Cornerstone

MAY 21, 2021

As you prepare to buy a home – either as a first-time buyer or as a seller who is buying a new house – it’s critical to know your monthly budget and exactly how much house you can afford. So, you might have to search for houses in a lower price bracket as rates increase if you want to stay within your budget. What’s next?

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Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We all know that the three most important factors in real estate are location, location, and location. A great skill to have for a real estate agent, or anyone in the real estate industry, is the ability to download sales data from your local MLS and import it into a spreadsheet program like Excel or Google Sheets.

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Lamacchia Realty

AUGUST 3, 2021

Though there were several months through winter and spring that it never seemed possible this year, the market is slowly beginning to be less competitive for buyers. It comes with a negative stigma for sellers to hear that a price adjustment is recommended. If you price your home even $50K over the rest, your home may be overlooked.

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Listing Spark

MARCH 18, 2024

The conventional pathway to selling your home is hiring a listing agent who represents you in the transaction and manages the marketing that requires a real estate license—namely, listing your property on the MLS. Related: 2024 Texas Real Estate Housing Report That’s where flat-fee MLS listing services have come into play.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Since then, as rates and inflation have continued to influence consumer sentiment and spending, inventory has remained low as sellers hesitate to dive into the market. This stalemate has maintained low inventory and competition among buyers for what is available on the market. Real estate is a long game.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 10, 2022

Inventory initially dropped in March 2020 as a result of sellers pausing on listing their homes and that number has stayed extremely low since. In this ultra-competitive market, buyers need to do all they can to make the strongest offer when the right house becomes available. Consider Waiving Inspection.

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Listing Spark

JUNE 7, 2024

In the past decade or so, buying a fixer-upper, updating it, and then selling it for a nice profit attracted seasoned real estate investors and newbies alike. These steeper interest rates make it harder to buy homes and place them in the right bracket for easy flips. And why not?

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Town & Country Residential Appraisals

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This means that over the years we have received properties from real estate agents on properties where we had a question as to the rationale used to develop a contract price. They tell, “How much do sellers want,” but not the other half of the story, “how much are buyers willing to pay.” A recent sale.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 26, 2024

The Florida real estate market has shifted, and the number of active listings has increased at a much faster rate than the rest of the country over recent months. Due to these rising costs and rising number of listings, condos are remaining on the market for much longer periods than before, attracting less interest from buyers.

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Raleigh Realty

MARCH 29, 2021

Let's dive into all of the home buying resources you have when working for the government Our real estate company is based in the state capital of North Carolina, Raleigh. With everything from securing a loan to dealing with the home inspection, a home buyer has a lot to handle. And shop around for lenders.

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 13, 2021

SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. This highlights the importance of Avoiding the 9 Most Common Mistakes Buyers Make. Remember: real estate is hyper-local! KEY RESOURCES: Study Of How Previous Pandemics Affected The Real Estate Market.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 14, 2023

The degree and cost to cure becomes an issue to buyers and sellers, and a challenge for appraisers. Excerpt: The most coveted pieces of real estate are often found directly on the water. Appraisers sought to bracket the subject using three comparable sales. per month, $24.75 Click here for more info!

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Portland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 14, 2019

You’re a real estate agent and after a lot of back-and-forth, give-and-take, offers and counteroffers, you’ve helped your client negotiate a sweet price for their home. You, the seller, the buyer, the lender—heck, even the mailman, are all shocked the deal has fallen apart. We’ll have to cut price or find another buyer.

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Cornerstone

MARCH 3, 2021

Though we’re currently in a seller’s market, it’s still vital to set the right price for your home if you want it to sell profitably — and fast. The goal of pricing your home to sell is to enhance visibility and attract more buyers. It may actually repel potential buyers. Work with a skilled real estate agent.

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Clear Capital

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As an appraisal quality leader and former field appraiser, I know firsthand that working in the real estate appraisal industry can be a wild ride. Whether it is for the borrower, the seller, or the lender, a detailed and error-free appraisal report positively influences the purchase decision and credibility of the process.

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 27, 2022

It is suspected that available inventory will start to climb a bit with the rise in mortgage rates nationally, but South Florida may be less impacted, especially for condos, by the rates with so many cash buyers. As mortgage rates increase, housing affordability and securing financing becomes a very real concern for buyers.

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Lamacchia Realty

MAY 26, 2022

However, South Florida may be less impacted, especially for condos, by the rates compared to other regions with so many cash buyers in the market. The rise in mortgage rates will inevitably lead to a moderation of price increases given that less buyers will be in the market (i.e., Buyer Resources. Seller Resources.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Prior to the recent rise in HELOC volume, Braga said her firm typically saw HELOCs as part of simultaneous closings where buyers would do a first mortgage and a HELOC at the same time. In mid-November, the Federal Bureau of Investigations released its 2022 Congressional report on business email compromise (BEC) and real estate wire fraud.

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