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eXp Realty launches Exclusives app

Housing Wire

eXp Realty is looking to get into the exclusives game. The app will also house all of eXp’s active MLS listings and the service is free to eXp Realty agents. On Tuesday, the nation’s No. 1 brokerage by transaction side count announced the launch of eXp Exclusives , which will be open to eXp agents and their clients in the U.S.

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eXp Realty poaches two top Texas teams 

Housing Wire

The battle among big brokerages for top agents continues in Texas, where eXp Realty added two top teams last week. “Our decision to join eXp Realty is driven by a shared vision for the future of real estate,” Seder said in the statement. The Mike Seder Group joined eXp after spending more than 25 years with RE/MAX.

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Tight inventory and frustrated buyers challenge agents in Virginia

Housing Wire

No matter where you are in the state, real estate agents in Virginia are facing low inventory conditions that are creating frustrating scenarios for their buyers. “I According to Tiller, the tight inventory has caused homebuyers to spend up to six months searching for their new property, roughly double the time it took prior to the pandemic.

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Low inventory creates challenging conditions in North Carolina’s housing market

Housing Wire

No matter where you are in the Tar Heel State, real estate professionals across North Carolina are frustrated by the lack of housing inventory. The challenge remains lack of inventory — that’s definitely the big one,” said Alison Alston , the broker-owner of Charlotte-based Lodestone Real Estate and Investments. “We being outbound. “We

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

Housing Wire

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. From 2022 to 2023 alone, rates rose 15%.

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Texas startups build 3D-printed homes to boost inventory, battle climate change

Housing Wire

housing market continue to present challenges for the entire housing system: chronic inventory shortages and an alarming number of destructive natural disasters stemming from climate change. Building a single-family home using traditional methods can take six to eight months, according to information from eXp Realty.

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eXp, Compass top 2024 RealTrends Verified brokerage rankings for second year

Housing Wire

The market grappled with low inventory and mortgage rates that gave many homebuyers a reason to pause. According to Altos Research , 2023 inventory bottomed in April at 406,206 active listings. Today, there are 100,000 more homes on the market than there were in March of last year — that’s 21% inventory growth.

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