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Best real estate apps for agents in 2024

Housing Wire

In 2024, agents have two choices; learn how to run your entire business from the apps on your phone or tablet, or find a new career. To help, we reviewed hundreds of options to put together this list of the best real estate apps for 2024. Think of it as another concierge service to offer your buyers to help you stand out.

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Off-the-grid deals: Distressed property trends and market insights

Housing Wire

“It’s oddly enough in states where people are leaving,” said Florida-based real estate investor Paul Lizell of the markets where he is more focused on acquiring investment properties in 2024. REO auction volume in Q1 2024 was at just 38% of its Q1 2020 level, according to the Auction.com data. in Q1 2024, up from 55.0%

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CoStar’s Andy Florance on the rise of Homes.com, the impact of the buyer commission lawsuits & more

Housing Wire

BH: I have heard some comments from CoStar about how Homes.com is well positioned for success regardless of what happens with the buyer broker compensation lawsuits. If the buyer broker commission rules goes away that revenue model for the portals goes away for sure. Could you elaborate on this?

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SFR and fix-and-flip investors expect a better market in 2024

Housing Wire

Still, despite the gloomy news of late for SFR and fix-and-flip investors, some industry experts see better fortunes ahead in 2024 for both sectors. “We In fact, Carlton suggests that many of these large SFR platforms now prefer to operate in the BTR space rather than purchase homes on the open market, where they compete with consumer buyers.

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Redfin shows signs of improvement in fourth quarter

Housing Wire

Second, a commission refund to customers who hire a Redfin agent after the first tour seems likely to increase home-buyer close rates in its first four pilot markets. We expect these projects to pay off throughout 2024 and 2025.” So far, the program is available in 10 markets and will be rolled out more broadly in Q1 2024.

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loanDepot CEO talks ‘longer and tougher’ mortgage cycle, NAR settlement and cyberattacks 

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Amid a higher rate environment when refinances are scarce, Martell said that loanDepot sees opportunities in other products, such as renovation loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). loanDepot entered 2024 by dealing with a cyberattack that brought down its systems. The company now has a digital HELOC offering.

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DataDigest: iBuyers slide farther from hyped market disruption

Housing Wire

Offerpad is an instant buyer, or iBuyer, a company that gives sellers cash offers for their homes and attempts to resell the homes for a profit, sometimes after making renovations. “We are well positioned for further solid performance in 2024 as we take the friction out of real estate.”

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