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Why is the El Paso housing market so hot right now?

Housing Wire

That’s even with home prices jumping to an average of $226,000 in September – an 18% jump from September 2019. Moreover, 30% of El Paso shoppers are looking at local homes from out-of-state, with top views coming from New York, Albuquerque, and Los Angeles.”. “Interest rates were so low, at 2.5%

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Here’s the key to being an empowered real estate professional in 2022

Housing Wire

The year 2019 taught us that any natural or economic force can wildly shift expectations into the stratosphere. What matters for your market (wherever you are) is what patterns are developing near you. Studying listing information for the current year and comparing with past years?—?list?prices,?new Mortgage rates? Predictions.

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

The goal of this type of letter is to promote a new listing in the neighborhood, to position yourself as the expert by providing information about the listing, and to find more business. They’ll help you capture and sustain mind-share, reach new potential clients, and increase your local presence.

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Fannie Mae, and the housing market’s inflation problem

Housing Wire

. “We now view stronger and persistent inflation as the principle risk to our forecast, though uncertainties over consumer behaviors related to reopening and COVID-19 developments remain,” Fannie Mae’s ESR Group said.

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Higher rates flip the homebuilders’ fortunes (again)

Housing Wire

New home sales From Census : Sales of new single-family houses in January 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 670,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. To get more inventory you need more Americans to list their homes.

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Texas Real Estate Trends: Q3 2023 Comprehensive Review

Listing Spark

Fewer New Listings The number of new listings hitting the markets has continued to fall, mainly because a substantial segment of the market that was both buying and selling has essentially disappeared. YOY) Average Days on Market: 42 Days (increase of 10 days YOY) Active Listings: 38,439 (increase of 14.8%

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December 2021 South Florida Housing Report

Lamacchia Realty

It also looks at other metrics like New Listings and New Pending Sales as they are often the best indicators for predicting future trends in the market. 2019 will be examined in some areas to highlight the lingering impact of COVID in real estate. Broward County. Miami-Dade & Palm Beach Counties. What's Ahead?