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Mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been this year. Did loan officers expect this?

Housing Wire

Rather, their priorities are buyer education and the nurturing and building of more referral relationships to expand their market share, loan originators who spoke to HousingWire said. Many of his buyers are still waiting for rates to come down before seeking preapproval for a mortgage. Market their listings; go to their listings.

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How Real Estate Agents Can Help Home Buyers Navigate Emotional Decisions

McKissock

It makes sense, but it can make the real estate process even tougher for buyers. Here’s how to handle emotional buyers like the pro that you are. As of 2020, a whopping 88% of home buyers relied on the help of a real estate agent to get them through the process. Know Their Problems — and Solve Them.

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HousingStack Phase 4: Lead conversion

Housing Wire

The products I’ve put into this category primarily help in converting leads, prospects and opportunities into contracts. Specifically, I’m talking about listing agreements and sales contracts. The first is listing tools – the products designed for you to convert potential sellers into listing contracts. Listing tools.

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How to Take Advantage of the Cooler Summer Market

Lamacchia Realty

Despite all of it competition is still strong, and buyers are still out there, but with average prices increasing also at historic rates since 2020 and with the cost increase of borrowing, a shift in the market is happening. Congratulations, frustrated home buyers ! That’s a great deal of extra money in your pocket. or 3% to 5.5%

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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

Lamacchia Realty

Now, months later, with rates up nearly 100% from the start of the year- January mortgage rates were hovering in the low to mid 3’s and this week reached 6.28%- diminished buyer affordability is causing a big downshift in demand. Rising prices weren’t favorable but with historically low mortgage rates , they were still affordable for buyers.

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6 Reasons Why Now Is a Great Time to Sell Your Houston Home

Houston Properties

My last three listings have received a combined 14 offers and gone under contract, on average, within 4 days. We’re also seeing the re-emergence of backup contracts, bidding wars, and homes closing materially over the asking price. – 2019: Top Residential Realtors in Houston, Houston Business Journal. Houston has 3.7

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Economic Turbulence Prompts Seattle Area Market Concern vs. Year Ago

Will Springer Realtor

Unless the listed home is in a favorable location, priced competitively and move-in ready, activity has been somewhat muted as prospective buyers and sellers wait for economic conditions to improve. Sellers who priced their homes appropriately enjoyed busy open houses in their first weekend on the market followed by multiple offers.