Jeffrey  Barkstall

Jeffrey Barkstall

GRI, SRS

License #: 475.128819

Heartland Real Estate Of Central Illinois, Inc.

Mobile:
217.637.0374
Office:
217.352.4288 ext. 54
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Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh Appears in Confrontational Hearing Before U.S. Senate

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - 5 hours 20 min ago

Tuesday morning, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. Warsh previously served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and remaining until 2011. He has…

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Survey Reveals Biggest Misconceptions Consumers Have About the Homebuying Process

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - 6 hours 41 min ago

About 85% of homeowners with mortgages say there is something they wish they had known before starting the homebuying process, according to a new survey by mortgage lender New American Funding. The biggest misconception involves down payments. According to the survey, about a fifth of respondents would have liked to know about down payment assistance…

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FirstTeam® Joins Zillow Preview to Publicly Pre-Market Listings

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - 7 hours 41 min ago

FirstTeam® has announced that it has joined Zillow Preview, the portal’s new way to bring pre-market home listings into the open, earlier in the listing process. As part of the platform, Zillow stated that FirstTeam®’s 2,300 sales agents in California, Arizona, Idaho, and Washington can now publicly pre-market their listings on Zillow and Trulia before…

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Do Your Own Research: What Recent Pre-Marketing Studies Say About Pricing, Policy and Privacy

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - 7 hours 48 min ago

“I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.” That witticism, attributed to 19th century British orator and statesman George Canning, highlights something that remains extremely relevant today in the information age. While we have nearly unlimited access to data and analysis, they aren’t always—or perhaps often—leading us closer to the answers we seek. Case…

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Pending Sales Data Indicate Spring Surge Still Possible

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - 8 hours 23 min ago

The potential of a spring boom appears to still be on the table as pending home sales recorded another uptick in March, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The future outlook, however, continues to be on shaky ground as the Iranian conflict persists. NAR’s Pending Home Sales report found…

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How AI is intensifying real estate fraud — and what agents can do

USA Real Estate News-Inman - 16 hours 42 min ago
AI is reshaping cybersecurity risks in real estate, enabling more advanced phishing, fraud, and data exposure across brokerages and agents.

Professor ‘proves’ pocket listings outperform the MLS? Not so fast

USA Real Estate News-Inman - 16 hours 57 min ago
You may have seen a study that purports to show a pricing premium for private listings, coach Darryl Davis. The truth is very different and far more complex.

These lead magnet examples work. Use them to build your pipeline

USA Real Estate News-Inman - 17 hours 26 min ago
A lead magnet isn't a marketing hack. It's a system, Josh Ries writes. Here's how to turn your lead magnet into a reliable pipeline.
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