Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

I vividly recall when Homie first entered the market. I pondered how they could offer the assistance that buyers and sellers required at such competitive rates. I committed myself to elevating my expertise by undergoing additional training to become certified in skills like negotiation, market analysis, and interior design.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Modern manufactured homes are an unusual feature of today’s housing market, the rare homeownership opportunity that is both lower-cost and high-quality. And when buyers of manufactured homes are unable to secure a loan, they must eitherscrape together the cash on their own or resort to seller financing—or forgo the purchase altogether.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Another issue is home sellers’ bias against buyers using FHA loans, where offers from non-FHA borrowers are often selected even though lower in price. CHLA commends FHA for its work on its “Mythbusters” initiative, designed to blow up the myths around FHA loans by educating lenders and home sellers.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Today, as affordability wanes and housing supply ticks up, house price growth is decelerating and will likely continue to trend towards its historical average. Buyers and sellers alike have now anchored their expectation of “normal” to sub-3% mortgage rates, multiple-offer bidding wars, and double-digit annual price growth.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

“The president will highlight his comprehensive housing plan and call on Congress to make the bold investments that are critical to lower housing costs for millions of Americans.” These two tax credits are designed to serve as a bridge as inflation and mortgage rates continue to fall.”

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Empire Appraisal Group

JUNE 6, 2024

Study: All-Cash Buyers Pay 10% Less A new study shows sellers would rather leave money on the table and accept an all-cash sale than risk losing the sale completely because the mortgage falls through. We find sellers are willing to leave money on the table to avoid the risk.” In policy terms, U.S.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2021

In 2020, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller price index reported the highest annual housing growth since 2013. Due to low inventory, sellers are able to put their homes up at a higher rate. The problem is, rushing to buy property might force you to settle for a house that won’t reward you financially. Don’t Go Too Big.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2021

For the second consecutive month , Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index , a composite index designed to track the housing market and consumer confidence to sell or buy a home, dropped six points in December to 74. Year-over-year, the HPSI is down 17.7

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2020

With the Experts network, prospective sellers are matched with an expert who has relevant experience selling similar properties in their building or neighborhood, StreetEasy said. In March, realtor.com launched its own automated valuation model, called MyHome, which appears on for-sale and off-market listings on the site.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

SmartZip uses predictive analytics to pinpoint likely sellers from 6 to 18 months in advance, offering a huge advantage in today’s low inventory market. SmartZip’s analytics are based on over 250 data points related to the properties and homeowners in your target market. Automated marketing: Yes.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

The move, designed to slow the pace of inflation, which reached 7.9% Whether it slows the frenetic pace of a housing market with historically low supply is yet unclear. The FOMC, as was predicted, raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 0.25-0.50 Fueled by a sharp drop in mortgage rates during the pandemic, the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2021

Inspections, on the other hand, are designed to assess the condition of the home, and they’re 100% optional for the buyer. A homebuyer’s guide to a competitive housing market. Is 2021 a good time to buy a house? People often confuse the home appraisal with the home inspection. You could end up with costly repairs.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 17, 2022

The housing market boomed in 2021 like few could have expected. Many buyers hope the housing market will cool down in 2022, and while experts don’t think it will be as competitive, this is unlikely to be a dramatic shift — at least not one that turns the market away from being seller-friendly.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The ICE — Black Knight merger creates the first end-to-end digital infrastructure that will reorder incentives and change how housing markets operate. Portals will authenticate identity, validate content, facilitate standard agreements, and ensure timely payments between buyers and sellers of homes and service providers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Aggregate data from the housing market would confirm this. From the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, “the commission on home sales has stayed basically flat for decades at 6%, split evenly between the buyer and seller agents.” The current marketplace has been designed to reduce friction in the transaction.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2024

Consider getting pre-approved if possible, as this not only gives you a realistic idea of how much you’ll be able to borrow, but it also signals to home sellers that you’re serious rather than casually looking. USDA loans may be available if you live in a designated rural area.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 3, 2024

Many of them are buyers, but they are underwriting deals based on the new interest rate and pricing reality in the market. This is a reality that many sellers are unwilling to accept unless they are forced to. These sponsors may skip steps and cover up shoddy work.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

After two consecutive months of advances , Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index, a composite index designed to track consumers’ housing-related attitudes, intentions and perceptions, fell 2.3 The post Fannie Mae survey confirms: It’s a seller’s market appeared first on HousingWire.

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Listing Spark

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Is that the case for all major Texas housing markets? What should buyers and sellers be doing right now? What should they expect in this housing market? We’ll dive into the state of the Texas real estate market with Real Estate Real Fast host Aaron Jistel. How to vet real estate agents as a seller.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The “official unofficial” government-related loan definition of market value is clear. It says buyer and seller are: Prudent and knowledgeable. Also part of the definition: Reasonable market exposure time. It seemed a good starting point would be to understand exactly what market value is. Not affected by undue stimulus.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2022

Capezza wrote that this move is part of the company’s overall plan to create a more “seamless, integrated experience” for agents, Zillow’s service partners, as well as home buyers and sellers by connecting the various services and products Zillow offers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Following two months of steady declines, Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), a composite index designed to track the housing market and consumer confidence to sell or buy a home, rose in January. The post Fannie Mae reports rising confidence in housing market appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

When a potential buyer or seller lead searches for homes or a home valuation on Google, they are driven to your site by ads created and managed by Zurple’s advertising experts. Zurple is ideal for solo agents and teams who want an automated, all-in-one lead generation and nurturing platform.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2021

Fannie Mae ‘s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), a composite index designed to track the housing market and consumer confidence to sell or buy a home, fell 1.2 The post Fannie Mae: buyer, seller confidence should rise soon appeared first on HousingWire. points in February. Overall, the HPSI hit 76.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Here’s a detailed month-by-month analysis of what caused mortgage rates to fall so dramatically, and how it affected virtually every sector within the housing market. Historically, presidential elections can play with the market as investors ponder the direction of the economy. Quite the opposite.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

The home was originally designed in 2015 by Florida-based architect Cesar Molina. The sellers that Arrington bought the home from, purchased the home in November 2018 for $10.4 But in my experience, you don’t see it where it goes the distance, and somebody sues. Usually, it is just a threatening letter to scare you into stopping.”.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

The home was originally designed in 2015 by Florida-based architect Cesar Molina. The sellers that Arrington bought the home from, purchased the home in November 2018 for $10.4 But in my experience, you don’t see it where it goes the distance, and somebody sues. Usually, it is just a threatening letter to scare you into stopping.”.

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Hank Miller Team

DECEMBER 7, 2021

But please understand, this is a completely unreliable way to evaluate a home - as idiotic as considering what Case-Shiller puts out when they talk about the housing market. All real estate conclusions are suspect unless they are hyper local and focused. And that's what we do.

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Hank Miller Team

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Not one pundit or economic expert predicted or could have predicted how the pandemic set the housing market on fire. Sellers hit unexpected jackpots but not all need or want to become buyers. A complete renovation allows for a chance to change the design and floor plan and to bring an older home to current standards.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Three of the biggest topics in housing right now are mortgage rate movements tied to Federal Reserve policymaking, the day-to-day moves in key housing data and forward-looking trends for the housing market. But this means the labor market has to break. More home sellers are also starting to enter the market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Wilen’s case illustrates how some Americans have a lot to lose if policies designed to help mortgage borrowers don’t break right. If the program does break right, the benefits for the housing market are clear. . “But all my forbearance is done, and I can’t get any more,” Wilen said.

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Cornerstone

JUNE 8, 2021

The housing market continues chugging along. The only thing that could derail it is the nationwide shortage of houses. Understandably, a number of homeowners have concerns about what hurdles they might face if they decide to sell a house. Is it smart to sell a house right now? Reading Time: 4 minutes.

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Hank Miller Team

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Atlanta is one of the steady ones, and housing inventory in Atlanta will not jump in 2023. This is due to several reasons and while 2023 will likely continue the post pandemic “malaise”, the Greater Atlanta housing market remains one of the most stable in the nation. Atlanta Housing Inventory Everything must be kept in context.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 8, 2023

bath home was designed by local architect Rich Young. The process took several years of securing building permits, and the house was completed in 2015. High rates have forced some sellers to lower their asking price to make up for high interest rates on monthly payments. Weekly housing-market data goes back through 2015.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 17, 2023

In a housing market that is tipping toward the buyers’ favor, owners should put their best foot forward and showcase the home in its best light when putting it up for sale. Homes designed in the “Friends” era need to be introduced to 21st-century style. Scott Real Estate and Curbio offer fix now, pay later concierge services.

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Lamacchia Realty

JULY 7, 2023

Since then, she has taken off running and has helped her buyers and sellers reach their goals. She will be offering her landscape expertise to her real estate clients as she used to own a landscape design company. Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority.

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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

To learn more about Laurie, click here: Laurie Howe Bourgeois Lisa Hayford began her real estate career as a residential sales agent in 2012 and has created an impressive business and continues to dominate in the markets she serves. Joselin Malkhasian is a REALTOR® working with both buyers and sellers in the Greater Boston Area.

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