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Real estate agents wonder if inventory levels will ever return to ‘normal’

Housing Wire

Nationwide, pre-pandemic the first week of February typically marks the lowest point for housing inventory during the year, as sellers return to the market in time for spring, but since the onset of the pandemic this predictable trend has been thrown out the window. “ What happened to ‘normal’?

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3 mortgage industry trends that will define the rest of 2021

Housing Wire

But there are definitely a few main things to looks out for — many of which are carrying over from a turbulent 2020 and early 2021 — when it comes to the upcoming landscape for the rest of 2021: Lack of inventory Fluctuating interest rates Increased adoption of technology. Inventory issues. All about the rates.

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DataDigest: The pandemic housing frenzy never went away in these markets

Housing Wire

For prospective home buyers and sellers, that could mean a gradual decline in mortgage rates , which would unlock inventory and—dare I say—sales activity. You may have seen a picture making the rounds on Housing Twitter and LinkedIn recently. It shows about 50 people waiting in line at an open house in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

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Current Real Estate Industry Trends

D Fritz Appraisals

Live-streamed open houses, virtual walkthroughs, masks and sanitizer waiting at listed homes became common as the first weeks wore on. As a result, in June the number of homes on the market was much closer to 2019 numbers and sales in June 2020 in the VREB region surpassed sales from June 2019.

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HousingStack Phase 4: Lead conversion

Housing Wire

So the products I’ve put into this category are really focused on either helping agents win listings or helping them convert lookers into buyers. And the last area is seller tools or companies that help to convert lookers to buyers (I could probably have thought of a better name here). Seller tools / Buyer conversion 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 ! We aren’t at pre-COVID levels yet, but we are on the path.

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Price Adjustments and the 2023 Market

Lamacchia Realty

PRICE ADJUSTMENTS AND THE 2023 MARKET In March 2022, it was clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where it was assumed that rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. Inventory didn’t increase at the rate most assumed it would.