Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

iBuying platform zavvie has launched zavvie Pro , with the goal of helping real estate agents turn homeowners into home sellers. “Zavvie Pro keeps the modern agent at the center of every sales transaction, no matter what the homeowner decides,” Lane Hornung, zavvie co-founder, and CEO, said in a statement.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Knowing these trends and being able to discuss them with buyers and sellers will give Realtors a distinct advantage. Suggesting modern features to sellers to add to their homes before listing existing properties will also give agents additional power.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2022

These were forced credit sellers, which means these sellers don’t sell to buy a home like a traditional seller does. Since they were distressed forced sellers, inventory skyrocketed in 2006 and stayed very elevated in 2007 and 2008. As we can see below, none of that is happening today because the seller isn’t stressed.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2023

It seems increasingly likely that the COVID refi boom will prove to be the most consequential event in housing in modern American history. In a recent survey by Realtor.com, 82% of 1,200 potential sellers felt “locked in” by their currently low mortgage rate. It reset the board. So where do housing pros turn?

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Lamacchia Realty

AUGUST 2, 2022

With dozens of moving parts, there are many places sellers can find themselves making mistakes and ultimately costing themselves money; markets evolve and what worked years ago may not work now. Below is a list of the most common mistakes home sellers make as well as recommendations for how to avoid them! Hiring the Wrong Agent.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Fifteen years ago, I launched a business on a mission to modernize and decrease friction in the real estate finance supply chain. To our way of thinking, the model that suits modern mortgage lending to a ‘T’ is the marketplace model. Here’s what is possible now I’ve been thinking about these and similar issues my entire career.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

we’re helping potential buyers make more informed decisions, while empowering agents and sellers to market their properties more effectively, and supporting a modern valuation process for both appraisers and lenders,” said Jeff Allen, president of CubiCasa. said Allen. caught up,” he said.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 25, 2024

The transaction is a complex interplay between buyer and seller. The hypothetical interaction of the typical buyer (who embodies the collective thought and action of the whole market of buyers) with the typical seller (who similarly embodies the collective thought and action of the whole market of sellers).

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

However, a year after the GSEs announced new appraisal modernization solutions, as they’re more widely adopted, questions arise. A look into GSE appraisal modernization efforts The GSEs have each offered appraisal waivers on eligible loans for several years. How do the solutions work? Why do we need them? But you already know this.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 6, 2021

It had a large, fenced-in yard, modern appliances in an updated kitchen, a “man cave” for her husband, beamed ceilings, a massive master suite and was located in a good school district. With others waiting in line behind her, the seller wouldn’t budge on price. Sellers are surely getting greedy.”. That’s common these days.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Five months later, the frequency increased to 19%, leaving homebuyers to either pay more out of pocket or request the seller to lower their asking price. This temporary flexibility allowed appraisers to meet with sellers and conduct evaluations remotely so they could complete more work and maximize safety during the pandemic.

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Listing Spark

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Selling your home can be an exciting and stressful time, especially when you choose to do it as a For Sale By Owner (FSBO) seller. While it may seem like the best approach to save money by avoiding commission fees, it’s essential to be aware of some of the pitfalls that FSBO sellers face when selling their home.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Modern manufactured homes are an unusual feature of today’s housing market, the rare homeownership opportunity that is both lower-cost and high-quality. And when buyers of manufactured homes are unable to secure a loan, they must eitherscrape together the cash on their own or resort to seller financing—or forgo the purchase altogether.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Automated chatbots can help you field calls, texts, emails and website inquiries to qualify incoming leads and segment buyers and sellers by their areas of interest in your CRM — all before you even pick up your phone to call or text those prospects. Need more examples?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2022

There’s a showdown at the housing market corral between homebuyers and sellers. Home prices ebb and flow, pricing was working in the sense that sellers met homebuyers to a degree. With more inventory, sellers have to be less stingy; this is why I am a fan of getting total inventory data back to 2019 levels.

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2021

From lead to close to commission, we’re helping agents and brokers get a leading edge in a competitive marketplace and elevate the real estate experience they provide to buyers and sellers today.”. Consumer expectations are rapidly evolving,” said Matt Keenan, Lone Wolf CRO.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2021

We just went through one of the biggest housing booms in modern history,” said Jonathan Miller, a real estate appraiser at Miller Samuel who also produces housing market reports for Douglas Elliman. While it’s still a strong seller’s market, there just aren’t the up-to-20 offers coming in on homes anymore,” Herrig said.

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Miller Samuel

APRIL 7, 2020

Here is the text for the original listing displayed at the bottom the screenshot: Like new light-filled house with a modern design by Donald Breismeister including 9 ft ceilings on the first floor. Bathrooms are beautiful and modern with separate steamshower and large whirlpool tub. The seller is definitely not the problem.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

More than taking pictures, videos, and plotting property boundaries on a map, drone mapping provides buyers and sellers with low-cost, high-resolution, and frequently updated imagery. Modern drone technology is an excellent mapping tool that helps agents close deals more quickly. Drone Mapping. Bottom Line.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2021

If you want more of a modern look, old appliances probably won’t work for you and you’ll have to replace old appliances with new ones. Right now, we’re in a seller’s market. Or, will an atypical kitchen will suffice? If you entertain guests frequently, a spacious kitchen is the best option. Bottom line: Prioritization is key.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

Time after time, real estate homebuyers and sellers choose to work with a real estate agent. The newest of these real estate technology companies are involved in offering buyers and sellers financing options so they can compete with cash buyers and investors, buy a home without a contingency and win in a multiple offer situation.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

Its appraisal modernization pilot, which used hybrid appraisals, showed an 18% point reduction in confirmation bias compared with traditional appraisals, which rely on human observations and, as such, potentially could be riddled with overt or subconscious bias. The seller accepts it; they go into contract. An offer comes in at 5 p.m.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Many of them are determined to make an impact in industries that have yet to be significantly modernized by technology. The urge to innovate in real estate is only natural — any homebuyer or seller who is a creative problem-solver will notice glaring inefficiencies in the process. Both sellers and buyers have a lot to lose.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

Founded in 2000, Scottsdale, Arizona-based HomeSmart is the seventh largest brokerage in the country by transaction sides, or how many times a HomeSmart agent represented the buyer or seller in a deal, according to RealTrends. million net loss, according to the filing.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

In addition, a vast majority of people spent more time at home in 2020 than ever before in modern history. Typically, this dynamic tends to favor the seller because, thanks to the lower interest rates, buyers are willing to borrow more and pay less interest over the life of the loan.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

HW Media CEO Clayton Collins spoke with Reggora CEO and co-founder Brian Zitin about how 2020 changed appraisal tech and what appraisal modernization looks like moving forward. What does the future of appraisals look like? Presented by: Reggora. As of March 31, 722,743 California homes are classified as high risk for a fire.

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McKissock

JULY 18, 2021

Right now, sellers who don’t have the budget for a full home renovation need not worry — for the most part. Chances are, there are buyers out there who will still want to buy their home, though it should be noted the seller may not receive bids as high as they would have received if they had opted for renovation. Go Big Or Go Home.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 11, 2023

From the Covid-19 driven frenzy in 2020 to the significant inventory slowdown this year , buyers , sellers , and agents have all had adapt and grow comfortable with change. What these sellers fail to recognize is that although FSBOs don’t require a commission, the homes typically sell for much less than if a REALTOR® handled the transaction.

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GoForrmz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Many industries have been forced to make technological advancements to keep pace with the rapid pace of modernization – one of which being the real estate industry. The GoFormz platform provides PropTech teams with a highly professional, modern way of communicating effectively and efficiently.

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Eppraisal

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Stainless steel or sleek black appliances can be the crown jewel of a modern kitchen, significantly impacting your home value. Fortunately, for both sellers and buyers, kitchen appliances typically convey with the property. This includes the refrigerator, stove, oven, dishwasher, and even the microwave.

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McKissock

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Plus, what will it take to modernize the appraisal process? home buyers will have a better chance to find the home of their dreams in 2022, but will face a competitive seller’s market, as first-time buyer demand will continue to outpace the nation’s recovering inventory.” The 10 top housing markets of 2022. Connecticut.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 30, 2024

There is another enhancement that many sellers may not consider: the addition of smart-home technology. Smart sellers are leveraging this advantage to attract buyers and expedite closings, with a typical home selling for up to 5% higher than homes without the technology.

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Listing Spark

MAY 14, 2024

This commission is split between the seller’s agent and the buyer’s agent. Flat-fee MLS listing services are a modern approach to real estate transactions that allow homeowners to list their properties on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for a flat fee rather than paying a commission to a real estate agent.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A traditional primary resident seller is also a buyer, which means if they don’t list, they’re not just taking a potential home to be bought off the table — they’re taking a future sale off the books as well. From NAR Research : “Total existing-home sales notched a minor contraction of 0.4% from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.80

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2021

A simple mistake could drastically slow down the process and frustrate lenders, home buyers and sellers. Black Knight’s technology automates time-consuming tasks, modernizes processes and creates efficiencies to let real estate professionals focus more of their time and resources on high-value tasks that drive more business.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Today, the Cache la Poudre River runs through modern-day Fort Collins. We were having like 20 to 30 offers every time we had a listing on the market and the offers would come in from day one until the seller said enough is enough. “Usually, it would be like three or four days and there would be an accepted offer.”

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D Fritz Appraisals

AUGUST 11, 2022

Modern technology can give us higher quality photos and videos than ever before. Get pre-approved for a mortgage to show the current owner/seller you can afford to finance the home. Make an official offer to purchase the property from the seller. Why risk going into other people’s homes when it’s safer to limit physical contact?

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