How builders can build a better home buying strategy

How builders can build a better home buying strategy By Ben Caballero [This column was first published by Modern Home Builders.] August 25, 2021 — A remarkable 88% of all buyers today purchase their home through a real estate agent, a steady increase since 2001. While builders use multiple sales channels to sell their homes, […]

Ben Caballero Shatters World Record With $2.46 Billion Sales Volume

DALLAS, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ben Caballero, a current Guinness World Record title holder and the No. 1-ranked real estate agent in the U.S. since 2013 by RealTrends, set a new record for home sales last year. He individually sold 6,438 homes worth more than $2.46 billion in 2020. Caballero shattered his current Guinness World Record, […]

The National Housing Shortage Cause and End

The National Housing Shortage Cause and End By Ben Caballero [This column was first published by Inman News.] May 12, 2021 — US Census Bureau began recording housing starts in 1959. During the 48 years between 1959 and 2006, builders started 1,102,938 homes per year totaling 52,941,000 homes. For the 14 years between 2007 to […]

Real estate agent survey reveals how home builders can increase sales

Dallas area agents want the same access to new homes they have for existing homes DALLAS, Sept. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new study shows real estate agents would sell more new homes if they were as easy to show as other homes listed for sale. HomesUSA.com, America’s number one brokerage for new home […]

New Home Sales in Texas Hit an Annual Record

Dallas, Texas – November 20, 2019 – Total new home sales in Texas last month have hit a record 12-month high as Houston strongly pulls head of Dallas-Ft. Worth as the top market for new home sales, according to new housing report from HomesUSA.com. The data comes from the Houston Association of REALTORS, North Texas […]

HomesUSA.com CEO Sets New Guinness World Record

RealTrends’ No. 1-ranked real estate agent, Ben Caballero of HomesUSA.com in Dallas, Texas, has been honored by Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking achievements, for selling 5,801 homes last year. Caballero broke his own industry-first Guinness World Record title for 3,556 verified home sales in a single year. He continues to hold the Guinness Worlds Record title for “Most […]