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17 Realtors® Go Back in Time: First Year Real Estate Advice

Raleigh Realty

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. I made having a dominant website/blog part of my business strategy.

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Homes Do Sell During the Holidays!

Lamacchia Realty

Quite often, too often, in fact, REALTORS ® hear home sellers say that they want to take their home off the market for the holiday season. September and October are usually the months with an increased number of homes on the market , and then as those homes sell or people begin taking them off the market, inventory decreases.

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Things to Keep in Mind When Pricing Your Home

Lamacchia Realty

These days, buyers have access to the same information as REALTORS and are not fooled by an overpriced home; they will typically steer away from it if they believe the price is too high. If the market exhibited low inventory, the sale price may have been driven up because buyers likely competed for the home.

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Appraisals derail sales in the tight Chicago market!

Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

What are realtors doing beforehand? I wrote a blog post titled 4 things you should tell the home appraiser when selling that was meant to be a conversation starter however that has evolved since I wrote it. How often do realtors attend home appraisals? You guessed it with the realtor answering these questions.

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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

Lamacchia Realty

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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Price Adjustments and the 2023 Market

Lamacchia Realty

PRICE ADJUSTMENTS AND THE 2023 MARKET In March 2022, it was clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where it was assumed that rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. Inventory didn’t increase at the rate most assumed it would.

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4 reasons you’re better off selling your house this fall

Cornerstone

As a recent Realtors Confidence Index published by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) shows, homes are still selling at a rapid pace — staying on the market for an average of only 17 days. Buyers continue to face inventory challenges — meaning, there aren’t enough homes to choose from.

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