REALTORS® ( C.A.R.) members in good standing may be eligible for a free 45-hour continuing education package delivered online by arrangement with OnlineEd®, a real estate industry premiere pre-license, continuing education, […]

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Housing Sentiment at New Survey High

| February 9, 2018

Share of consumers say it’s a good time to sell – buyer sentiment weakens By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (January 9, 2018) (WASHINGTON, DC) Fannie Mae – The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) rose 3.7 points in January to 89.5, reversing the decrease seen last month and reaching a new all-time survey high. The increase can be attributed […]

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HUD Announces $1.5 Billion to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Relief

| February 2, 2018

Disaster recovery funds to help repair damaged housing and businesses By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (February 2, 2018) Washington, D.C. (HUD) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it has granted more than $1.5 billion to help Puerto Rico to recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. HUD’s Deputy Secretary Pamela Hughes Patenaude announced the […]

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National Association of Realtors® Announces Restructuring, Senior Management Team

| January 22, 2018

NAR implements new internal organizational structure and changes to senior management to effectively and efficiently serve its members. By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (January 19, 2018) (CHICAGO) NAR – The National Association of Realtors® has announced a new internal organizational structure and changes to its senior management team to more effectively and efficiently serve its 1.3 million […]

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Oregon House Bill 2737 – The “Tiny House Bill”

| January 19, 2018

Micro-houses have difficulty meeting residential building codes but this bill aims to solve this problem By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (January 19, 2018) (PORTLAND, OR – OnlineEd)  Video transcript: Perhaps one of the more interesting bills submitted and passed by the Oregon Legislature in its 2017 session is House Bill 2737, known as the Tiny House […]

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Refinances Rise to 40% of Total Loans

| January 18, 2018

Closing rates increased across the board with closing rates on all loans increasing from 70.9 percent to 71.2 percent By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (January 18, 2018) (PLEASANTON, Calif.) Ellie Mae – The percentage of refinances rose to 40 percent of all closed loans, up 1 percent from the month prior according to the December Origination Insight Report from Ellie […]

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Oregon Real Estate Agency Raises Licensing Fees

| January 17, 2018

Oregon license renewal fees increased for 2018 By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (January 17, 2018) (Portland, Ore – OnlineEd®) Activity Old Fee New Fee Apply for a new real estate license $230 $300 Renew an active real estate license $230 $300 Late renewal of an active real estate license $260 ($230 + $30 late fee) $450 […]

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations – Oregon House Bills 2510 and 2511

| January 16, 2018

Once seen as a fad by industry watchers and auto executives, most would now admit that the rise of electric cars seems inevitable. By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (January 12, 2018) (PORTLAND-OR)  Video Transcript: Once seen as a fad by industry watchers and auto executives, most would now admit that the rise of electric cars seems […]

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Nearly One Quarter of 2017 Home Sales Were Above the Asking Price

| January 12, 2018

The typical price increase for homes that sold above the listed price was 3.1 percent By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (January 12, 2018) (SEATTLE, Jan. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/) — Buyers paid more than the asking price in nearly one quarter (24 percent) of U.S. home sales in 2017, netting sellers an additional $7,000 each. Five years ago, 17.8 percent of […]

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Presenting Multiple Offers – Part 3 of 3 (video)

| January 11, 2018

Presenting Multiple Offers, Part 3 of  3 parts By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (January 11, 2018) (PORTLAND-OR) Presenting multiple offers can get complicated and have unexpected results. Watch my three-part video, Presenting Multiple Offers. ### For more information about OnlineEd and their education for real estate brokers, principal brokers, property managers, and mortgage brokers visit www.OnlineEd.com. All information contained […]

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