Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2020

The seasonally-adjusted index measuring signed contracts was up 15.5% year over year, largely on the back of pent-up demand from buyers who were unable to strike deals during the spring, said Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors. “We pending home sales rose 5.9%

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GoForrmz

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Get ahead with real estate automation The real estate market has seen a lot of unusual trends in the past couple years, and it’s no surprise things have been pretty weird. Real estate pros can make their best predictions, but no one knows what will happen with 100% accuracy. That’s where we come in.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Homes typically go under contract a month or two before the closing, which means the October data largely reflects purchase decisions made in August and September. At the same time, existing inventory has likely already bottomed out and new listings are keeping steady despite normal seasonal declines. All four U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Case-Shiller index measures repeat sales data and reflects a three-month moving average, meaning that it tracks homes that went into contract in July, August and September. Simultaneously, new listing volume is up at the end of November, which might cool home prices down.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

Plenty of buyers, but not enough homes for sale,” California-based mortgage loan officer Dan Stone, who works with hundreds of mortgage lenders, told HousingWire. Prices are still expensive, forcing buyers to look at less expensive homes or areas not as preferred. There are still so many borrowers looking to purchase a home.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Between leveraging your personal network, filming YouTube videos and even the unpleasant task of cold prospecting, real estate professionals today wear all the hats. Yet, in a competitive real estate market, agents don’t always have the luxury of investing months into long-term brand-building.

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Hank Miller Team

JANUARY 9, 2024

What is the forecast for the Atlanta real estate market in 2024? The high water marks of late spring '22 are visible Rate shocks bottomed in late '22 and over'23 prices climbed back ending up in all categories Peaks to current see about even list prices with 5-5.5 From the peak, contracts and closings are significantly off.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

To help, I put together my best strategies for real estate social media marketing that still work in 2024, common mistakes to avoid, how to choose which platforms to focus on, and my favorite free and paid social media tools that can cut your work in half. Social media gives you the perfect opportunity to build a brand that resonates.

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McKissock

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

While you can’t do your job without relying on real estate technology to some degree, you do have to be extra careful when you use it. Here are six ways technology can hurt—or even ruin—your real estate business. Clients demand instant gratification because of real estate technology.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Texas residents interested in becoming a real estate agent must first complete 180 hours of approved coursework to be eligible to sit the state licensure exam. We estimate that it’ll take three to six months to get up and running as a licensed real estate agent in the Lone Star State.

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Birmingham Appraisal

JUNE 28, 2022

Has There Been a Shift In The Real Estate Market? From all indications, there has been a definite shift in the real estate market. 5 Real Estate Stats To Keep An Eye On. 1) Active Listings – Active listings in both Jefferson and Shelby County have increased since February. Conclusion.

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Listing Spark

MARCH 9, 2023

Episode Summary Aaron Jistel gives an update on the Texas Real Estate Market in Q1 2023 and recaps the 2022 market noting that it had been affected by a sudden increase in mortgage rates, with sales and home values declining. ” [00:05:56] 2022 Real Estate Market in Austin, Texas In 2022, transaction numbers were down 19.1%

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PennyMac

JULY 20, 2021

Whether you are buying or selling a home, your real estate agent will be your partner through one of the most significant transactions of your life. Here are 12 questions that will help you avoid the bad actors in your search for a great real estate agent. How long have you been working as a real estate agent?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Those metrics, specifically the pace of new listings and new sales contracts, slowed this week. Our immediate sales metric of homes that get offers within a couple days of listing also slowed. New listings and new contracts both still show a bit of improvement over 2023, but the growth rates have slid back down.

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Miller Samuel

JUNE 28, 2020

New York State “Shelter in Place” rules prevented the in-person showing of a property by a real estate broker. While I have been a real estate appraiser and market analyst for 35 years, I dipped my toe into real estate as a sales agent in Chicagoland for six months in the mid-1980s. Lesson learned.

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Eppraisal

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Finding a real estate agent who specializes in working with buyers is critical. Working with buyers requires a different skill-set than working with sellers. A buyers agent's job requires many more key skills. Knowledge of the Area Your buyer's agent should also know the area like the back of his/her hand.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

From NAR Research : “Total existing-home sales notched a minor contraction of 0.4% Existing home sales have more legs to go lower, especially now that new listing data is falling. from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.80 million in August.” All in all, the report looks right to me.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2023

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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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

New listings each week, which were record few last year, are growing now. New listings volume climbing I want to start today with the new listings volume, which is notably finally climbing over last year’s anemic levels. There were 66,000 new listings this week, of which 14,000 are already in contract.

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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

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Real estate agents: You can turn the next quarter into your best one yet by following this profitable and proactive plan. There are people who will absolutely be buying or selling real estate in the next 100 days. The only question is whether you will be the one to list (or sell) the next homes in your market.

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Eppraisal

JANUARY 10, 2023

It is imperative to find a buyer's agent who will work hard for you, understanding both your desires and financial realities in securing the ideal home. It is highly recommended to interview several real estate agents before you hire your "buyer's agent" While interviewing agents, there are five key questions to ask.

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Listing Spark

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Texas real estate market has come crashing down. What should buyers and sellers be doing right now? We’ll dive into the state of the Texas real estate market with Real Estate Real Fast host Aaron Jistel. How to vet real estate agents as a seller. powered by Sounder.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

New findings from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) show a fresh picture of who’s buying and selling homes, with more first-time buyers entering the market and families looking for homes that fit multiple generations. For real estate professionals, the changing landscape is a call to action.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

One difference between 2023 and 2024 is that this year the pending contract data shows small but steady year-over-year sales growth. I love that new listings data is growing yearly, but it’s been too light for me. Our weekly tracking data is months ahead of the existing home sales report, so we always give readers a heads-up.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

If you need to communicate about the real estate market with buyers and sellers, you should join us. real estate market as of mid-May 2024. It’s the peak season for buyers and sellers. That’s actually 3% fewer new listings than last week. Click that to reserve your spot now. That’s up 1.5%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

“I think one of the major trends we are seeing is that our overall inventory is up 60% year over year compared to 2023,” said PJ Smith, president of the Naples Area Board of Realtors and the broker-owner of Naples Golf to Gulf Real Estate. “We Smith attributes the uptick in inventory to a bump in new listings.

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Empire Appraisal Group

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

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. economy, through pandemics.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

I like to point out that consumers are more sensitive to changes in mortgage rates than to the absolute levels, and since rates are now basically unchanged for the month, just easing down from the early March peak of 7.2%, sellers and buyers are tip-toeing back into the market. In total, new listings data is 14% more than last year.

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Birmingham Appraisal

JUNE 1, 2022

In Real Estate It’s All About What’s Happening Now. This can happen in the real estate market as well. Because real estate agents and appraisers are striving for similar results (estimating accurate value) we can all gain valuable insight from the same market data.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 8, 2024

But backing up, part of the fun of working in real estate is figuring out how to answer questions like this in a way that is balanced and hopefully reflective of the sentiment in the marketplace. Advice for residential real estate appraisers In summary, appraisers must strike a balance in today’s housing market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Moderation in mortgage rates led to a pickup in demand for residential real estate, but limited inventories across the country hindered actual home sales , the Federal Reserve reported in its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts that was published Wednesday.

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Eppraisal

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Whether you're buying a home or selling a home, today's real estate market is hot. It's imperative, now more than ever, to have an experienced real estate agent who has your best interests at heart. There are key skills you should look for in your listing agent or selling agent.

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CA Realty Training

JULY 20, 2021

Let’s face it, real estate transactions can be extremely complicated and take up a lot of an agent’s time. But, dealing with contracts and disclosures comes with the territory when you’re in escrow. Whether it’s the buyer or the seller, they are the principals in your real estate deal. . By Karen D.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

But since January, home buyers have defied all expectations. Sellers have not materialized, and buyers have been buying everything that becomes available. The peak of inventory for 2023 so far was the week of the New Year — that is insane. But buyers are present this year, so prices are not up year over year.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

We’re rapidly approaching the peak of the market in terms of seller listings, and as inventory builds, the sales rate will peak by the end of June. But when you add a spike in mortgage rates that makes homebuying less affordable, that leads to fewer buyers and inventory grows. So, it’s normal that inventory is growing now.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

The suspicion was that there were a bunch of sellers who were waiting to sell: Once rates fell these sellers would come rushing back to this real estate market and we’d finally see inventory grow. There were 59,000 new listings unsold this week. Last year there was still a lot more buyer momentum than sellers.

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