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Midwest housing markets good for first-time homebuyers: Zillow

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The number of first-time homebuyers made up 32% of all buyers in 2023, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors. The increase in new listings this spring, due both to new construction and to more homeowners choosing to sell, will give buyers more options and help to ease price growth.

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Pending home sales recede in January: NAR

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month over month in January, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). We expect future pending home sales to improve over last year’s levels, though at a muted pace, given the pull-back in new listing growth,” CoreLogic chief economist Selma Hepp said in a statement. in December.

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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

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month over month in December, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). But new listings activity grew by 9.1% Pending home sales rose 8.3% It was the largest monthly jump in pending home sales since 2020. NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) increased to 77.3 in December, up from 71.6

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“Greetings from Missouri!” Millions are finding commission lawsuit postcards in the mail. Agents say it’s an opportunity

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We’ve signed 47 new listings year to date, and we’ve had plenty of conversations with other sellers that we didn’t sign, but there are a lot more conversations surrounding transparency,” Posnick said. It is further exasperating the negative stereotype some people have of Realtors. she asked. “It

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Existing-home sales have nowhere to go but up in 2024? 

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million, according to the N ational Association of Realtors. At the same time, existing inventory has likely already bottomed out and new listings are keeping steady despite normal seasonal declines. Existing-home sales dropped 4.1% in October from the prior month , reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.79

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Pending home sales are down 31% from last year

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according to data released Friday by the National Association of Realtors. Yun noted that new listings are down compared to a year ago, as many existing homeowners do not want to give up the 3.0% The new normal for mortgage rates could be around 7% for a while,” Yun added. in September.

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Is housing inventory growth really slowing down?

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One of the most important housing market stories in recent weeks has been the decline in new listings , which has slowed the growth rate of total inventory. Redfin : Realtor.com : Altos Research : Clearly, we are seeing a slowdown in new listings as the data has been negative now for months. What does this mean?

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