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Institutional Buyers Account for 13% of Residential Sales in 2021

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An examination of institutional home buyers by NAR found that this segment of buyers comprised 13.2% of the nation’s residential property sales in 2021, up from 11.8% The post Institutional Buyers Account for 13% of Residential Sales in 2021 appeared first on DSNews.

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14 real estate trends Gen Z buyers are looking for

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Here are 14 real estate trends Gen Z buyers won’t pass up. Gen Z likes to stay close to home With the continued trend of remote work and little desire for a long commute, Gen Z buyers are moving to homes in walkable communities with nearby amenities. Gen Z values diversity and inclusivity.

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Study: 24% of sellers received four or more offers in 2021

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home sellers received four or more offers on their home in 2021, according to Zillow’s latest consumer housing trends report. The rise in the number of homes that received multiple offers is reflected in the increased frequency of bidding wars in 2021. Nearly one quarter of U.S.

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Buyers can afford more expensive homes on the back of lower mortgage rates: Redfin

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mortgage rate, the prospective buyer with a $3,000 budget can afford a $453,000 home. In October, a buyer with the same monthly budget and a 7.8% Redfin agents report that buyers have come to terms with rates in the 6s, even if they’re double the historically low costs that buyers had during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Will we have a buyer’s housing market in 2021?

Housing Wire

If you’re looking to buy a home, you’ll stand the best chance in a buyer’s housing market, where listings are flush, demand is low and buyers have the upper hand — not to mention most of the negotiating power. Will 2021 be more of the same? A buyer’s market in 2021? Is 2021 a good time to buy a house?

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COVID-19 remains “wildcard” in 2021 housing market

Housing Wire

As 2020 comes to an end, realtor.com ’s economists believe that the housing inventory shortage won’t be as dire in 2021. Additional lockdowns and quarantines due to COVID-19 could put a dent in housing inventory and sales, potentially slowing down the market and putting increased pressure on buyers, the forecast said.

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DataDigest: Yes, buyer agents steer clients, new study claims

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Three researchers believe a first-of-its-kind dataset has enabled them to definitively answer a long-debated question: why have buyer agent commission rates been so stable historically? So how is the uniformity and permanence of buyer agents’ 2-3% rate possible in a free market? One of the researchers, Will Fried, had a hunch.

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