Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

After a 2023 of real estate brokers saying they feel “neutral” or “pessimistic” about the housing market, some 48% of those surveyed for the Q1 2024 HousingWire BrokerPulse survey are optimistic that the next three months will be positive. The defendants have been ordered to pay damages of $1.78

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Regardless of the outcome, real estate brokers are doing all they can to prepare their brokerages and their agents for more transparency, education on the value real estate agents bring to the transaction, and more, according to the 2023 Q4 BrokerPulse survey , a forward-looking housing market sentiment survey by HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 20, 2024

A seller’s market indicates demand is high and inventory is low, while a buyer’s market means inventory is high and demand is low. Interest rates impact the housing market significantly — demand can rise or fall any time they go up or down. The work you receive can vary widely depending on the current environment.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Compass attributed some of these struggles to the slower housing market of 2023, which saw Compass close 178,848 transactions, down 15.5% Despite this assertion, Reffkin was happy to field questions about the firm’s use of buyer agency agreements during the question and answer portion of the call. million in 2022.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As the commission lawsuits heat up, real estate brokers are gearing up to add buyer representation agreements and training, cut costs and hone value propositions, according to RealTrends Q4 2023 BrokerPulse survey. Another 10% are honing their value proposition , particularly as it relates to buyers’ agents.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

If buyers’ agents become less common, Redfin will prosper in that world too,” Kelman said. “We We run one of the largest brokerage websites in America, as well as a national network of contractors trained and licensed to provide low cost on demand property access. I feel a twinge of optimism. million in Q3 2022. million.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

It is also training machine learning models to get better at responding to users’ queries in “human-like sentences.” “Beyond easy-to-filter criteria like bedrooms and bathrooms, buyers are considering many other specific features that match their unique lifestyle,” Jenny Arden, Zillow’s chief design officer, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

In a supply-constrained housing market , even landing a deal at foreclosure auction has become challenging, but those deals tend to be more readily available in markets or neighborhoods that are off the beaten path. It’s very, very market dependent right now. and up from 56.8% in the previous quarter and 54.0%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

1 With over 12,000 Americans turning 65 every day in 2024, this burgeoning market will undoubtedly continue to bring more buyers and sellers to the table over the next decade. In fact, a veritable upheaval is headed for the housing market already. stares down the barrel of a considerable economic downturn.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Even as the housing market slowed in 2022 and 2023, the fraudulent activity of bad actors did not let up. home buyers and sellers it survey were targeted with suspicious or potentially fraudulent activities, while 10% were targeted for real estate fraud and 5% suffered losses during their real estate transaction due to fraudster.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A housing market marked by relatively high interest rates and tight inventory — and punctuated by the practice of home inspection waivers to sweeten offers — are taking a bite out of business for home inspectors, who play a key role in the sales process by ensuring that buyers are not being sold a lemon of a house.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

The housing market has shifted. We need Realtors trained in matters of aging-in-place, who are committed to guiding senior buyers into buying decisions that will provide housing security for the long-term. The number one rule of the marketplace is to understand your customer.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Despite low inventory, the housing market is expected to remain strong in 2021 due to low mortgage rates. And with this housing boom will come even more questions from homeowners who want to know their housing options. One of the biggest mistakes housing professionals make is not keeping in touch with past clients.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2021

Suburbs, rural areas and small towns have been hot since the beginning of the pandemic, with Redfin searches for rural areas and small towns spiking last spring and housing markets in the suburbs heating up more than other neighborhood types throughout 2020, according to Steven Majourau, a Redfin agent in California’s Central Valley.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 2, 2022

The housing market has experienced a turbulent few years, so what can industry experts expect in the future? As energy efficiency becomes a more visible data point, it’s likely that this will become a marketing point for eco-conscious renters and buyers. Secondary Real Estate Markets On the Rise.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

None of the surveyed mortgage professionals said staff cuts caused decreased ability to close loans and lack of training were the challenges they faced. LenderPulse requests surveys from 24,000 mortgage professionals across the country on market trends and lender opportunities and challenges. Of the 155 completed surveys, 32.3%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2020

“The most exciting part of our partnership with Knock is the ability for agents to make non-contingent offers in this incredibly aggressive seller’s market,” Jack Hawthorne, team leader at Keller Williams Heritage said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2023

​​The Federal Reserve ‘s (Fed) interest rate hike pause will give the housing industry a cautious sigh of relief, but observers are already nervous that the rate-induced pain train won’t come to a complete stop for a while longer and volatility will remain. up from March’s projection at 3.3%; core PCE inflation at 3.9%

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

In a housing market like ours, buyers need to have as many tactics as possible when seeking to purchase a home. We have seen a near-sold-out market for years in many parts of our region – particularly for single-family homes with close access to freeways. The practice appears straight forward but it can be quite tricky.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

That makes those homeowners susceptible to predatory behavior by some buyers operating in the pre-foreclosure marketplace, behavior that has been chronicled in several prominent, recent news stories. These institutional buyers purchased pre-foreclosure properties for 30% below estimated after-repair market value on average.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Visibility: Making your presence known In a down housing market , it goes without saying that visibility is crucial. Read about what’s going on in the market. Share your insights about it on your stories or your statuses, offer tips for buyers and sellers and showcase your expertise.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Davis also discussed the MLS and how the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation Rule impacts both buyers and sellers during her time on the stand. Like the defendants who testified before her, Davis noted that buyers’ agents help both buyers and sellers, as they help bring qualified buyers to the bargaining table.

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Clear Capital

MAY 24, 2022

It’s important to know if your AVM will perform in an uncertain housing market and here are some tips for choosing the right AVM for property valuations. It should assess public records , market trends , property data points , machine learning , comparable properties, and similar properties to deliver an accurate AVM report. .

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

After nearly two years of trudging through a frozen housing market , the consensus among mortgage professionals is that the worst of it is over. You have all these buyers that have been waiting for rates to come back and now they’re back and all this becomes really competitive again.” If people got rates of 7% and 7.5%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

FCM) reduced the company’s size through 2022 amid a tough mortgage market. At the start of 2023, the company is investing in training the sales team on tactics to start growing the business again. ” Altos Research data confirms Canter’s perception that there are more houses in inventory. .

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

They had a young executive team who valued fresh ideas and were not afraid to train inexperienced novices like me. HousingWire: What do you think will be the big themes for the housing market in 2022? I changed positions every 6-9 months, learning more at each level, and I eventually ran the entire mortgage lending department.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2021

Home Swap is offered exclusively through local real estate professionals who have been trained as Knock Certified Agents. In these markets, Home Swap will be offered through Keller Williams Atlantic Partners.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

While the growth rate is cooling monthly, we are still in a savagely unhhealthy housing market trying to get national inventory levels back to pre-COVID-19 levels. I have documented the history of these housing price crash addicts for a decade now. Housing inventory issue with no booming demand.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2020

“We believe in the value of continuing to innovate, adapt to the changing industry and times by delivering extraordinary experiences and providing our family of agents with the latest in tools, training and the technology that they need to continue to defy mediocrity and give 121%,” said Orhan Tolu, Century 21 Real Estate Alliance CEO and owner.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 27, 2021

The buyers paid cash. I must admit, in the past year, there have been times when I have felt like many buyers don’t really care about value anymore. While it may seem like many buyers don’t care about what the market value of a home is, I think that we must be careful to not make that assumption.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

As we can see below, housing moderated, found a base and moved higher toward the second half of 2021. I stress this as many people had sent me examples of YouTube videos with people touting a second-half housing crash. I can tell you that these people don’t have the training to read housing or economic data correctly.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 11, 2023

As the chart shows, a historically large segment of Millennials is inching toward 36, the median age of a first-time home buyer in the U.S. Real estate pros – some of the most optimistic bunch in any industry – acknowledge this is a housing dilemma. An index score of 100 means that a buyer with a median U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Title firms collecting and making use of advanced analytics and proprietary technologies can provide invaluable insights into housing market trends, property valuations, and risk assessment. buyers and sellers) in a residential deal. CREs need not go it alone.

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Empire Appraisal Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The volatile housing market over the last couple of years has driven more consumers toward using real estate professionals rather than attempting to complete a transaction independently. This may mean consumers are getting the message that a REALTOR® is an ally in any housing market. Marketing to potential buyers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2022

As a driver of the economy, housing should be bolstered by: Non-bank lending institutions to lend in lower-income areas and to minorities in the same way that CRA provides for banks Reducing government-insured and guaranteed mortgage loan fees. While home inventories remain low, the prospects for first-time buyers diminish.

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McKissock

MARCH 28, 2023

In times like the present when the housing market is slow, you can help your appraisal business thrive by offering additional services beyond mortgage lending appraisals. Training work may include consulting, teaching, writing appraisal courses, mentoring, etc. .” ” “Tax consulting, specifically income tax.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Alipour gushed about Redfin’s training program, and she accessed maternity leave benefits other agents lack. An independent contractor agent mostly finds their own leads and can receive minimal training or resources from their brokerage. They provided me training, and marketing, and covered mileage.”. Trust the process.

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