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Zillow believes the evolution of the industry will only help it grow

Housing Wire

In a hostile housing market and a noisy industry environment, why is Zillow outperforming?” According to Barton, the “substance of the settlement” is a “very reasonable middle path forward for the industry, where commissions are communicated between sellers and buyers and both parties are better educated.” he posited.

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Freddie Mac finds appraisals in minority areas fall short

Housing Wire

Appraisals in Black and Latino neighborhoods are more likely to fall short of the contracted sale price, a Freddie Mac study of 12 million appraisals found. The research examined appraisals for home purchases the government sponsored enterprise received from 2015 through the end of 2020. That hypothesis, too, led to a dead end.

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Home Sales are Falling in Cuyahoga County While Prices Continue to Increase

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I was talking to a real estate agent recently who said that her sellers are scared about a significant downturn in the market and missing out on the higher values. In April, we saw the lowest number of monthly single-family home sales in Cuyahoga County since 2015. (I The housing market is in a catch twenty-two.

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The new home sales recession continues

Housing Wire

The housing market is in a recession, something that the homebuilders and the National Association of Realtors now agree with me on, as this recent CNBC clip shows. Over the years, I have tried to emphasize that the housing market in the U.S. We had missed sales estimates in 2013, 2014 and 2015. This is 12.6

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. KEY RESOURCES: Study Of How Previous Pandemics Affected The Real Estate Market.

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RISING INFLATION, RATES TRIP UP HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

The screeching you heard in June was the sound of brakes being applied to the housing market across the U.S. The King County housing market has seen inventory increase by 55% in the past month, while the number of homes going under contract fell 22% from May to the lowest June level since 2011. Not really sure.”.

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OK to average adjusted comps on appraisals?

Appraisal Today

The process took several years of securing building permits, and the house was completed in 2015. High rates have forced some sellers to lower their asking price to make up for high interest rates on monthly payments. Weekly housing-market data goes back through 2015. The four-bedroom, 4.5-bath