Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

This is a byproduct of the qualified mortgage rule of 2010, which has been a game-changer not only for the housing market but for the overall U.S. NAR: Total housing inventory registered at the end of March was 1.11 million active listings per the last report, we have 526,000 per our last Housing Market Tracker article.

Inventory 491

Inventory Housing Market New Listings Buyers 491

Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

In late 2021, Congress renewed a 10 basis point tax on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for another decade – not based on loan risk, but to pay for non-housing spending. Another issue is home sellers’ bias against buyers using FHA loans, where offers from non-FHA borrowers are often selected even though lower in price.

Sellers 273

Sellers Realty Insurance Realtors 273

Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2023

million, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released Friday. The housing market may have started 2022 out with a bang, but it exited the year with a whimper,” Lisa Sturtevant, Bright MLS’ chief economist, said in a statement. “The from November to a pace of 4.02 A total of 5.03 year over year.

Inventory 381

Inventory Housing Market Realtors Buyers 381

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

Retail 482

Retail Sellers Buyers Market Value 482

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released a report on Friday that found 88% of all first-time homebuyers in the U.S. The share of Black and Asian first-time buyers is down from 6% in 2021, while the share of white first-time buyers is up from 82% and Hispanic homebuyers up from 7%. million in 2021, up from 50.5

Buyers 391

Buyers Sellers Real Estate Agent Real Estate 391

Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2023

economy and real estate markets, having worked at the National Association of Realtors and Move, Inc. before joining Realtor.com in 2021 where he led a team covering broader economic trends, housing activity and consumer issues. This housing market is responding to changes in the bigger monetary landscape,” Ratiu said.

Real Estate 384

Real Estate Real Estate Agent Housing Market Agents 384

Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

This article is part of our housing market economic update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. April was National Fair Housing Month. In February, NAR in partnership with Realtor.com released The Double Trouble of the Housing Market report.

Housing Market 447

Housing Market Realtors Buyers Inventory 447

Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 7, 2021

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for November 2021! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Lamacchia Realty, Inc. To learn more about Amy, click here.

Realtors 74

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The bidding wars that put smiles on the faces of sellers and simultaneously drove buyers to rip their hair out weren’t as frequent in August, according to the latest report from brokerage Redfin. Despite these obvious signs of a slowing market, Redfin states that it is in line with the typical seasonal decline. In August, 58.8%

Buyers 441

Buyers Inventory Real Estate Agent Agents 441

Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for October 2021! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Joselin Malkhasian is a REALTOR® working with both buyers and sellers in the Greater Boston Area.

Realtors 67

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 67

Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2021

bidding-war rate Redfin saw in June 2020, when the housing market was starting to rebound from a temporary standstill triggered by pandemic shutdowns, said Laura Sechrist Molenda, a Redfin real estate agent based in Southern California. Two of my buyers just had their offers accepted because the sellers’ first buyers backed out.

Inventory 500

Inventory Housing Market Real Estate Agent Buyers 500

Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

President Joe Biden will be in Las Vegas on Tuesday, where he will offer additional remarks about the policies and priorities of his administration’s push to address housing issues for renters and buyers alike. Biden will also highlight the money offered to states in the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act to boost affordable housing supply.

Sellers 365

Sellers Buyers Realtors Investing 365

Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

According to Redfin, the last time down payment percentages were at this level was in early 2021 — prior to the pandemic real estate boom reaching its zenith. Redfin attributed the drop in down payment amount and percentage to the slower housing market , lower home prices, and higher housing costs due to rising mortgage rates.

Buyers 409

Buyers Sellers Mortgage Realtors 409

Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

The National Association of Realtors Confidence Index Survey for April reveals how hot the housing market is. The April 2021 survey was sent to 50,000 Realtors selected from NAR’s over 1.4 There were 3,541 respondents to the online survey which ran from May 3-10, 2021, of which 1,731 had a client.

Realtors 479

Realtors Buyers Housing Market New Listings 479

Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 11, 2023

THE HIDDEN COSTS OF SELLING YOUR HOME WITHOUT A REALTOR® There is no denying it, the housing market has been a rollercoaster over the last several years. From the Covid-19 driven frenzy in 2020 to the significant inventory slowdown this year , buyers , sellers , and agents have all had adapt and grow comfortable with change.

Realtors 71

Realtors Real Estate Agent Sellers Realty 71

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2021

real estate in 2022 may see challenges to its biggest enterprises, including the National Association of Realtors and Zillow , and shifting adjustments to how work is done amid the coronavirus pandemic. What we’re starting to see is more of a cooling or a plateauing than a market correction.”. on pace for 6.29

Real Estate 450

Real Estate Realty Brokerage Realtors 450

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 11, 2024

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for all of 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® out of the over 500 agents in Lamacchia Realty by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the year! Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority.

Realtors 66

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 66

Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2022

One of the most important housing market stories in recent weeks has been the decline in new listings , which has slowed the growth rate of total inventory. Once that happens, I can finally take the savagely unhealthy housing market theme off my talking points. What does this mean? million to 1.93

Inventory 522

Inventory New Listings Housing Market Sellers 522

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Today the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell once again to 4.80 The savagely unhealthy housing market theme of mine is running in full force now as we have gotten no relief on home prices and now have a mega jump in mortgage rates. . from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.80

Inventory 458

Inventory Housing Market New Listings Mortgage 458

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. The Federal Reserve wanted to see the bidding wars end and the days on the market grow.

Inventory 473

Inventory Marketing Housing Market New Listings 473

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 7, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for June 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Accordingly, Kevin was the winner of the 2021 Most Growth award company-wide and named a 2021 Top Producer.

Realtors 74

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

“Even with the Federal Reserve raising its short-term fed funds rate by another large amount, longer-term interest rates look to move only slightly,” Lawrence Yun, chief economist at National Association of Realtors , said. million in September 2021. Tables have turned for some sellers. million units from 6.18

Mortgage 410

Mortgage Sellers Contracts Buyers 410

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for August 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! She was awarded Most Sales and Most Sales Volume in 2018 2019 , 2020 , and 2021 for our Woburn Office.

Realty 74

Realty Realtors Real Estate Clients 74

Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

This is the smallest 12 month increase since the year ending April 2021 and the 10th consecutive month of declines. Lawrence Yun , the National Association of Realtors ’ chief economist, took a stronger stance during the “Residential Economic Issues and Trends Forum” at NAR’s ongoing Legislative Meeting.

Housing Market 381

Housing Market Insurance Realtors Buyers 381

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

nationally by September 2021 as higher prices erode affordability. Home purchase demand managed to maintain pace through the summer, and now through the fall, as record low mortgage rates continued to encourage new borrowers to enter the market. Data from the National Association of Realtors and U.S. by September 2021.

Inventory 479

Inventory Housing Market Construction Marketing 479

Lamacchia Realty

AUGUST 9, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for July 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Shauna is a member of the 2019 , 2021, and 2022 President’s Club and the 2021 and 2022 President’s Club ELITE.

Realtors 63

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 63

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Mortgage rates, now around 6.5%, are cooling down the housing market and triggering mass layoffs in the mortgage and real estate industries. The number of existing home sales reflects how the housing sector has been impacted by the Fed’s interest rate policies. Mortgage rates have nearly doubled to around 6.5%

Mortgage 421

Mortgage Loan Officers Buyers Inventory 421

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Women make up 66% of all Realtors, according to the National Association of Realtors ‘ 2022 Member Profile , but hold just a fraction of executive leadership positions throughout the industry. HW Media : What do you think will be the big themes for the housing market in 2022-2023?

Real Estate Agent 369

Real Estate Agent Agents Real Estate Realtors 369

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for August 2022! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! In 2021, Laurie also won the award for Most Transactions Company-wide. Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

Realtors 72

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 72

Empire Appraisal Group

JULY 14, 2022

“Homeowners continue to benefit from rising home prices,” says Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence for ATTOM. Record levels of home equity provide financial security for millions of families and minimize the chance of another housing market crash like the one we saw in 2008. in the first quarter.

Sellers 78

Sellers Marketing Market Value Realtors 78

Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2022

The savagely unhealthy housing market is continuing as we get closer to August. The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell last month while prices increased yearly. I have been talking about the range of inventory that I need to see to remove the ‘ savagely unhealthy’ housing market theme.

Inventory 512

Inventory Housing Market Marketing Realtors 512

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

However, activity in the housing market will remain depressed at least in the first half of next year as home affordability continues to be a challenge for homebuyers. . Activity in the housing market, the most interest-sensitive sector, as noted by Powell, isn’t likely to fully recover until at least the first half of 2023.

Mortgage 421

Mortgage Housing Market Buyers Sellers 421

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Realtors can usually count on their biggest season being spring, followed by summer, but nothing about 2020 has been normal, including home-buying patterns. 20, the National Association of Realtors said that contract signings were up 23% year over year. Now, believe it or not, fall home-buying season is in full swing.

Real Estate Agent 546

Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Realtors 546

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 19, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for the Mid-Year 2022! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the first 6 months of the year! Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority.

Realtors 68

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 68

Houston Properties

JANUARY 13, 2021

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. Avoid 9 Costly Mistakes Sellers Make. Do You Want To Buy A Home Now?

Housing Market 68

Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Realtors 68

Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for October 2022! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! In 2021, Laurie also won the award for Most Transactions Company-wide. Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

Realtors 66

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 66

Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2021

Record low rates lit the fire under what was a scorching hot market in 2020 with some economists speculating rising rates may be the best option for cooling it back down. Whether lenders want to lower costs or improve performance, outsourcing can strengthen a company’s operations regardless of the housing market.

Mortgage 466

Mortgage Inventory Housing Market Construction 466