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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

Many of us are in sellers’ markets with very low inventory. Inventory is extremely low, and the competition is fierce. House-hacking is a great way to build wealth and pay down your mortgage. Buyer’s agents who can find their clients a home that’s not even on the market are instant heroes.

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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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HousingStack Phase 4: Lead conversion

Housing Wire

Used in conjunction with listing presentations, these tools take recent sales, current inventory and list pricing, market absorption and a variety of other factors into account to help you determine the right price. By far the most popular conversion tools out there are Comparative Market Analysis tools. It can also do a lot more than that.

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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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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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5 Interesting Energy Corridor Real Estate Trends

Houston Properties

Property inventories are shrinking. Despite the surge of new construction homes in the area, the Energy Corridor inventory has become one of the tightest in Houston. – 2019: Top Residential Realtors in Houston, Houston Business Journal. – 2019: America’s Best Real Estate Agents, RealTrends.com.

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Neighborhoods Around River Oaks

Houston Properties

It has a tight inventory with homeowners rarely selling their property. – 2019: Top Residential Realtors in Houston, Houston Business Journal. – 2019: America’s Best Real Estate Agents, RealTrends.com. – 2019: #5 Individual Agent, KW Worldwide. – 2019: #1 Individual Agent, KW Texas.