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eXp Realty launches Exclusives app

Housing Wire

eXp Realty is looking to get into the exclusives game. The app will also house all of eXp’s active MLS listings and the service is free to eXp Realty agents. But we also understand there are situations where sellers may not want to enter the property into an MLS due to restrictions in showing it and many other unique scenarios.

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Special report: Jacksonville’s brokerage competition visualized

Housing Wire

Those advantages, coupled with cheap land, made the city a favorite for homebuilders like DR Horton and Lennar that brought plenty of new inventory to market. In this environment of high rates and tight inventory, brokerages have had to become sharp elbowed. Competition heats up In 2019, Watson Realty Corp.

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47-year-old Florida indie brokerage joins RE/MAX

Housing Wire

The allure of the name recognition of large national brands is causing many independent brokerages to affiliate as mortgage rates rise and housing inventory remains low. Ocala, Florida -based Foxfire Realty is the latest firm to join a national brand, announcing its move to RE/MAX on Wednesday.

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Are You A “Want-To-Be” Seller in 2024?

Lamacchia Realty

ARE YOU A "WANT-TO-BE" SELLER IN 2024? From low inventory levels to increasing mortgage rates , the real estate landscape has experienced a multitude of changes and challenges over the last several years, leaving many sellers wondering when the “right” time to list would be given current market conditions.

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An inside look at local housing markets across the country

Housing Wire

This is sick, and I want it to end,” said Sharon Aubuchon, a RE/MAX Premier Realty agent in Prairie Village, Kansas a suburb of Kansas City. “It Buyers “are waiving inspections, an appraisal contingency, and the latest trend is to pay closing costs usually done by the seller.” Kansas City, Missouri. One kid will give $4 instead of $1.

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What’s next after a historic housing boom?

Housing Wire

The managing partner of ACCEL Realty Partners in Boise, Steve Caporale, said that the video gave him pause, especially since, “The market has been softening a bit.”. But since June 30, prices have leveled off to about $530,000, according to data provided by Stacie Herrig, who is a Boise-based agent at Fathom Realty.

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DataDigest: iBuyers slide farther from hyped market disruption

Housing Wire

Offerpad is an instant buyer, or iBuyer, a company that gives sellers cash offers for their homes and attempts to resell the homes for a profit, sometimes after making renovations. Growth prospects At the end of September 2022, Opendoor had 16,873 homes in inventory. For the same period this year, the company has 4,007.

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