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Home sellers are returning to the market

Housing Wire

The weekly volume of new listings is now higher than at anytime last year. 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. orate further?

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The 22 must-have real estate marketing tools for 2024

Housing Wire

If you target luxury buyers and sellers, it’s worth considering this investment, which also comes with the ability to choose a DIY or done-for-you build-out. It gives you a “first mover advantage”, providing robust follow-up tools that help you nurture potential seller clients with ease.

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SEATTLE ‘WALKING’ TOWARDS URBAN CONNECTEDNESS

Will Springer Realtor

New owners here spend an average of $232.5K on first-year costs, including a 20% down payment, closing costs, monthly mortgage, insurance and property taxes. The market is spooking many potential buyers and sellers thanks to stubbornly high mortgage interest rates. Only buyers and sellers who must move are doing so.

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November Housing Update

Will Springer Realtor

Among all home types in King, new listings have fallen 26% in the past month and existing homes for sale at the start of November were down 8.1% The stats are an unwelcome paradox for buyers and sellers alike. Active listings for single-family homes are up 159% in King YoY, up 86% in Seattle and 425% on the Eastside.

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HOME BUYERS FACING ‘TRIPLE-WHAMMY’ EFFECT

Will Springer Realtor

Among other bills in the works, as of this writing: House Bill 1908 relates to the conversion of surplus public property to affordable housing. HB 1951 would remove “Don’t Know” from the Seller Disclosure Statement that owners complete with the sale of a home. market in the last decade, reported FilterBuy.com. in January to $775,000.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

The number of new and active listings (still on the market on May 1) is trending higher in King month-to-month, but since June 2021 Pending sales (homes going under contract) for all residential units in the county have declined compared to the same month the year before. with annual property taxes at, gulp! , $233,383!

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FINDING THE KEY TO UNLOCK ‘STUCK’ HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE

Will Springer Realtor

. >> Seattle homeowners pay a median $4580 in property taxes, based on data collected by LendingTree.com. That ranks the Emerald City seventh among the top 50 most expensive metros for real estate taxes. New York City is No. 1 ($8602), followed by San Jose, Calif. 7471), with Birmingham, Ala., being 50 th ($909).

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