Category Archives: realtybytes

The Lure of Property Auctions

In the not so distant past, hard to sell properties ended on the rental market. Now they’re more likely to endat auction. Just last month, two New York City real estate executives launched Bid on the City to auction residential … Continue reading

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Challenging Multifamily Stereotypes

The National Multi Housing Council is turning to technology to fight stereotypes about apartments and the people who live in them. It created this PowerPoint, based on a keynote speech NMHC President Doug Bibby made before the Federal Reserve Board … Continue reading

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Numbers Game

If you want to buy or lease real estate, find a broker. But if you just want to get a full picture of the real estate in a specific geographic area, then find the census enumerator that worked the block. … Continue reading

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Human Unpredictability

Humans aren’t rational. So why should financial theories assume that they are? That’s the question writer Chelsea Wald posed in Crazy Money, in the Dec. 12, 2008 issue of Science. It’s a reasonable question, she explains. Even the experts seem bewildered by the current … Continue reading

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Stopping Mobile Spam

Commercial real estate professionals love their smartphones…and so, apparently, do spammers. Continue reading

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Online Property Scam Raises Questions

Technology has changed the way properties are bought and sold. But it’s also created a world of opportunity for fraud and scams. Just recently, the National Association of Realtors warned that its name is being used as part of a … Continue reading

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