Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Bright MLS released its National Housing Market Outlook on Wednesday, which shows that affordability will remain the biggest challenge for homebuyers next year. Homebuyer traffic will increase in 2024, fueled by lower mortgage rates and more existing-home inventory. Existing-home sales will end 2024 at 4.6 by the year’s end.

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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. From the newbies to the seasoned vets, there’s something for everyone in our (always evolving) list of podcast favorites.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Among all the experts’ forecasts for 2024, there is no number more tightly watched than mortgage rates, as those rates will undoubtedly impact sales, prices and construction as well. Mortgage rates The experts unanimously foresee lower mortgage rates in 2024, although none expect rates to fall below 6%. million to 5.07

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Those economic projections from the 19 members of the Federal Open Markets Committee show both a tighter consensus of opinions and a lower target Federal funds rate than the projections the FOMC made in September. percentage points above the average of four forecasts for the third quarter of 2024 and roughly 0.6 percentage points.

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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.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

While most Realtors will die on the hill that staging should never be cut out of the home selling strategy, this year it’s even more important. Simply put, cutting corners on staging is a risky move that risks prolonged market presence. Overall, in 2024, cutting corners on staging is a risk that sellers cannot afford to take.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “The bond market is forcing the Fed to pivot.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Congratulations to the 2024 Tech100 Mortgage winners. Take a look below to see the full list of this year’s honorees. optimalblue.com/ Loan Origination and Secondary Plano, TX OptiFunder optifunder.com/ Loan Origination and Secondary St.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

million, according to the N ational Association of Realtors. Multiple offers, however, are still occurring, especially on starter and mid-priced homes, even as price concessions are happening in the upper end of the market.” Together, the two may suggest that there really is nowhere to go but up in 2024,” she said. “In

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 8, 2024

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! Most recently, Laurie was featured on the 2024 Who’s Who List in Boston Agent Magazine.

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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. Known as the “Real Life Realtor,” she’s the brain behind Real Life Real Estate Training. What we love Lascsak’s social media marketing skills are top-of-the-line. President of SERHANT.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

MARCH 20, 2024

Everyone is talking about the National Association of Realtors (NAR) lawsuit settlement, and I have a few thoughts too. It’s important to cultivate objectivity and keep some things in mind about buyers, sellers, and concessions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

month over month in December, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The housing market is off to a good start this year, as consumers benefit from falling mortgage rates and stable home prices,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. increase between 2024 and 2025 to a pace of 5.35

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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Lamacchia Realty’s Florida Regional Vice President and Vice President of Relocation, Shane Bronson , has officially been appointed as a Florida REALTORS® Director for 2024. Lucie Board of REALTORS® where he attends local meetings and events on a regular basis. Shane is very active with the Broward, Palm Beaches, St.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2021

According to the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales for April’s housing market came in at 5,8500,000. housing market for 2020 to 2024 is that home prices could escalate to an unhealthy level. The post Existing home sales data: A bad sign for housing market? My biggest fear for the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Anywhere demonstrated our leadership strength in 2023, driving meaningful results in a tough real estate market,” Ryan Schneider , Anywhere president and CEO, said in a statement. “In The company produced these results amid “an incredibly difficult year for the housing market,” Schneider said during an earnings call on Thursday.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 7, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for February 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! The BAP Team is a dynamic father-daughter duo consisting of REALTORS® Jim Bapista and Cara Golson.

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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 18, 2022

The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for February came in as a miss of estimates at 6.02 Total inventory data is deficient, and this was my biggest fear in the years 2020-2024, and it happened. One of the critical data lines that I want to see improve this year is days on market. million and 6.16

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2021

According to the National Association of Realtors, March’s existing-home sales came in at 6.01 For the housing market, the COVID crisis started in earnest the week of March 23, as that is the last week we saw positive year-over-year data in 2020 before COVID-19 really took us for a ride. From NAR: My biggest fear for the U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

in October on a month-over-month basis, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Historically high rates harmed the housing market in October Annualized existing home sales remained below 4 million in October, the lowest rate since 2010. down from 72.6 in September. New home sales fell 5.6%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Founded in 1971 by Paul Sears, Sears Real Estate is owned and operated by the family of current National Association of Realtors president Kevin Sears. Not only am I super excited to be working with Brian and Kevin Sears, but also Dan Rodriguez, and James Cichetti along with all the Realtors at Sears Real Estate.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 27, 2023

October 26, 2023 – At the annual 2024 Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® Installation of Officers & Directors held at the Danversport Yacht Club on Thursday, October 26 th , Amy Wallick was sworn in as MAR President. This experience has provided her with a comprehensive grasp of the Association from multiple perspectives.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 3, 2024

Amy Wallick Discusses 2024 Housing Market on NBC News Boston Amy Wallick was recently featured on an NBC News Boston segment, where she discusses what we can expect in 2024 for the housing market.

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Inman

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Well, figures recently released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) put the industry back in 2010. It's an oft-repeated adage that real estate is cyclical. That's because existing home sales have dropped over 15 percent year-over-year.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

month over month, according to the newest data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). annually in February 2024. Pending home sales increased modestly in February despite rising mortgage rates , growing 1.6% NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index increased to 75.6 in February, up from 74.3 in January.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Let’s delve into the data to glean insights into the agent recruitment climate for the pivotal year of 2024. This positive correlation suggests that agents may seek new opportunities during periods of increased market activity , potentially driven by factors such as better commissions or market conditions.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Meanwhile, a customer relationship management system, along with experts in marketing, sales and other areas, are designed to support these teams, he said. “If The change would go into effect in mid-July 2024 if the settlement is approved by a judge. But he decided to bet on this new venture about a year and a half ago.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

in March compared to February despite rising mortgage rates , according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). million home sales in 2024, a 9% increase from 2023. These buyers are much less sensitive to mortgage rates and will be better positioned to remain in the market this spring.”

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 19, 2024

April 19, 2024 – Lamacchia Realty is pleased to announce that Lynn Walsh has joined Lamacchia Realty’s Leominster office. With Lynn comes local expertise of her hometown in Lunenburg where she has been the number one REALTOR since 2019, and all surrounding areas in north central Massachusetts.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

“The largest, undisrupted market in the U.S.,” The volatility and unprecedented nature of the market, weakened Zillow’s price forecasting, crippling its ability to buy low and sell high. That is a 76% drop in inventory, despite the fact that Opendoor expanded to two new markets in the past year.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

in September despite significant affordability hurdles weighing on the market, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). in 2024, hitting 800,000 new homes. in 2024, to $445,800. In 2024, they should rise by 13.5% In 2024, it will rise to 1.48 in September.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

The National Association of Realtors reported Thursday that existing home sales for April came in at 5.61 million , with double-digit home-price growth driving a housing market that is still savagely unhealthy. I was adamant about the price growth rule of 23% from 2020 to 2024. million and 1.93 Today inventory levels are at 1.02

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Luckily, the mortgage industry is cyclical, so let’s take a look at how you can turn a negative into a positive and grab clients’ attention through effective marketing , ultimately growing your book while others’ shrink. Below are a few ways originators can best present themselves to real estate agents and stand out in a saturated market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

RE/MAX executives were not shy about acknowledging the uncertainty that is currently plaguing the real estate industry during the firm’s first-quarter 2024 earnings call with analysts and investors Friday morning. Year over year, RE/MAX’s total agent count in Q1 2024 was down 0.2% million in Q1 2024, compared to a net loss of $0.7

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 29, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Emerson Realtors out of Auburn, Massachusetts have joined forces with Lamacchia Realty. Emerson Realtors was co-founded by Kevin Maher, a fifth generation REALTOR® whose career spanned an impressive 45 years. Prior to Emerson Realtors, he co-owned Century 21 Maher Real Estate in Auburn.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Real estate agents are optimistic about the housing market and working to implement buyer agency agreement as we head into 2024, according to the RealTrends Q1 2024 AgentPulse survey. Realtors & NAR have always had the client’s best interest. Always will too,” one wrote.

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