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Get more real estate buyer leads in 2024

Housing Wire

In the ever-competitive real estate market, creating a consistent flow of real estate buyer leads is strategy for success. Snatching up first-time homebuyers is akin to striking gold — since developing a relationship with them can mean a loyal client for life. Of course, you can’t do everything — but consistency is important.

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Owning a condo in Florida is becoming less attractive: Redfin

Housing Wire

On the demand side, buyers are wary of purchasing a condo since it has become less affordable. In Jacksonville, the median condo price declined roughly 7% year over year in January, sales declined 27% and new listings increased 32%. It’s causing buyers to rethink their plans.”

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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. Sales prices have flattened, but there were still multiple offers on many homes.

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Residential real estate activity picks up despite low inventory

Housing Wire

All 12 Federal Reserve districts have seen issues with a lack of housing inventory , which is largely due to existing homeowners holding back on listing their homes after previously locking in low mortgage rates. New York – The residential sales market has been strong across the District.

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Housing starts see steep drop in January

Housing Wire

New construction starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.331 million units, down 14.8% Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Housing inventory remained low in January and new homes still accounted for about 30% of all homes available for sale. Census Bureau and the U.S. on an annual basis.

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Are mortgage rates about to fall?

Housing Wire

This can be partly due to a higher percentage of cash buyers in the sales mix that purchase applicatoins won’t account for. Purchase application data Purchase application data was positive week to week but still down year over year. We are seeing better positive sales growth on our weekly pending sales data.

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Home inventory is climbing even faster than this time a year ago

Housing Wire

This is a demand-driven slowdown, because new listings supply is still running 9% to 10% fewer homes for sale each week than this time last year. We’re seeing fewer new sellers each week, but inventory is building as homebuyers wait to see if mortgage rates will come down to make purchases more affordable. from last week.

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