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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

The goal of this type of letter is to promote a new listing in the neighborhood, to position yourself as the expert by providing information about the listing, and to find more business. Many of us are in sellers’ markets with very low inventory. Inventory is extremely low, and the competition is fierce.

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Will a second lockdown cool off the red-hot Seattle housing market?

Housing Wire

14, a move that suspended open houses , although private showings are allowed with no more than five people. What is this second lockdown going to do to the red-hot Seattle housing market? Members of the MLS added 10,428 new listings to supply in October, up 24% from last year, but pending home sales were only at 11,039.

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What Could Make Home Prices Drop in 2023?

Empire Appraisal Group

The start of the year, of course, is when homeowners and real estate agents start to bring new inventory to market. As the thinking goes, buyers and sellers often want to get their transactions closed by summer, especially if they have children starting at new schools in September. It would take just 3.3

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8 top real estate lead generation companies for 2024

Housing Wire

Once a lead is input into its CRM, Zurple sparks conversations via text or email with your leads from all sources, and alerts them to new listings in their area of interest. Real estate agents acquire leads from multiple sources.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

Unless the listed home is in a favorable location, priced competitively and move-in ready, activity has been somewhat muted as prospective buyers and sellers wait for economic conditions to improve. Sellers who priced their homes appropriately enjoyed busy open houses in their first weekend on the market followed by multiple offers.

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Economic Turbulence Prompts Seattle Area Market Concern vs. Year Ago

Will Springer Realtor

Unless the listed home is in a favorable location, priced competitively and move-in ready, activity has been somewhat muted as prospective buyers and sellers wait for economic conditions to improve. Sellers who priced their homes appropriately enjoyed busy open houses in their first weekend on the market followed by multiple offers.

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HINTS OF SHARP INCREASE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION

Will Springer Realtor

There are no signs of a real estate crisis, particularly in the Puget Sound region, where prices keep rising – up about 20% the past year and 68% in Seattle alone since 2016, by one measure – amid a dearth of inventory and surge of buyers. See the August housing report further below, if you dare!). SEPTEMBER HOUSING UPDATE.