Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Once upon a time, there was a rich nation which valued many things. There were many owners and “wannabe” owners. Value was price. They were able to get others to declare the value as fair, but some valued fair as high as possible. Everything worked well so long as “value” equaled price! They all liked value.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

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.” “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.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

But consumers were still interested in that new home smell. Sales of new homes spiked 18.6% year-over-year as borrowers locked in low rates on new lots – combined with a five-month supply of homes, housing expected a strong spring season. Record low rates also begin their gradual squeeze on home prices.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2022

I’ve always been interested in real estate, but I’ve always had other obligations and I didn’t feel confident that my commissions, at least in the beginning, would be enough to support my family,” the Eureka, California-based agent said. I have two kids at home and I was still running my own small business when I started the classes.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Literally, we’re right back to being a seller’s market again.” ” While his origination volume dropped by about 55% to $378 million in 2022 from the previous year, Kechian is confident he could capitalize on the purchase market by tapping into the network he’s been building with realtors over the last year. “We

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Hank Miller Team

JANUARY 23, 2023

That message however, is often taken at face value and some home buyers expect a bargain basement spring. Best advice as to what home buyers should expect in the spring of 2023.understand Home buyers had a rough couple of years. The current market slightly favors sellers but it's nothing like it was.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2022

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division is in its ninth month of a broad inquiry into what consumers pay on real estate commissions, which DOJ officials appear to think is too much. The company totaled 20,210 in 2021 transaction sides (If you represent just one side of the deal, buyer or seller, that counts as a side).

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Listing Spark

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For one, you’re not required to have a lawyer present during a home real estate transaction. In fact, homeowners can sell their homes without even hiring a real estate agent. Knowing how to sell your home without a realtor can easily save you thousands of dollars on closing costs and fees.

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Realtor

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Monopoly: Hasbro Concept: Greg Chow In a white-hot market, you may feel pressure to make some concessions to win over a seller—and, no, we’re not talking about sending a basket of banana-nut muffins. You want the house, and the seller doesn’t want any hiccups. But it isn’t something sellers or seller’s agents love. “I

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2022

While new home sales did beat estimates in the latest Census report , with sales just floating around near the lows of the year, we can see with the monthly supply data that the builders still have way too much backlog of homes they need to build to raise their confidence. Here is the breakdown of the 8.6 “The U.S.

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Listing Spark

AUGUST 23, 2023

In Dallas, the median home price in Q1 of 2023 was $372,400; the Austin market saw median house prices reach $467,900 at the same time. If you’re a typical home seller offering a 3% commission to your listing agent, that’s a median cost of $11,172 or $14,037, respectively.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Specifically, these lawsuits and surrounding conversations address the convention of sellers bearing the cost of commissions for both their agent and the buyer’s agent. The complexity of the home-buying ecosystem is vast. With home prices and interest rates climbing steadily, the barrier to homeownership is already too high.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

What is happening with homebuilders and the new home sales sector as we head into the spring housing market ? The builders’ stock prices have done well as mortgage rates have fallen , and this illustrates the simplicity of the homebuilders’ position: their story is really about mortgage rates and moving products.

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Realtor

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Monopoly: Hasbro Concept: Greg Chow In a white-hot market, you may feel pressure to make some concessions to win over a seller—and, no, we’re not talking about sending a basket of banana-nut muffins. You want the house, and the seller doesn’t want any hiccups. But it isn’t something sellers or seller’s agents love. “I

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2023

Don’t they know the new home sales apocalypse is here? You know, the one that says we have too much inventory and millions of vacant homes in the U.S.? According to this theory, we have more homes under construction than any time in history. Why are the homebuilder stocks up so much? percent (±15.2 percent (±12.7

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Listing Spark

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Many buyers are exiting the market because of higher rates. Sellers are also willing to offer concessions. Here are different concessions sellers can offer to make their listing more competitive. Why it’s still a good time to buy a home even as mortgage rates peak. Episode overview. Key takeaways. [00:03:06]

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The Robert Weiler Company

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Not only is our neighborhood home to some of the largest U.S. retail and restaurant headquarters, but the Columbus, OH real estate and job markets have seen remarkable growth, too. As with homes and vehicles, there are pros and cons to buying commercial real estate. Welcome to our thriving community! If “Less than what I paid.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2023

Housing demand collapsed in 2022, and the homebuilders’ confidence survey looked like a waterfall collapse similar to during COVID-19 and the great financial crisis. This means homebuilders are feeling confident enough to issue more housing permits , as we have seen growth in single-family permits the last few months.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

I have buyers that are looking, but to find a house that you love enough to pay a high price for — and to be at over a 6.5% interest rate — it’s just a little bit harder to find something.” “I have buyers that are looking, but to find a house that you love enough to pay a high price for — and to be at over a 6.5%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In a country of more than 335 million people, with 157 million of those people working, we still only have 76,000 new homes available for sale as we head into December. Even in the worst housing bubble crash of our lifetime in 2008, the number of new homes for sale was under 200,000. For some context, this data line is never that big.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

Although it’s still too early to know for sure how second-quarter performance for the private label securities (PLS) space will pan out, the market is currently under pressure, according to industry experts. Morgan is a significant investor — declined to comment on how many employees were let go at the company. MAXEX — in which J.P.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Looking at the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo homebuilder confidence data and builder stock prices, I can say the homebuilders got very lucky this time around in the middle of a housing recession. If the homebuilders and homebuyers knew rates would hit 7% in 2022, many would not have taken those contracts they’re canceling now.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2021

Home prices have skyrocketed in the past year, and data from Redfin backs up what buyers, sellers, and agents have known for months. The national average of home prices rose 14.4% Closed home sales were up 5% from a year earlier and pending sales rose 21%. by the end of 2021. Presented by: LoanScorecard.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2022

Tuesday’s new home sales report missed expectations and had negative revisions, which isn’t surprising given this sector of our economy simply can’t handle higher mortgage rates. This means that the builders are done building new single-family homes until they make sure they can get rid of their 10.9 This is 12.6

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Listing Spark

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

On the heels of the largest run up in home values in recorded history, we saw an abrupt and heavy shift that’s been challenging to grapple with for sellers and buyers. It was an inevitable end to arguably the greatest run-up in home values in history. Which doesn’t seem too bad. trillion compared to $2.75

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The region’s real estate scene in 2023 will be remembered for rising home prices and scant new listings. Buyers and sellers tiptoed through caution. As the year dims, all eyes fixate on 2024’s potential: a hopeful dance fueled by dreams of lower rates and a wave of new homes for sale. Um, bye-bye!

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 12, 2024

As a result, home buyers and sellers across Seattle/King County saw a mixed bag of activity in February, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Home sales figures were little changed in the county as a whole year-on-year (YoY) but varied widely by city, while home prices reached double digits amid growing demand.

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Houston Properties

MARCH 5, 2021

How To Sell Your Heights Home Fast For The Most Money. Expert home seller guide from the number one Realtor in Houston Heights. We achieve these numbers because we know what it takes to sell your Houston Heights home fast and for more money. Houston Heights Home Seller Resources. Free Home Valuation.

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PennyMac

JULY 10, 2023

There are many incremental tasks to complete as you prepare to sell your home, but a successful transaction starts with looking at the big picture. Are you emotionally ready to sell your home? Am I Ready to Sell My Home? How can I make my home more desirable to them? Will you use a real estate agent?

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The number of newly listed homes more than doubled from December and increased moderately compared with the same time last year, according to data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Total inventory remains low, however, keeping prices higher on an annual basis. The median price of all King County home sales fell 1.9%

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Clear Capital

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Jeff and Kenon discuss rapidly increasing home equity and what this means for first-time buyers. So, Kenon, a major story that’s been happening in our industry for more than a year is the general trend of extremely rapid home price appreciation. But we are still at an extremely, extremely high rate of home price growth.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

There are more and more copycat lawsuits, and I believe the situation is far too difficult to control now. Perhaps if the real estate pro is more optimistic, they might reply, “I think the Appellate Court will [find] this does not violate the Sherman Antitrust Act and is in fact detrimental to the process of home ownership.”

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