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Why are existing home prices rising when sales are still so low?

Housing Wire

The one thing that is positive this year which is different than last year is new listing data is rising year over year, nothing spectacular, but it’s a positive story for housing This means we have more sellers that will be buyers in 2024. NAR tracks inventory different than we do here at HousingWire: they have 1.11

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Existing home sales are working from a historic low bar

Housing Wire

Our housing market tracker counts weekly active single-family listings, those homes that aren’t in the contract, and the raw available number of homes for sale. Our tracker articles have a lot more details about the current weekly market and we publish those each Saturday. from December 2022 ($366,500).

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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. Seasonal impacts are the norm with housing, and new listing data is negative 6% year to date.

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30 real estate social media post ideas (+ popular agents to follow)

Housing Wire

According to a 2022 tech survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors ® (NAR), a growing number of real estate agents attest to social media’s positive impact on their business. Be sure to label on the photo or video that your post is a new listing, as people may miss the caption while scrolling.

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The Cleveland Area Housing Market Was Skating Along… And Then This Happened

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Due to active listings being at historic lows, the increasing housing inventory is more reflective of fewer homes being sold rather than new listings. Thank you so much for continuing to read my articles at the Cleveland Appraisal Blog! Like any year, there will be some good news and some bad news.

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Best real estate apps for agents in 2024

Housing Wire

per month Use it for: Creating professional marketing materials Apple Store Google Play Why we chose it: Founded by Australian entrepreneur Melanie Perkins in 2013, Canva is still the most popular marketing app for Realtors for a good reason: it makes creating professional marketing materials easy.

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How to get a real estate license in Texas

Housing Wire

In this article, we’ll take you through the Texas real estate licensing process step-by-step, sharing the costs, time commitment and all the details you’ll need to launch your new career. Currently, there are about 154,113 Realtors ® in Texas, according to the National Association of Realtors. link] FastExpert.com.