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Finding new leads can be challenging as a real estate agent, especially in a competitive market. Traditional methods like cold calling and door-to-door prospecting are time-consuming and often yield little results. It’s easy to feel like you’re hitting a wall and not making progress. But what if there was a smarter way to find leads? […]
Image source: The Motley Fool. Date Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET Call participants Chief Executive Officer — Stephen Preston Chief Financial Officer — Pierre Revolt Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] Takeaways Portfolio occupancy— 97.8%, up from approximately 96% in fiscal Q1 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), reflecting […]
Finding new leads can be challenging as a real estate agent, especially in a competitive market. Traditional methods like cold calling and door-to-door prospecting are time-consuming and often yield little results. It’s easy to feel like you’re hitting a wall and not making progress. But what if there was a smarter way to find leads? […]
I view diversification not only as a survival strategy but as an aggressive strategy because the next windfall might come from a surprising place.” – Peter Bernstein What is the single most universally held belief in all of investing? Think about it for a minute. Our vote would be “Investors MUST own US stocks.” It […]
It’s important for investors to look beyond the market’s immediate reaction. Earnings season is in full swing, and some of the most closely watched companies have given investors crucial information to chew on. On July 31, Amazon (AMZN -0.23%) reported earnings for the second quarter (ended June 30). Revenue of $167.7 billion and diluted earnings […]
The REIT produces lots of passive income. Camden Property Trust (CPT 2.22%) is one of the country’s largest multifamily landlords. The real estate investment trust (REIT) owns 176 communities with nearly 60,000 apartment homes across 15 high-growth housing markets. The residential REIT’s apartment portfolio delivers steady rental income growth, enabling it to pay an attractive […]
These two real estate investment trusts will let you sleep well at night. Over time, dividends have become a smaller and smaller part of the stock market’s total return, with the S&P 500 boasting an average yield of just 1.22% today, compared to 7.44% in 1950. That said, some companies still offer fat, consistently growing […]
Are you wondering if you should invest in Realtor.com leads? Realtor.com’s lead service is called Connections Plus, and it offers several benefits that can help agents get more leads and grow their real estate business. In this post, we’ll cover how Connections Plus works, how much it costs, and whether or not it’s worth including […]
Right or wrong, our economic system invariably creates haves and have-nots. It’s a feature not a bug. This feature has always been more prevalent in the stock market than the housing market: The bottom 90% owns just 12.8% of the stock market1 but 56% of the housing market. The top 1% owns 50% of the […]
Navigating the real estate industry can feel like decoding an entirely new language, especially for those new to the field. The various abbreviations, jargon, and technicalities can be quite daunting. One term that you’ve probably heard and may be trying to grasp is IDX, short for Internet Data Exchange. While it may seem like just […]
