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Opinion: The end of seller speculation in US housing market

Housing Wire

metropolitan areas in February 2022, based on year-over-year growth in median listing price according to the residential real estate listing website, Realtor.com. The table also reports the year-over-year percent change in new listings for each market. Table 1, below, reports the 10 hottest U.S. Bellingham, WA 51.7% -8.3%

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Coastal California metros were the priciest  in March: Zillow

Housing Wire

Home prices are surging in major U.S. metros, with coastal California cities and Seattle leading the charge in monthly home value growth, according to Zillow’s newest market report. New Orleans, San Antonio, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville are among the locales that posted the slowest month-over-month price growth in March.

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SmartZip Review: Can data improve your prospecting game?

Housing Wire

If you’re an agent, team or brokerage looking to keep a pipeline of qualified listing leads coming your way, SmartZip may the solution you need. 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. Automated marketing: Yes.

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Borrowers opt for permanent rate buydowns amid affordability challenges

Housing Wire

“On the surface, it may seem the market has been stirred by a full point decline in interest rates and home prices coming off their peaks – but it’s not that simple,” Graboske said. December did see home values post their sixth consecutive monthly decline, and prices at the national level are now 5.3%

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Home Search Strategies for 2022

Eppraisal

." In a recent fortune.com article written on February 17, 2022, Tristan Bove wrote, "The inventory of homes for sale is down 26% compared to last year, and forecasters see a rough year ahead." " Home values will keep rising this year as well. This is where almost all agents list their sellers' homes.

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Q1 2023 Texas Real Estate Market update – Real Estate Real Fast EP17

Listing Spark

Episode Summary Aaron Jistel gives an update on the Texas Real Estate Market in Q1 2023 and recaps the 2022 market noting that it had been affected by a sudden increase in mortgage rates, with sales and home values declining. He provides advice on pricing homes and how to negotiate, as well as what to expect for the rest of 2023.

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September Real Estate Market Update

Listing Spark

It’s a new month, but it hasn’t gotten any easier for buyers out there. That’s great news if you are a seller though. . Homes are selling at such a feverish pace that active listings are plummeting across the board, further lowering our months of inventory available to buyers. San Antonio.