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An inside look at local housing markets across the country

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Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. The market is just insane,” she said. “I

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No seasonal slowdown this year as real estate agents report a busier-than-usual fall

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There’s a lot of homeschooling going on in this hybrid world, and it’s difficult,” Realtor Vesna Kanacki with Century 21 Full Service Realty in New City, New York, told HousingWire. There were nine new pending contracts for every 10 new listings, a slower rate than the 9.9

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Median home prices, new listings move higher in Florida

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The housing market in the state of Florida saw higher median home prices, more real estate listings and a higher number of active listings during the month of January, according to data released Thursday by Florida Realtors , a state-based trade organization for real estate professionals.

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“It seems impossible:” Bergen County, NJ’s housing market is vexing agents and buyers

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Real estate agents in the leafy suburbs of Bergen County, New Jersey say the current housing market — with historically low inventory and record-high prices — is actually more challenging than the multiple offer chaos they sweated through during the pandemic. “At Altos considers any score above 30 to be a seller’s market.

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Indiana’s housing market is primed to bounce back in 2024

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We were up year over year in inventory , but we were at a 25 year low on new listings.” Very few new construction homes are going up in our area,” Diamond said. Despite the challenges, Fischer stands by his optimistic view of Indiana’s 2024 housing market. “We

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Rising insurance costs, ample inventory create a unique market in Southwest Florida

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Unlike many other metropolitan areas across the country , the housing market in Southwest Florida is comparably flush with for-sale inventory. “I Smith attributes the uptick in inventory to a bump in new listings. From 2022 to 2023 alone, rates rose 15%.

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Buyers are struggling to compete in the white-hot Cincinnati market

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“I called the listing agent and it was listed three hours ago, but it was sold,” the Cincinnati, Ohio -based eXp Realty agent said. “We There is no way you can stay on top of things unless you hire someone to watch new listings pop up every 10 minutes. We couldn’t even see it. Buyers are really struggling.”

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