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Home sellers are returning to the market

Housing Wire

It’s still April, so there could be as many as eight more weeks of seller growth in the spring housing market. And seller growth is happening pretty much everywhere across the country, with Florida and Texas leading the way. The bearish take is that there are many more sellers than buyers and inventory is rising.

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How to price homes properly in a volatile housing market

Housing Wire

High-volume home sellers are in a bit of a pickle in today’s market thanks to rapidly rising mortgage rates last year. These are market-based decisions.” Kearney’s simple strategy for surviving as a high-volume seller in an environment where demand has dried up: listen to the market and do what it says. “As

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Top 5 mortgage terms to know before you buy a house

Housing Wire

How much house can you afford to buy? A homebuyer’s guide to a competitive housing market. Earnest money is essentially a deposit you put down on a house you’re interested in. It shows the seller you’re serious about their property, and usually amounts to about 2% of the home price. Buying a home?

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Why You Should Hire Professionals to Measure Your Home

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

They could verify if the area claimed for the county is accurate If you believe that the square footage they have on file for your home does not match the home’s actual size, you can check whether you are paying an excessive amount in property taxes. – APPRAISAL TODAY Market Target?

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It hasn’t been this hard to buy an existing home in at least a decade

Housing Wire

In other words, prospective homebuyers have 28% fewer homes to choose from than they did before the pandemic Redfin’s analysis, which uses turnover as a measure of housing availability, includes overall for-sale housing turnover and breakdowns based on neighborhood type and home type.

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Mortgage rates continue to climb beyond 7%

Housing Wire

What does it mean for the housing market ? However, persistently high mortgage rates pose a significant affordability challenge to buyers and sellers (not to mention the workers of a trillion dollar-plus industry). A strong economy still supports rising wages, allowing many households to mitigate the financial pressures.

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Unwrapping what to expect in your home inspection, appraisal and closing

Housing Wire

You can potentially ask the seller to pay for the improvements, or you can ask for a lower sales price to offset the cost of the repairs. If the seller is eager to sell the property, they might lower the listing price to match the appraisal. On the other hand, the seller might disagree with the appraisal and refuse to negotiate.