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Prices for luxury homes soared in the first quarter 

Housing Wire

Luxury home prices in the U.S. year over year in the first quarter of 2024, with the median price hitting a record $1.225 million, according to data from Redfin. In comparison, prices for non-luxury homes rose by 4.6% High-end buyers tend to be more immune to mortgage rate fluctuations and flock to the luxury housing market.

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How to become a luxury real estate agent

Housing Wire

First, let’s define the parameters of the “luxury real estate market” for our purposes and review my top five tips for success. Defining the luxury real estate market The luxury real estate market has become more and more difficult to define.

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How to write a lead-winning, memorable real estate agent bio (+ examples)

Housing Wire

In 2024, Tate received Coldwell Banker’s International President’s Premier Award representing the company’s top 1% of all sales professionals. Tate’s track record working in luxury sales serves as the real estate version of the ‘Good Housekeeping Seal’ of approval. She underscores her expertise and global experience.

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The best real estate companies to work for in 2024 (+ beyond)

Housing Wire

Related Articles 8 top real estate lead generation companies for 2024 8 best places to buy real estate leads in 2024 The 11 best real estate CRMs for 2024 Our deep dive on the brokerages Thanks to the internet, we’ve got all kinds of information at our fingertips. Are you an experienced luxury agent?

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While the Austin housing market isn’t sizzling, agents say it is still warm

Housing Wire

Buyers are still buying and sellers are still selling. We definitely noticed a downturn last year, which coincided with interest rates going up, and buyers just put the brakes on things and wanted to wait to see what was going to happen. Michaels also noted that his business is still seeing a steady stream of out-of-town buyers. “We

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The 22 must-have real estate marketing tools for 2024

Housing Wire

Our comprehensive guide to the best real estate marketing tools provides you with a helpful assortment of easy-to-use, effective marketing products to turn your business into a revenue engine in 2024. The more authentic, the better. Think of your social media audience as like the waiting room for your owned audience.

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Residential Appraisals and Airbnb Income?

Appraisal Today

We’ve seen more luxury properties sell (larger homes) and buyers at higher price points (larger homes) have been taking advantage of being able to work from home. 2) The trend feels uneven: Some properties are getting lots of offers and others aren’t, and some price ranges are more competitive. appraisal reporting.