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5 activities real estate agents should do every morning

Housing Wire

The past year and a half, with its rising mortgage rates , low inventory, and economic uncertainty, has been a challenge for real estate pros, not to mention the buyers and sellers they serve. Make sure you’re ready to share new listings and that potential clients can easily contact you through your platforms.

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

Housing Wire

” Kanacki’s market, like many others, remains competitive as buyers continue to experience bidding wars amid historically low housing inventory and an uptick in home prices. “I There were nine new pending contracts for every 10 new listings, a slower rate than the 9.9 Over the last four weeks ending on Sept.

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Shoppers are gearing up for the spring homebuying season: Zillow

Housing Wire

Meanwhile, other homes are lingering on the market for months and driving up the typical age of listings on Zillow to 72 days. To lure more buyers, sellers are coming to terms with the market conditions and are agreeing to apply price cuts to their homes. In January, one in five houses listed on Zillow included a price cut.

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Buyers are getting cold feet as mortgage rates exceed 7%: Redfin

Housing Wire

They’re getting cold feet,” said Jaime Moore, a Redfin Premier real estate agent in Reno, Nevada. A lot of sellers are also willing to let buyers slip away because they don’t want to concede to repair requests,” Morre said. Year-over-year new listings were down 14.4%. The median U.S. This price was 2.8%

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

Housing Wire

We have brought down expenses and continue to grow our agent count and inventory advantage,” Reffkin said. We found that more than 99% of new listings in March included offers to pay the buyer’s agent. Reffkin noted that the firm is on track to remain free cash-flow positive throughout the rest of 2024. “We

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

We negotiated to get the sellers the highest price possible. Even if you’re months or even years away from moving, a seller’s prep session is one of the services I offer homeowners. Many of us are in sellers’ markets with very low inventory. While some agents choose to handwrite these, it can be time-consuming.

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I’d list my home, but where would I move?

Housing Wire

With record-low inventory nationwide, real estate agents seem to be hearing the same thing day in and day out: “I’d list my home, but where would I move?” For most agents, that’s the end of the conversation, ending the possibility of taking a new listing as well as facilitating the buyer side.

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