People who don’t travel a lot love staying in hotels. They drop their wet towels on the bathroom floor, don’t make the bed and sometimes, they even order room service. What freedom! But frequent business travelers—or people in the process of relocating—are often a bit more blasé about their temporary accommodations. The charm of temporary quarters tends to wear off quickly.
All travelers have at least one thing in common, though: they frequently leave items behind when they check out. We asked our supply chain partner, Marriott International, for a list of the top 10 items left behind in their hotel rooms. [...] Read More
By Shelley Northrop
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Posted in Americas, APAC, EMEA, Relocation Tips
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Also tagged corporate relocation, employee relocation, Marriott International, Staying in a hotel, things left in a hotel room, transfer, travel, Trusted guidance
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With the advent of spring and summer real estate and relocation seasons, it’s important to revisit jumbo loan limits, particularly with recovery in most real estate markets where inventory is at its lowest levels in years. Conforming loan limits are $417,000 in most areas, but limits are increased in certain high-cost regions throughout the U.S. For example, limits for conforming loans are as high as $601,500 in Fairfield County, CT, and $625,500 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Greater Washington, DC. Any loan amount above these limits would be considered a jumbo loan and is not subject to the guidelines [...] Read More
In what appears to be a perfect storm – increasing equity in transferees’ homes, rising home prices, and interest rates that continue to hover at near-record lows – is the relocation industry poised to see an uptick in transferee volume?
While the overall national indicators are favorable, the best answer is that it will be dependent on local factors, so it depends on the market and the companies involved in making the employee moves.
As you’ll read in our recent U.S. MarketWatch, here’s why.
The Good News
The good news is that the gradual improvement that the real estate market is now experiencing could [...] Read More
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The recent Cartus 2012 Trends in Global Relocation: Biggest Challenges survey identified three key challenges for short-term assignments: managing assignment costs, tax compliance, and immigration compliance.
At the annual Mondissimo Mobility Conference in Paris last week, Cartus France Director of Consulting Laurent Roux co-presented a seminar session entitled Short Term Assignments: Comment gérer un transfert dans le respect des règles socials et fiscales, demonstrating our approach to Short Term Assignments (STAs). With two-thirds of the session attendees managing or planning STAs, Laurent shared best practices around compensation packages and cost projections, immigration and taxation. This involved looking at the implications [...] Read More
The Real Estate Market looks totally different now than it did one year ago. Where is all the inventory? Will we see a spring market? What does the rental market look like? What are the current mortgage trends? These are the types of questions that Kevin Russell, Senior Vice President, Cartus Home Loans, and I will address during an upcoming Worldwide ERC® SpeedSession, “What is Really Going on With Real Estate?” on Tuesday, April 9 at 2 p.m. ET.
SpeedSession topics include a comprehensive overview of the real estate market and what is happening in cities and regions across the U.S. We [...] Read More
