Appraisal Buzz

MAY 1, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of mortgage finance, the year 2024 presents both challenges and opportunities that demand astute navigation. Following a period of rising interest rates in 2023, the Federal Reserve’s recent signals hint at a potential shift towards a more accommodative monetary policy later in 2024.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

The “ silver tsunami ” — a colloquialism referring to aging Americans changing their housing arrangements to accommodate aging — could have more of an impact on the housing market this year, according to analyst Meredith Whitney in a conversation with Yahoo Finance. “[T]he

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2024

Weekly housing inventory data We’ve now had back-to-back weeks of healthy housing inventory growth and spring 2024 is much healthier than spring 2023. However, I believe bond traders were expecting something hotter than the month-to-month core CPI print of 0.3%, thus the bond market rallied and sent yields lower. 2022: 19.2%

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Pulling comps in 2024 is tough. I also have some market recap visuals to unpack what’s been happening in 2024 so far. UPCOMING SPEAKING GIGS: 2/19/24 Matt the Mortgage Guy YouTube […] The post The challenge of pulling comps in 2024 first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog. Think about it this way.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

After a 2023 of real estate brokers saying they feel “neutral” or “pessimistic” about the housing market, some 48% of those surveyed for the Q1 2024 HousingWire BrokerPulse survey are optimistic that the next three months will be positive. The defendants have been ordered to pay damages of $1.78

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Mortgage originators who seek success in 2024 need to move with confidence and adaptability. Identify potential market impact The mortgage market is feast or famine, with origination volumes varying between high and low extremes. Evolve offerings with market demand Innovation in the mortgage market still exists.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Against the backdrop of elevated mortgage rates and soaring home prices , discerning the evolving financial dynamics between renter-friendly and buyer-friendly markets is also paramount. As of February 2024, the monthly cost of purchasing a starter home surpassed that of renting by $1,027, a 60.1% difference.

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Inman

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Falling home prices and mortgage rates are on tap for buyers and sellers — not to mention a presidential election that could hinge on housing issues, according to Redfin's outlook for 2024.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 26, 2024

The surge in listings is bringing some buyers back to the market, the firm says. Redfin economists expect mortgage rates to gradually decline throughout 2024, an outlook that was little changed in the wake of this week’s Fed press conference, in which the Fed held interest rates steady.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Homebuyers are getting some relief in 2024 as mortgage rates recede from their 20-year high point of last October. 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% Indeed, with a 6.7% 25, according to Freddie Mac.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Whether you’re looking to stay informed or motivated, gain market insights, or learn strategies from the masters — our list of the best real estate podcasts for agents can help you level up your business in 2024. In a recent episode, Nashville agent Marie Lee shares how she targets out-of-state buyers relocating to Nashville.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

What’s the housing market going to do in 2024? Nobody has a crystal ball, but here are some emerging trends. Scroll quickly by topic or digest slowly.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

While marketing to your sphere of influence, networking, and direct mail campaigns work, they can be time-consuming and they don’t always yield quick results. To help you snag more listings, we updated our list of proven strategies to win more real estate seller leads in 2024. Visit Market Leader 2.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The baseline conforming loan limit for mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2024 will be $766,550, up 5.5% In 2022, the housing market was a little hotter than this year due to lower mortgage rates, pushing home prices up. These loans would normally end at the jumbo market , which is dominated by banks.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

When it comes to home staging, there are two homeowner camps: those who think it’s a waste of money and don’t want to pay more to make their home more attractive to buyers and those who realize the worth and are willing to make the investment needed. Simply put, cutting corners on staging is a risky move that risks prolonged market presence.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

The housing market has been on a topsy-turvy roller-coaster ride in recent years that has been particularly neck wrenching since this past fall, fueled by stubbornly high inflation and a still-strong jobs market. Treasury market — jumping to as high as 121 in mid-April after ending March near 85. They crested near 7.6%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

These housing professionals have been gaming out the potential impact on buyers’ agents – a significant source of referrals. Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The self-employed homebuyer found an $800,000 home in Texas, but with the conforming loan limit for 2023 being $726,200, the buyer needed a jumbo loan or a bank statement loan. How higher loan limits might move the housing market needle Economists at Fannie Mae project home prices to increase by 2.8% on an annual basis in 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The California-based retail lender has set a target of becoming a top-10 lender in the markets in which it has a presence, which would give it about 2% in overall market share. United Wholesale Mortgage , the top lender in the country by volume, claimed just under 8% total market share over the first nine months of 2023.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

For what felt like a moment in time, buyers enjoyed the luxury of being incredibly picky, carefully selecting what felt like their dream homes in a market that had shifted towards more favorable conditions. The changing tides Previously, buyers were able to look for over a month, as average days on market continued to climb.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

In the first week of 2024, mortgage rates continued to stick around the mid 6% mark. 28 , according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday. “However, since then rates have moved sideways as the market digests incoming economic data.” The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.62% as of Jan.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

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Inman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Learn how to boost your marketing by understanding today's home buyers and sellers, their motivations and desired home features.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Prospective home buyers experienced another difficult month due to the persistent lack of housing inventory and the highest mortgage rates in a generation,” NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. Together, the two may suggest that there really is nowhere to go but up in 2024,” she said. “In from September, with 1.15

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The last two years of soaring mortgage rates and rising home prices have brought the fastest erosion in housing market affordability in modern history, and it’s hurt first-time homebuyers the most. buyer hovers around $2,866, an all-time high according to Redfin. In Newark, buyers need $160,000.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2023

But in 2024, industry analysts believe mortgage rates will be the primary focus for many firms. “I With mortgage rates trending downward in recent weeks and economists expecting them to further recede in 2024, analysts are feeling guardedly optimistic about how the publicly traded brokerages will perform in 2024. “I

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

As the first day of spring arrives, three economists shared with Inman why headwinds will continue to plague the housing market in 2024, long after a recovery was expected to revive U.S. home sales.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

million settlement with plaintiffs in two bombshell buyer commission lawsuits have been made public, and they stipulate that the brokerage conglomerate make significant changes to its practices. A hearing for preliminary approval of the settlement is expected to occur next month, with final court approval expected in mid-2024.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

The national real estate brokerage found that the nationwide median sale price reached $420,357 in March 2024. In Texas and Florida , however, key market signals show diverging trends. Major markets such as Tampa, Orlando and Dallas also posted supply growth of 20% to 30% during this period. Additionally, of the 10 U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

The mortgage-servicing rights (MSR) market remains robust as we turn the corner into 2024, and though it is expected to slightly underperform 2023, the market is still projected to notch healthy trading volumes in 2024 — hovering near the $1 trillion mark for the fourth year in a row, market observers forecast.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

According to court documents filed on Monday, RE/MAX and the home sellers suing the firm in both the Moehrl and Sitzer/Burnett cases, which both deal with buyer brokers’ commissions, have reached a preliminary settlement agreement, settling all claims in both suits. “Settlement is always an option for any party in litigation.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2024

year over year in the first quarter of 2024, with the median price hitting a record $1.225 million, according to data from Redfin. Redfin defined luxury homes as those estimated to be in the top 5% of their metro area based on market value, while non-luxury homes are those with estimated values in the 35th to 65th percentile.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Although more agents are fielding questions about the commission lawsuits than they were a quarter ago , they also remain optimistic about where the housing market is headed in the second quarter of 2024, according to the RealTrends Q2 2024 AgentPulse survey.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Sell It Like Serhant Key Facts Grown throughout the pandemic, the Sell It Like Serhant program has been carefully adapted to the current market. Smaller, more specific courses, such as The Buyer Presentation , are priced at $347. What we love Lascsak’s social media marketing skills are top-of-the-line. President of SERHANT.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

“With mortgage rates now lower and spring home buying demand already lurking, home prices will continue to rise, especially considering the outsized pent-up demand for homes coming from young buyers, those who have been waiting for lower rates, and huge influx of immigrants over the last couple of years.” in September to 7.8%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As the real estate market continues to grapple with high interest rates and low inventory, agents entering the market are looking for affordable client relationship management (CRM) tools that offer a cost-effective means to automate and manage client interactions.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2022

Total inventory data is deficient, and this was my biggest fear in the years 2020-2024, and it happened. Inventory has been slowly falling since 2014, so if demand picks up in 2020-2024, it can collapse to shallow levels. One of the critical data lines that I want to see improve this year is days on market. from one year ago.

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