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Median home prices, new listings move higher in Florida

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The housing market in the state of Florida saw higher median home prices, more real estate listings and a higher number of active listings during the month of January, according to data released Thursday by Florida Realtors , a state-based trade organization for real estate professionals. from January 2023.

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Midwest housing markets good for first-time homebuyers: Zillow

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The number of first-time homebuyers made up 32% of all buyers in 2023, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors. Millennials comprised 75% of this demographic, with older millennials and Generation X (ages 44 to 58) accounting for 44% and 24% of first-time buyers.

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Mortgage rates poised to drop to 5.5% in 2024: Bloomberg

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In 2023, elevated mortgage rates froze sales of existing homes , which slid to their lowest pace since 1995. In 2023, only 4.09 million existing homes were sold, according to the National Association of Realtors. On the bright side, new listings rose 2.2% On Monday, meanwhile, 97.9%

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Affordability boosts Indianapolis housing market 

Housing Wire

Indianapolis, which had 880,600 residents as of July 2022, offers a very strong and steady real estate market that attracts buyers looking for a more affordable lifestyle. It also boasts a strong labor market, adding 28,500 jobs in November 2023 compared to November 2022, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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Rising insurance costs, ample inventory create a unique market in Southwest Florida

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I think one of the major trends we are seeing is that our overall inventory is up 60% year over year compared to 2023,” said PJ Smith, president of the Naples Area Board of Realtors and the broker-owner of Naples Golf to Gulf Real Estate. “We Smith attributes the uptick in inventory to a bump in new listings.

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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

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month over month in December, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The trade organization projects a 13% increase in existing home sales between 2023 and 2024 for an annualized pace of 4.62 But new listings activity grew by 9.1% Pending home sales rose 8.3% in November.

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

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million net loss reported in Q1 2023. Compass executives, however, were not deterred by this news as the firm yet again finished the quarter free cash-flow positive at $5.9 million, compared to Q1 2023’s free cash-flow loss of $59 million. First, more buyers are using agents in 2023 than in 2003.

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