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Buyer agency: a crucial historical shift in real estate

Housing Wire

With the advancements in technology, finding homes online has become easy and straightforward. Those too young to remember the wild west of real estate believe that real estate commissions have always been evenly split between seller’s and buyer’s agents, with each receiving a portion of the sale price.

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Homes With Pools Are Selling at a Premium

Empire Appraisal Group

Homes With Pools Are Selling at a Premium. Source: Homes With Pools Are Selling at a Premium | Realtor Magazine. Homes with pools have become the target of buyer envy since the pandemic began. Pool sales have tripled in the last year.

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How the Fed’s rate hike will affect the housing market

Housing Wire

neighborhood, housing market, Fall, homes, new house sales, forbearance. Consequently (it) will shrink the buyer pool,” Yun said, adding: “Sales could fall even further with some inventory sitting on the market for more than a month like in the pre-pandemic days.”. The consumer-price index rose 8.6% Labor Department. trillion in 2023.

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Working with buyers in the nation’s hottest housing market

Housing Wire

In addition to the same demographic factors driving growth elsewhere — all those millennials buying homes — the number of companies relocating there is a huge draw. And all of those prospective homeowners flocking to the city are fighting for the same small pool of houses. year-over-year increase in home values.

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My Top 8 Search Criteria For Finding The Best Comps

Birmingham Appraisal

Agents are looking out for the best interests of their clients and always want to sell their houses for the highest amount possible, however, unless a buyer is paying cash and does not need financing they will need to obtain an appraisal. When all else is equal with a property, those that are larger will sell for more.

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Appliances for FHA appraisals

Appraisal Today

to provide a specific definition, which includes: Refrigerators Ranges/ovens Dishwashers Garbage disposals Microwaves Washers and dryers It’s important to note this does not include garage door openers, swimming pool pumps, intercoms, sound systems, and security systems. Acre lot, built in 2023 as a spec home. By Daniel A.

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Price Adjustments in Florida Rise Rapidly

Lamacchia Realty

The cost of home insurance in Florida has surged over the past few years, making it more expensive than the national average. In-migration to Florida was at an all time high as a result, but now that work-from-work is becoming the norm once again, those second homes are more a financial burden than an escape.