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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

I can also provide expert advice about renovations and the potential return on investment — where to get the biggest bang for your buck — or simply answer any questions you have about the market. It was listed at (list price) and sold well above the asking price. There are still plenty of buyers interested in this area.

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Home Sellers Forced to Get Flexible With Asking Prices

Appraisal Buzz

Buyers have found some relief, however. Low inventory is another factor pushing down sales. more new listings hit the market than during the same period last year, listing growth has been losing momentum for the last few months, leaving buyers with fewer homes to choose from than there typically are in May. “The

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Fix-and-flip investors are filling in the gaps in some housing markets: report

Housing Wire

Roughly 80% of real estate investors surveyed are selling single-family homes at or above asking price after fully renovating the properties to make them habitable, according to a report from real estate marketplace New Western. is lacking about 320,000 listings valued at the affordable range for middle-income buyers.

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Success with Millennial Real Estate Clients: Q&A with Dara Alperen Cipollone

McKissock

A: The obstacles Millennial real estate buyers face for owning a home in the Boston market come down to low inventory. While they may be qualified for the purchase, many don’t have the additional capital for a renovation, nor do they have the time or know-how to accomplish a renovation.

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HOUSING ‘TRIFECT’ PUTTING SQUEEZE ON BUYERS

Will Springer Realtor

First, let’s set the scene: Housing inventory is shrinking year to year in most parts of the country and there are no signs of significant replenishment over the horizon. 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.

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Cash-Paying Out-of-Towners Frustrate Local Fla. Buyers

Empire Appraisal Group

Buyers | Florida Realtors. It adds yet another challenge for local buyers. They describe how local buyers have lost out to COVID-driven buyers from New York and other northern states. We were fortunate we knew someone who renovates in Boca West. Cash-Paying Out-of-Towners Frustrate Local Fla. By David Lyons.

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Unlocking Investment Opportunities: Exploring MLS Access for Investors

Listing Spark

By searching in and around these two markets, investors can find plenty of properties, from single-family residences that can be renovated and sold to raw land that may be on the development fast track in just a few short years. Investors also compete with highly motivated residential buyers, so speed is important.