NAR’s Sweet 16 (The Housing Version) Infographic

Sixteen teams remain as play resumes this week in the men’s and women’s NCAA Basketball Championships. Here’s a sweet assist from the National Association Realtors® on where the number 16 shows up in recent housing survey data:

  • Younger baby boomers (ages 52 to 61) made up 16% of buyers
  • 16% of buyers have two children living in their household
  • Vacation-home sales accounted for 16% of transactions in 2015
  • 16% of older and younger baby boomer buyers have student debt
  • First-time buyers typically purchased a home that was 1,650 square feet

Housing Sweet 16 Infographic

NYC Realtors Got Game!

In the following WellcomeMat video Diane M. Ramirez of New York based Halstead Property tried to lure NBA Star Lebron James to New York using some very creative marketing. As we now know it wasn’t successful but it opens up a question; just how far would you go to get celebrity client?