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What is a Buyer Value Option (BVO) Home Sale Program?
BVO (Buyer Value Option) is a home sale program which is designed to help relocating employees sell their homes quickly and efficiently without the company taking ownership of the property.
Temporary Housing Pricing Benchmark – Ask an Expert!
WHR Global’s 2024 Temporary Housing Report provides average pricing for 1–3 bedroom housing in 140+ cities, aiding global mobility teams in cost benchmarking.
Culture and Language Training – Ask an Expert!
In today’s globalized world, the importance of cultural and language training in global mobility programs cannot be overstated. Companies like WHR Global and Global LT are leading the way by integrating these essential services into their offerings, ensuring smoother...
What is a Buyer Value Option (BVO) Home Sale Program?
BVO (Buyer Value Option) is a home sale program which is designed to help relocating employees sell their homes quickly and efficiently without the company taking ownership of the property.
Temporary Housing Pricing Benchmark – Ask an Expert!
WHR Global’s 2024 Temporary Housing Report provides average pricing for 1–3 bedroom housing in 140+ cities, aiding global mobility teams in cost benchmarking.
Culture and Language Training – Ask an Expert!
In today’s globalized world, the importance of cultural and language training in global mobility programs cannot be overstated. Companies like WHR Global and Global LT are leading the way by integrating these essential services into their offerings, ensuring smoother...
This Service Can Make or Break a Relocation
Dual-Career Assistance: The one service that can make or break a relocation When planning your global relocation program, you need to consider the relocating spouse/partner’s situation as well. More often than not, the employee’s spouse/partner has their own...
The Importance of Immigration Assistance
Immigrating to a new country requires several steps, so it can often be difficult for an employee to decide where to start after receiving their new international assignment. Every country has its own immigration laws and requirements that will need to be followed...
The Changing “Single Point of Contact”
A recent Deloitte article has rightfully called to question the necessity (and logistical possibility) of a true single point of contact (SPOC) within the relocation management process. Take a moment to picture the intricacies of the relocation process, especially for...
Goodbye White Picket Fence: The Shifting Renter Profile
Marquette University’s Chair in Real Estate, Dr. Mark Eppli, once posed to WHR Group a hypothesis that—based on the strong emphasis on sustainability and the powerful fear created in the millennial generation while watching their parents struggle through the...
The Changing Talent Landscape
The “American dream” is known to include a home in the suburbs, but due to nationwide housing shortages and crippling student debt, people simply aren’t able to settle in the suburbs. (And they aren’t working there either.) In fact, of the over 300,000 jobs created in...
Top 5 Destination Services for Homeowners
When relocating an existing homeowner, there are many things to keep in mind (such as selling their home, finding a new home, moving a home's worth of goods, and usually supporting a whole family versus one relocating employee). Here are five important benefits you...
NJRC’s 35th Anniversary Celebration
The New Jersey Relocation Council (NJRC) held its 2016 Fall Conference on Tuesday, November 15, at Fiddler's Elbow Country Club. WHR Group’s Director of Business Development for the Northeast Region, Kim DePinto, attended: “What a terrific conference in celebration of...
Relocation Home Sale Benefits
There are benefits to a real estate sale during a relocation. The process begins with the sale of the home. When it comes to selling a home as part of an employee relocation, corporate buyouts come in two main varieties: An appraisal An outside offer There are other...
Global Workforce Symposium 2016 Takeaways
As the world around us continues to feel more accessible every day, employers are forced to reassess the way they manage their global mobility strategies. Compliance demands, immigration changes, and pricing tariffs are all examples of trending topics global mobility...
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