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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

Housing Wire

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. New home sales , another measure of contract signings, rose 8% in December on the back of declining mortgage rates. The Northeast was the only region to see a decline in contract signings, with a drop of 3% month over month and 3.9%

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Home pricing rules: don’t go if you don’t know

Housing Wire

Or, are sellers in the subject neighborhood typically settling at about 95% of the list price? How would it compare in the eyes of the buyer? If you’re showing your new listing versus its competition, do you look priced right , overpriced or priced so well you’d be dying to write an offer and snap it up?

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Facing Real Estate Challenges with GoFormz

GoForrmz

From virtual tours to real estate apps, it now takes less time and effort to communicate between sellers and buyers. Whether you’re searching for forms for construction , property management, home services, buying, or selling, we’re here to help. This means more competition at faster rates than ever before. That’s where we come in.

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Fed’s Beige Book shows recent moderation in mortgage rates propped up demand for homes

Housing Wire

The spring homebuying season, which got underway a bit earlier than usual, was off to a good start in districts like New York and Dallas. Boston: Residential Realtors expressed growing optimism as both property listings and pending home sales increased. Most expect their pipeline of contracts to keep construction busy through the year.

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U.S. Housing Market Collapse? Nowhere in Sight

Empire Appraisal Group

Scary times: builders are slashing home prices and slowing construction as buyers pull back, survey shows” (MarketWatch). The housing market is entering the ‘most significant contraction in activity since 2006,’ says Freddie Mac economist” (Fortune). The number of home listings remains low nationally.

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How to make at least $100,000 in 100 days as a real estate agent

Housing Wire

The only question is whether you will be the one to list (or sell) the next homes in your market. When you list two homes per month, you will automatically attract buyer business as well, so focus on listings. Aspirational pricing and competition from new construction has created more expired and withdrawn listings.

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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. This is why the Altos Research numbers we cite are always smaller than the NAR numbers, which accounts for all home types and those in contract.