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Top markets for affordable renovated housing inventory

Housing Wire

home price increase translated into a monthly mortgage payment of $1,179 on a median-priced home — not including property taxes and insurance. Renovated Inventory to the Rescue. Top Markets for Renovated Inventory. Auction.com buyer Steve Johnson purchases and renovates distressed homes in Georgia and Tennessee.

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Affordable housing inventory is limited due to foreclosure prevention efforts

Housing Wire

A key source of affordable housing inventory was cut in half over the last three years, resulting from well-intended but heavy-handed efforts to keep delinquent borrowers in homes. That key source of affordable housing inventory: distressed properties sold to third-party buyers or repossessed by lenders at foreclosure auction.

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Are Home Buyers Regretting Their Purchase?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Below is a chart from the National Association of REALTORS article on home buyer regret. Some buyers may be relocating from a different state, and feel pressured to purchase a home sight unseen. It’s not that these pictures are meant to deceive buyers. Do you know of anyone who purchased a home within the past year?

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Home sellers are returning to the market

Housing Wire

The bearish take is that there are many more sellers than buyers and inventory is rising. Even if the imbalance of more sellers than buyers continues, more sales will happen, especially compared to last year at this time. Housing inventory There are now 556,000 single-family homes on the market. That’s up 2.4%

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9 tips for homebuyers in non-disclosure states

Housing Wire

For many, buying a home is a complex process, and navigating the real estate market’s rules and regulations can be tricky, especially in states where property sale prices remain a secret. Without sales figures, it’s difficult to access comparable sales, and home buyers may find it challenging to gauge the fair market value of a property.

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It hasn’t been this hard to buy an existing home in at least a decade

Housing Wire

High mortgage rates and depleted housing inventory have exacerbated an already existing housing availability crisis. The quick increase in mortgage rates created an uphill battle for many Americans who want to buy a home by locking up inventory and making the homes that do hit the market too expensive.

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6 strategies to get more from your MLS searches

Housing Wire

Real estate agents and brokers , are you relying solely on that buyer drip you set up for your motivated and qualified clients? Today we’ll show you how to deploy 6 creative ways to get more from your searches so you can get those buyers in contract faster. Are your buyers being more proactive than you are?