Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Rates are falling now and if that continues, buyers will jump and inventory will fall well into the first quarter of 2024. These sellers have been matched by an increase in buyers, too, so there were 10% more immediate sales than last year. Contracts growing We continue to see the new contracts grow each week: There were 7.7%

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McKissock

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Free Download: Ready to launch your appraisal career? So, this is a pretend sale between a typically motivated buyer and a seller. A sales contract price on a subject property is just an agreed upon amount for the pending transaction between that buyer and that seller.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Inventory is slowly but steadily increasing over last year, which means slightly more options for buyers this spring. We have more homes going into contract each week now than we did a year ago — supply and demand are climbing together. There are now 258,000 single family homes in contract. Sales rates are climbing.

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Listing Spark

APRIL 17, 2024

Assessing the riskiness of buyers’ offers so you’re less likely to have to go back on the market and waste time on bad contracts. Buyers’ Real Estate Apps To grow their flipping businesses, investors always have an eye out for new properties to add to their pipeline.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Covers license law, real property, agency, state & federal laws, advertising, valuation, finance, real estate calculations, contracts & more + 15-hr Applied Real Estate Principles, an interactive course Leap Learning 60-hr Online Topics Package $419 60 of required 75 hrs. Self-paced. 15 of required 75 hrs.

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Cornerstone

JULY 1, 2021

Download the infographic here. Here’s an overview of why selling your house now may be optimal: Because inventory is so tight and demand is so high, buyers are competing for limited listings as homes fly off the market. Low rates are attracting buyers, while making it more affordable for you to move up into your dream home.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Those metrics, specifically the pace of new listings and new sales contracts, slowed this week. New listings and new contracts both still show a bit of improvement over 2023, but the growth rates have slid back down. The state of California had 20% more contracts started last week than the same week a year ago. Just 31.4%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This is not a recipe to keep the home buyer momentum we saw building in December. Remember that the way to more selection for home buyers is with higher mortgage rates. Spring buyers’ market It’s the spring buyers market and inventory is falling each week. There are more buyers than sellers. A few years.

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McKissock

JANUARY 31, 2023

.” “That cost does not equal value on homes, and picking comparable sales just to hit contract prices is unethical. Sometimes a homes across the street are not the same pool of buyers as a home a block away, even if it is the same builder and floor plan. Because of where buyers want to live. That determines value.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 2, 2023

What Do Appraisers Look For in a Sales Contract? Why must an appraiser be given a copy of the sales contract? Secondly, the appraiser is likely familiar with the local real estate contract forms, customary terms, and conditions of real estate transactions in the area, and might be able to identify irregularities and comment on them.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

New pendings grow As inventory grows and new sellers grow, it was an encouraging week for new contracts too. This week saw 60,000 new contracts started for single family home purchases. Higher mortgage rates have resulted in fewer new contracts than I expected, say 6 weeks ago. That’s 9% more than the same week a year ago.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

There are now 247,000 single family homes in contract. That is 4.25% more homes in contract now than last year at this time. New contracts up New contracts were 13% more than last year during the first week of January. If they have buyers, the price of the new listings spikes up quickly.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

There were an additional 16,000 immediate sales, so that’s 4% more sellers this year when you include those that are already in contract and not adding to active inventory. Last year there was still a lot more buyer momentum than sellers. This buyer momentum at the time led to 5% home price appreciation in 2023.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Last year at this time, we were seeing surprising home buyer demand with rates having fallen to the low 6s. And sure enough the number of new contracts started this week dipped. Last year at this time, we were seeing surprising home buyer demand with rates in the low 6s. The pace of sales inched down, too.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Homes in contract rises There are more homes in contract now than last year at this time. Sales growth is not guaranteed This week there were 56,000 contracts started for single-family home purchases. Home sales grow There are now 276,000 single family homes in contract — 5% more than last year at this time.

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McKissock

JULY 11, 2022

.” Here are two quotes from that article that are still true today: “How credible do you think a current estimate of market value will be if it is based solely on three sales made to low down-payment buyers at the height of the recent feeding frenzy?” ” Free download: Time to upgrade your appraisal license?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

It’s not the first thing one thinks about when signing a sales contract on a new home, but when it’s poorly handled, those disparate or undiscovered requirements can derail an otherwise smooth closing process. It’s probably not too surprising to know that this process was far from error free in addition to being time consuming.

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Assurance Financial

DECEMBER 20, 2021

To pay for the rest of the mortgage, the closing manager sets up an escrow account into which the buyer will deposit their payment. In a short sale, the buyer purchases the home for less than the seller’s debt against the property. Waiting for the right buyer while paying for two properties can be a lot to handle.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 5, 2022

If you don’t have time to watch the video, download the presentation slides and scroll through to see if there is anything you want to know about. While some buyers cannot afford the higher mortgage payments, other are choosing to stay on the sidelines in the face of heightened uncertainty in the stock market and the economy in general.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You can also offer downloadable lead magnets like your list of preferred appraisers, lenders, handymen or home stagers. Buyer and seller-specific landing pages: You’ll want a site that offers visitor-specific content pages. For example, if listings are scarce, you can filter for listing leads over buyer leads. month + $249.95

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

You’ll also want a sponsoring real estate brokerage that offers administrative support, including inputting MLS information, helping with contract follow-up, and handling other office tasks. This average reflects the total for both the listing agent and the buyer’s agent. Need to get your hands on a license application?

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Listing Spark

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Real estate is happening all the time and buyers and their agents can be very impatient if the company you chose is unresponsive. A 7 day a week support team, so not only will you as a seller will always be taken care of, but buyer’s and agents will always receive a timely response to questions about your property.

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Listing Spark

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Real estate is happening all the time and buyers and their agents can be very impatient if the company you chose is unresponsive. A 7 day a week support team, so not only will you as a seller will always be taken care of, but buyer’s and agents will always receive a timely response to questions about your property.

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Listing Spark

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Real estate is happening all the time and buyers and their agents can be very impatient if the company you chose is unresponsive. A 7 day a week support team, so not only will you as a seller will always be taken care of, but buyer’s and agents will always receive a timely response to questions about your property.

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Listing Spark

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Real estate is happening all the time and buyers and their agents can be very impatient if the company you chose is unresponsive. A 7 day a week support team, so not only will you as a seller will always be taken care of, but buyer’s and agents will always receive a timely response to questions about your property.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 22, 2023

It’s a type of functional obsolescence in which the structure or one of its components is overly improved to a capacity or quality than a prudent buyer or owner would build or pay. Excerpts: How to use the spreadsheet to download neighborhood MLS data (40 minute video) I made a template to download data from MLS. percent from 7.07

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Assurance Financial

MAY 10, 2022

During home shopping, most homebuyers want to know whether the current housing market is a seller’s market or a buyer’s market, along with how to get a good deal in a seller’s market. Buyer’s vs. Seller’s Market. The housing market is either a buyer’s market or a seller’s market.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2023

You’ll need to enroll in and complete the following TREC-approved, qualifying real estate courses: Principles of Real Estate I Principles of Real Estate II Law of Agency Law of Contracts Promulgated Contract Forms Real Estate Finance Each course is 30 classroom hours, for a total of 180 hours.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Bruce Ailion praises Homesnap Pro, an app agents download through their designated Multiple Listings Service. “It The agent sends a link to the buyer or seller, and that client can search for or view properties on the app, save them, message the agent about the property and communicate back and forth in real time.”. Florance said.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Lenders want a compliant document that allows the loan package to be sold as quickly as possible, while investors want an appraisal that allows for securitization or resale to another downstream buyer. To download the PDF and read more, click here. Excerpt: Buyers went from FOMO to FOGS. neighborhood, and good neighborhood.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

GIFTS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INVESTORS: Looking for a great gift for house-flippers or buyers taking advantage of a housing market downswing? It also contains a members-only marketplace that encourages networking and relationship building among the industry’s top real estate buyers, sellers, and financiers. An Amazon Gift Card.

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Assurance Financial

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The key to getting the best possible value for your money is understanding what’s happening in your local real estate market — whether you’re a buyer or a seller. What’s the Difference Between a Buyer’s and Seller’s Market? Buyer’s vs. seller’s markets are a matter of supply and demand.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INVESTOR: Looking for a great gift for house-flippers or buyers taking advantage of a housing market downswing? It also contains a members-only marketplace that encourages networking and relationship building among the industry’s top real estate buyers, sellers, and financiers. An Amazon Gift Card.

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Movoto

MARCH 25, 2024

For self-employed individuals or freelancers, most written work contracts should suffice. The best way to approach this task in the modern world is to simply download all the items you’ll need and save them in a folder with sensible names. Employment history (recent pay stubs or employer verification letter).

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Appraisal Today

MAY 20, 2022

I downloaded the software to my iPhone 11… I must tell you that I was very impressed! It seems an inflection point occurred where we really noticed the effect of higher mortgage rates on buyers. Some buyers have backed off due to declining affordability, and others have become much more sensitive to price. This is also a no-no.

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