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New listings surge as the spring buying season approaches

Housing Wire

New listings ticked up by 21% in February compared to last year, according to Zillow ’s February report. New listings rose 20% from January, and each of the 50 largest U.S. metros experienced an increase in new listings. Texas and Florida saw the biggest jump in new listings, year over year.

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Real estate momentum slows as interest rates rise again: Altos

Housing Wire

Those metrics, specifically the pace of new listings and new sales contracts, slowed this week. Our immediate sales metric of homes that get offers within a couple days of listing also slowed. New listings and new contracts both still show a bit of improvement over 2023, but the growth rates have slid back down.

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The strong spring real estate market will surprise you: Altos

Housing Wire

Based on the trends we can see after the start of the year, I’ll project 2024 will see about 15% home sales growth over 2023. These are very clear trends as we start the new year. 2023 started with recovery, but slowed down in Q3 as mortgage rates hit 8%. There are now 247,000 single family homes in contract.

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Sluggish net new listings signal that the lock-in effect is not over

Inman

In January, the real estate market saw a 17.5 percent decline in net new listings and a 2 percent decrease in contract signings, driven by mortgage rate fluctuations, according to HouseCanary.

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Unsold inventory is rising across the country

Housing Wire

New listings climbed during the past week and there are now 72,000 more single-family homes on the market. It appeared that new listings might be on the decline already, but the pace picked up a tad this week, which is encouraging. real estate market at the end of May 2024. immediate sales).

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11 real estate social media marketing strategies that actually work

Housing Wire

To help, I put together my best strategies for real estate social media marketing that still work in 2024, common mistakes to avoid, how to choose which platforms to focus on, and my favorite free and paid social media tools that can cut your work in half. Social media gives you the perfect opportunity to build a brand that resonates.

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Here’s why home sales will climb in 2024

Housing Wire

If you follow real estate data closely, you’ll know that inventory rose late into November. You also know that new listings are up over last year, too. New listings volume is up, too. There were 58,000 new listings this week, with 10,000 of those homes already under contract as immediate sales.