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Mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been this year. Did loan officers expect this?

Housing Wire

“ Recovery year ” was the theme heading into 2024 as mortgage professionals hoped for some reprieve in a frozen housing market characterized by high interest rates, low inventory levels and sluggish sales. All those guys weren’t doing that much volume in 2019,” Clark noted. economy remains hot. For comparison, lenders funded $2.4

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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

Lamacchia Realty

2018 and 2019 depict the paths of what was a ‘typical’ market prior to the pandemic. The 2022 trend line is likely to mirror that of 2019, albeit at a lower scale, but with peaks in June and later in the fall. The post Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market appeared first on Lamacchia Realty.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. 2019: Top Residential Realtors in Houston, Houston Business Journal.

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What Could Make Home Prices Drop in 2023?

Empire Appraisal Group

housing market is in an uneasy state of equilibrium. months to work through the market’s existing home inventory, based on non-seasonally adjusted data for the most recent month. The metric had already been declining consistently for a decade through 2019, but the pandemic brought it to unthinkable lows.

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How rookie agents are faring during the pandemic

Housing Wire

At the close of 2019, the National Association of Realtors had 1.4 Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, new agents could attempt to build their business by “sitting” other agents’ open houses or by farming an area through door knocking. “A million members. By the end of 2020 the organization’s membership had soared to 1.48

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Southampton Houston Neighborhood Maps

Houston Properties

She knows so much about the housing market so we felt very confident that we were in great hands!” – Dr. Jen Shroff. – 2019: Top Residential Realtors in Houston, Houston Business Journal. – 2019: America’s Best Real Estate Agents, RealTrends.com. – 2019: #5 Individual Agent, KW Worldwide.

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6 Reasons Why Now Is a Great Time to Sell Your Houston Home

Houston Properties

You can also inquire how much your home needs work or get a marketing plan for your property. Hot housing markets don’t last forever, here are six reasons why now is a great time to sell a Houston home: 1. – 2019: Top Residential Realtors in Houston, Houston Business Journal. lower risk for mistakes.