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Real estate investors snagged more entry-level houses than ever: Redfin

Housing Wire

Real estate investors purchased 26.1% By comparison, investors purchased 13.6% As mortgage rates and home prices have remained elevated across the board, investors have mirrored consumer homebuyers and have shifted their focus toward more affordable homes. I just sold one foreclosed house to an investor for $400,000.

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How auction buyer data foreshadows housing market shifts

Housing Wire

Retail housing market data from June showing early signs of a real estate slowdown was foreshadowed three months earlier in buyer behavior at foreclosure auctions. The as-is market value is typically based on a drive-by broker price opinion or external-only appraisal given the properties are usually still occupied.

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How Biden’s Neighborhood Homes proposal impacts real estate investors

Housing Wire

Auction.com buyer and real estate investor Sue McCormick is ahead of the curve when it comes to President Joe Biden’s plan to revitalize underserved neighborhoods while also providing affordable housing for low- and moderate-income homebuyers. “My of the 2021 estimated market value. subsequently resold, and 65.3%

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Off-the-grid deals: Distressed property trends and market insights

Housing Wire

“It’s oddly enough in states where people are leaving,” said Florida-based real estate investor Paul Lizell of the markets where he is more focused on acquiring investment properties in 2024. It’s very, very market dependent right now. That investor was willing to lose money on the deal just to keep his construction crew busy.

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Market Value: Who Says What It Is?

McKissock

The standard residential appraisal report form’s definition of Market Value states in part: “ Implicit in this definition is the consummation of a sale as of a specified date and passing of title from seller to buyer under conditions whereby: buyer and seller are typically motivated…”.

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How a transparent marketplace provides a proven path to benefit homeowners

Housing Wire

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. But she noted that not all investors operate this way.

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Market Correction or Seller Panic?

Appraisal Buzz

Naturally, this has forced buyers to seek lower price points or has completely eliminated them from the market. Therefore, it begs the question: what will happen to home values? Terms of a transaction is typically where you’ll find buyers tipping the scale back to even in negotiations before there’s an influence on price.

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