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A shopper in Greenville, New York, April 30, 2023.Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesInflation in April notched its lowest reading in two years, as price pressures for consumers continue to moderate from multidecade highs and costs for household staples appear to be in retreat.The consumer price index, a key barometer of inflation, […]

getty As much of customer service is now conducted through live chat or social media, ensuring your teams are properly trained on best practices for written communication is paramount to your success. When your staff can not only educate and serve your customers but also connect with them in a meaningful way, you’re much more […]

Buying your first long-term rental property sight unseen? What could go wrong? While alarms might be going off in your head right now, they weren’t for today’s guest. What seemed like the “perfect” rental property turned into a major headache once he arrived to check it out four months after closing. Welcome back to another episode of the Real […]

A display for a realtor with Coldwell Banker Dynasty TC, left, is displayed as she speaks with a potential homebuyer during an open house in Arcadia, California. Jonathan Alcorn | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates fell slightly last week after the Federal Reserve chairman suggested a potential end to a historic string of interest […]

getty When trying to hire a team with diverse backgrounds and skills, business leaders can be left wondering how to find candidates who are different enough from each other to ensure varied points of view and experience levels but also similar enough to each other to work well together and create a cohesive team culture. […]

Barbara Corcoran understands real estate arguably better than anyone else. And while most of us know her from Shark Tank, Barbara swims in a league of her own as one of the most successful real estate investors and brokers in New York City. She knows the up-and-coming areas, the overpriced hipster neighborhoods, the streets to […]

Renters in the U.K. will be able to borrow up to 100% of the value of a property in a new mortgage scheme introduced by Skipton Building Society. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — Renters in the U.K. will be able to borrow up to 100% of the value of a […]

The franchise model of doing business streamlines the entrepreneurial process. getty By Nellie Akalp The franchise model of doing business streamlines the entrepreneurial process. By operating as a franchisee, you can become a business owner without much of the preliminary groundwork involved in building a company’s infrastructure and systems from scratch. But even though a […]

In this article How would you describe the housing market right now? Is it up? Flat? Down? Crashing? Each option is a little bit correct and a little bit wrong. That’s because these days, there is almost no way to describe the housing situation in the United States on a national level. To understand what […]