Median vs. Mean - What is the Difference?

Mean and Median; many of us haven’t heard these terms since our high school math class. However, knowing the difference between these numbers and how they are calculated can be very helpful when trying to best utilize the data in your MarketStats product to share with your clients.

Rule Out Seasonal Data Spikes Using Rolling Calculations

Analyzing market data through graphs and looking for trends is difficult because the data points sometimes change drastically from month to month. For example, if a brand new condo building was built in September 2018, home sales may have seen a large spike that month, when September is usually a slow sales month.

Using MarketStats Products to Present Visually Appealing Data to Your Clients

In today’s tech-driven world, ample data is readily available at your fingertips. With a quick click or scroll, you can find out almost anything in a matter of minutes.

Use InfoSparks to Compare Homes in Areas Specified by Your Clients

Homebuyers usually have a general idea of where they want to buy their home, relying on your knowledge of the market to narrow their sights on specific areas. However, some buyers know exactly what neighborhoods they are interested in, sometimes even down to the street.

Helping Clients Navigate the Busy Season with InfoSparks

We’re in the middle of the busy season and most real estate professionals will take all the help they can get to handle the influx of questions they inevitably receive about local market trends. Thankfully, you have an ally in InfoSparks (available in select markets). InfoSparks gives agents helpful tools that can ease the burden of the many questions you are sure to receive by providing you with shareable, authoritative data.

Exploring the InfoSparks Monthly Indicators Report

One of our most thorough InfoSparks reports, available within the MarketStats products in some markets, the Monthly Indicators report is a powerful tool to help you master your market.

Local Market Updates Report

Those of you who receive FastStats PDF reports are probably familiar with many of them. There are multiple reports available, though the total number and the types vary from market to market and depend on the needs of each MLS or association.

Reports You Can Get Only From FastStats

Having in-depth and up-to-date housing data and market statistics is crucial for real estate professionals looking to stand out in their market. Not only does such data help agents in listing presentations, but it also enables MLSs/Associations to position themselves as the go-to-market experts for local media.

Using InfoSparks to Handle Tough Conversations With Sellers Using a Data-Driven Approach

A house that stubbornly refuses to sell can be a vexing thing. Given the emotional and financial investments a seller may have put into a house, it’s easy to see why they may initially be resistant to changing their asking price or in making necessary changes to make a house more appealing to prospective buyers, even in the face of a protracted length of time their house has been on the market.

Create Your Own Real Estate Year in Review with InfoSparks

The beginning of a new year is a time to look ahead. Personally, it’s a good time to set new habits and create resolutions. Professionally, it’s a great time to think ahead and create a sound business plan that will help you achieve your goals.

Why InfoSparks Data Changes Around the Beginning of the Month

Many InfoSparks users have noticed that the numbers within InfoSparks change around the beginning of the month. For instance: If you look at Closed Sales, New Listings, Inventory, etc., in a particular market, the numbers you see on December 1 will be different – sometimes drastically so – on December 3 or December 5

InfoSparks Insights: Set It & Forget It with Live Charts

There is an abundance of different housing metrics available within InfoSparks, ranging from Days on Market, Pending Sales, Inventory, Median Sales Price, etc. Many agents enjoy sifting through data points to gain local market and national insights.

InfoSparks Insights: Bar Graphs Give a Different View of Your Local Market

InfoSparks is a tool of discovery when it comes to researching your local market.
Whether you’re a longtime user of this MarketStats by ShowingTime product or logging on for the first time, chances are every time you open InfoSparks and play around with the various market metrics and periods you’ll learn something new about your local market.

InfoSparks Insights: Is a Shift Coming to Your Local Market?

Real estate agents can feel a shift within the industry as the air begins to cool throughout much of the country.

Showing traffic is slowing. Closed sales and pending sales are expected to drop during the winter months, while Days on Market (DOM) increase. And, as many real estate professionals know, that’s to be expected as seasonality begins to impact industry metrics

When is the Best Time to Sell my House?

It’s a question real estate agents are familiar with hearing. Whether it comes from prospective clients, your brother-in-law, a friend of a friend or a stranger who discovers what you do for a living.

There’s no doubt your market knowledge and real estate experience gives you a fair idea of how to answer the question. But tools such as InfoSparks can help you provide the When is the best time to sell my house? questioner with a completely customized answer based on their type of home, neighborhood, the local market and more.