Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 28, 2024

compared with February 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Month-over-month, contract signings climbed in the Midwest and South but sank in the Northeast and West. Ongoing job gains are clearly increasing demand along with more inventory.” Pending home sales increased 1.6% in the Midwest and 1.1%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2020

The seasonally-adjusted index measuring signed contracts was up 15.5% year over year, largely on the back of pent-up demand from buyers who were unable to strike deals during the spring, said Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors. “We pending home sales rose 5.9% million, a 1.1% gain compared with 2019.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

When looking at the challenges the first quarter of the year will pose agents, the most popular response was “low inventory,” followed by “getting listings” and “interest rates and inflation.” Better buyer and seller presentations to break down payment to a more granular level,” was one agent’s response. Always will too,” one wrote.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

As the calendar has turned to May, and the Realtor Legislative Meetings have come to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on research that was released last month and throughout early 2022. The report used real time listing data to show the limited housing inventory and the repercussions to home buyers.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

ARE YOU A "WANT-TO-BE" SELLER IN 2024? From low inventory levels to increasing mortgage rates , the real estate landscape has experienced a multitude of changes and challenges over the last several years, leaving many sellers wondering when the “right” time to list would be given current market conditions.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down. That’s a problem because mortgage LOs traditionally have not “forged as deep of inroads” with sellers’ agents.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

“Even with the Federal Reserve raising its short-term fed funds rate by another large amount, longer-term interest rates look to move only slightly,” Lawrence Yun, chief economist at National Association of Realtors , said. Tables have turned for some sellers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

From the National Association of Realtors : “The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, rose 7.5% An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.” When inventory rises and more supply is on the market, this means demand is fading.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Homebuyers flocked to what little inventory existed in January, with existing-home sales rising 6.7% annually to $350,000, according to the Friday report from the National Association of Realtors. Homes went under contract in just 19 days on average, down from 21 a year ago. January sales fell 2.3% from a year ago.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A housing market marked by relatively high interest rates and tight inventory — and punctuated by the practice of home inspection waivers to sweeten offers — are taking a bite out of business for home inspectors, who play a key role in the sales process by ensuring that buyers are not being sold a lemon of a house.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Realtors can usually count on their biggest season being spring, followed by summer, but nothing about 2020 has been normal, including home-buying patterns. ” Kanacki’s market, like many others, remains competitive as buyers continue to experience bidding wars amid historically low housing inventory and an uptick in home prices.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Today the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell once again to 4.80 From NAR Research : “Total existing-home sales notched a minor contraction of 0.4% Total Inventory data fell in this report from 1.31 It doesn’t even look like we will breach the lower level of my inventory wish list of 1.52

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Attorneys, Realtors and clients are a big part of our repeat business.” Sellers want their listing broker to pay the buyer broker’s compensation because it will result in the most buyers being able to afford their house.” Anywhere Real Estate just settled two of the cases for a total of $83.5

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It’s true that first-time buyers make up a larger piece of a smaller pie, as housing inventory shrinks. Not to mention the current mortgage rates at decades-high levels as well as sellers who are locked in with pandemic low rates. Sellers are even using this as a tool to attract buyers. It never will be.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 17, 2022

ARE YOU A "WANT-TO-BE" SELLER IN 2022? A lot of people are wondering about how the current situation impacts otherwise normal questions about inventory and when the right time would be to list. Inventory started low in 2020, and then dropped even lower in March 2020 during the stay-at-home mandates.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

One of the first questions new Realtors have for me is always 'how much money will I make in my first year?' How much commissions you make in your first year as a Realtor will be entirely dependent on you and how much business you're able to generate. What is the average price of sold homes in your area?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

Sellers know they can ask a lot for their homes because the demand is “the craziest it’s ever been,” said John Diaz, a broker with MyHomeGroup in Arizona. ” Diaz said that, on average, 250 people are relocating to Scottsdale and Maricopa County a day, and inventory just can’t keep up.

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Listing Spark

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The real estate industry is no exception, and realtors who specialize in (or at least serve) property investment clients are seeing the beginnings of a complete technological transformation through AI and increasingly smart tools , such as property investment software. Realtors provide insights for pricing strategies.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

Unlike many other metropolitan areas across the country , the housing market in Southwest Florida is comparably flush with for-sale inventory. “I We are seeing a healthy increase in inventory, which we really needed.” Smith attributes the uptick in inventory to a bump in new listings. Literally since Jan.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Available inventory of homes for sale is on the rise in late September, which is very unusual for this time of year. In fact, inventory is growing faster than this time a year ago. What’s happening with inventory? Normally by this point in September, available inventory is declining slightly each week.

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Eppraisal

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This is due to low interest rates, historically low inventory and more than usual buyers flocking to the market, thus, homes have been selling in record time. In fact, according to the National Association of Realtors, "94% of metro areas saw double-digit price growth in the second quarter of 2021."

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Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 21, 2022

In early March it was becoming clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. For the past few years, with inventory at historically low levels , sellers were coming pretty close to naming their price and buyers were paying.

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Realtor

OCTOBER 16, 2023

. “Many lenders, especially in more recent years, have started to charge hidden points in an effort to advertise a much lower mortgage rate to potential applicants,” warns Jason Gelios , author of “Think Like a Realtor” and a real estate agent with Community Choice Realty in South East Michigan. ” 10. .”

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Birmingham Appraisal

JUNE 1, 2022

If financing were not an issue, and the buyer couldn’t care less about how their contract price compared to other similar properties, it would just be a matter of connecting the buyer with the seller and signing on the dotted line, but life isn’t always so easy.

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Eppraisal

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Yet it is another day at the office for realtors, lenders, attorneys and title agencies. Given the fact that the available inventory of houses is relatively modest -- and has been for a number of years -- it is little surprise that overall home value inches up.

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Cornerstone

JULY 1, 2021

Here’s an overview of why selling your house now may be optimal: Because inventory is so tight and demand is so high, buyers are competing for limited listings as homes fly off the market. Housing inventory still sits far below the six-month supply threshold required to uphold a healthy market.*

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 27, 2023

The 2022 Connecticut Year in Review Housing Report breaks down sales, new listings, new pending sales, active inventory, and average price compared to the 2021 market and analyzes what the data means for the current housing market and beyond. sellers and buyers) began to restore itself. Sales Down 18.8% and Prices Up by 5.9%

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Sellers and their agents use comps to help determine a proper list price for a property. In this market, a seller looking at comps to pinpoint their own target list price must be a little savvier than in years past. Market value is determined by sales, not the high hopes of a seller. Comps in the Post-COVID Market.

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Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

JULY 13, 2017

You can employ his strategy which is to offer to make up any shortfall in the appraisal with cash from the buyer to pay the seller, go with a new lender, appeal the appraisal which hardly ever works unless there factual errors as suggested by Mr. Goldberg or might I suggest an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure as quoted by….

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Eppraisal

MAY 12, 2021

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) existing home sales are -3.7% This is a direct result of the historically low inventory of homes available for sale as buyers are competing for homes. Buyers are placing their best offers to get sellers to choose them. month-over-month. by mid-2021 and end up 10.5%

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Eppraisal

APRIL 8, 2021

It's a "super seller's market" right now. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the inventory of homes is at it's lowest since 1999. The NAR cites that in December of 2020 the inventory was down 23% compared to December of 2019. Home values are increasing as buyers are competing for homes.

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Birmingham Appraisal

JUNE 13, 2023

Multiple offers do not guarantee that the property will appraise for the contract price Even if the seller accepts the highest offer, there is no guarantee that it will be supported by the market. If there are no comparable sales that support the contract price, this may result in a lower appraised value.

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Empire Appraisal Group

JANUARY 11, 2023

But even though mortgage rates and home prices are expected to moderate, home sales may still sag under persistent inventory shortages, housing economists predict. Housing inventory is expected to remain tight in 2023, with housing starts below historical averages and fewer homeowners willing to sell, said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.

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Eppraisal

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Home prices continue to increase and sellers are reaping the rewards of quick sales. Your agent should know the real estate contract like the back of her hand. Whether you're a buyer or a seller, your agent should possess top-of-the-line negotiation skills. There is a lot to navigate when representing a seller in today's market.

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Eppraisal

MARCH 13, 2021

According to the National Association of Realtors, the inventory of available homes on the market set a record at the end of 2020 as being the lowest since 1999. Explain documents such as contracts and disclosures. * It's a contract with terms that both you and your buyer's broker must fulfill. Monitor contingency dates.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Last week, the National Association of Realtors released their December pending sales data. Homes in contract rises There are more homes in contract now than last year at this time. Sales growth is not guaranteed This week there were 56,000 contracts started for single-family home purchases. So, this growth is fragile.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to the National Association of Realtors , contract signings kicked off strong in August , with the most contract signings last week in the Midwest, at 21%. Homes on the market sold four days faster year over year, as total inventory is down 35%. Now, agents are showing and selling nonstop.

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