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The standoff between homebuyers and sellers

Housing Wire

There’s a showdown at the housing market corral between homebuyers and sellers. This doesn’t mean homebuyers don’t have something of an edge now: As inventory has increased and buying power has faded, the buyers who are available are dealing with a lot less competition as the bidding wars are ending. million today.

Sellers 498
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Christy Budnick out, Gino Blefari in as HomeServices undergoes C-suite changes

Housing Wire

I am so proud of our network and the professionals that work tirelessly to guide buyers and sellers on their home selling and buying journeys.” ” According to a spokesperson at HomeServices of America, Budnick has no immediate plans for her next steps or role.

Realty 306
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Judge denies HomeServices’ motion for ‘judgment as a matter of law’ in Sitzer suit

Housing Wire

During plaintiff lead attorney Michael Ketchmark’s cross examination of Warner, he presented her with some statistics showing that HomeServices affiliated agents in four Missouri markets paid buyer broker commissions of roughly 3% in at least 88% of the transactions completed between 2015 and 2022. It is human nature,” Frazier said.

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Gary Keller, Bob Goldberg, Gino Blefari depositions on commissions shared with the jury

Housing Wire

The second day of the trial for the Sitzer/Burnett bombshell class action buyer broker commission class action lawsuit included plenty of insights into how the plaintiffs are approaching what is expected to be a battle royal. When you reduce the commission, you reduce the incentive for that agent to bring a buyer to your house.

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Comparing this housing market recession to 2008

Housing Wire

The housing market of 2002-2005 had four years of sales growth facilitated by credit. However, what isn’t identical is that we have not had a massive sales boom like we saw from 2002-2005. This is significantly different than the period from 2002-2005 when credit expansion was booming. Home sales. million in 2005.

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The housing market is now savagely unhealthy

Housing Wire

My concern now is that some sellers are feeling stressed about this market, which should never happen because this is the best seller market ever. However, a seller is also a natural homebuyer, unless they’re an investor. You can see why some sellers are stressed now. People who sell need to live somewhere.

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Lower mortgage rates are stabilizing the housing market

Housing Wire

As you can see from the chart above, the last several years have not had the FOMO (fear of missing out) housing credit boom we saw from 2002-2005. These were forced credit sellers, which means these sellers don’t sell to buy a home like a traditional seller does. Total inventory levels. NAR: Total Inventory levels 1.22