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The LO edge in 2022? Realtors, Realtors, Realtors

Housing Wire

The key to winning purchase business in 2022 remains as it was in 2021, the year before that, and the year before that – building and maintaining relationships with real estate agents. I think it’ll be a broken record but Realtors, Realtors, Realtors,” emphasized Rafael Montano, an LO at Rocket Mortgage.

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Pending home sales shock 2021 housing crash bears

Housing Wire

in October — and since we are days away from December, we can officially label the 2021 housing crash bears as even worse than the 2020 housing crash bears. From the National Association of Realtors : “The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, rose 7.5% in October.

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Pending home sales continue to slip as 2021 approaches

Housing Wire

year-over-year, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. As 2021 approaches, Yun predicts that there will be a slight uptick in mortgage rates to around 3%, existing-home sales to increase by roughly 10% and new home sales to increase by 20%. Year-over-year, contract signings increased by 16.4%. year over year.

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2021 Market Leaders: Compass, flat-fee brokers make noise

Housing Wire

RealTrends Market Leaders report ranks the top residential real estate firms in over 160 different metropolitan areas based on 2021 RealTrends 500 brokerage rankings. Realtors in Baltimore, Samson Properties in Washington, D.C., Realtors in Baltimore, Samson Properties in Washington, D.C., ” Equity Real Estate is No.

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The 2021 HousingWire Vanguards Nominations are now open!

Housing Wire

It’s that time of year again — the 2021 HousingWire Vanguard awards just opened for nominations. The post The 2021 HousingWire Vanguards Nominations are now open! Vanguards come from diverse backgrounds and may run established companies or start-ups, but share one common trait: an unmistakable impact on the industry at large.

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for March 2024

Lamacchia Realty

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for March 2024! 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! Additionally, Jason is also a member of Lamacchia’s 2021 , 2022 , and 2023 President’s Club.

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Pending home sales down nearly 25% from 2021 in August

Housing Wire

according to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors. The post Pending home sales down nearly 25% from 2021 in August appeared first on HousingWire. Pending home sales continued to drop in August, recording a 1.0% month-over-month decline that resulted in an index reading of 88.4, In July , the index fell 1.0%

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