Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

That pretty much describes sellers. But in 2024 there’s a flicker of hope as sellers have thawed out just a bit. UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 01/31/24 Joel Wright […] The post Are sellers finally starting to thaw out? Any thoughts?

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 14, 2024

Sales are sluggish because high homebuying costs are making both house hunters and prospective sellers skittish. Even though homes are selling for higher prices than ever before, many sellers are still having to drop their list prices after putting their properties on the market—one positive sign for potential homebuyers. Ongoing U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) Freddie Mac this week released an industry letter encouraging seller/servicers to take the accelerating pace of cybersecurity threats seriously, and to ensure that processes and tools are maintained to limit exposure to potential security risks. “A These included incidents of social engineering (e.g.,

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Our customers for many years have said, ‘I also work with sellers, can we nurture them as well?’” According to Flachner, despite initial hesitancy for fear of biting off more than they could chew, RealScout began “peeling back the layers of the onion on seller nurture.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

The complaint argues that the NAR and the brokerage defendants collude “to impose, implement and enforce anticompetitive restraints that cause home sellers to pay inflated commissions on the sale of their homes, in violation of federal antitrust law.” Because this blanket offer must be made available to every buyer-broker using the MLS (i.e.,

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

With low housing inventory nationwide, agents are using innovative ways to find real estate seller leads and convert them into listings. To help you snag more listings, we updated our list of proven strategies to win more real estate seller leads in 2024. If you want a shot at generating seller leads online, you need one, too.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

In such an environment, buyers may feel pressure to bypass steps in the transaction to make their bid more attractive to the seller, but they should be wary that taking shortcuts can expose them to fraud. Secret Service reported a steep rise in seller impersonation in an advisory it issued this year. We can reverse this trend.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

The MLS is crucial for home sellers , even in a strong seller’s market, as it provides significant financial benefits and access to more potential buyers, according to a recent study by Bright MLS called “On-MLS Study: Measuring the Benefits of an Open and Transparent Housing Marketplace.” They would be wrong.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

The recent settlement involving the National Association of Realtors and major real estate firms revolves around the practice of “broker cooperation,” where agents representing sellers share commissions with agents representing buyers. Last year, mortgage rates increased from 3% to 8% and home prices still increased in most markets.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

And to close deals, sellers are increasingly coming to the table with concessions and rate buydowns. . According to industry watchers, sellers are attracting buyers to their homes through mortgage rate buydowns. In the third quarter of 2022 and the fourth quarter of 2021, sellers gave concessions in 30% of home sales.

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Real Estate News

MAY 31, 2024

The share of homes with price drops reached an 18-month high as sellers try to jumpstart buyer interest in stale listings, Redfin reported.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2023

of home sellers gave concessions to homebuyers in Q4 of 2022, through money for repairs and mortgage-rate buydowns. In Q3 of 2022 and Q4 of 2021, sellers gave concessions in 30% of home sales. Sellers realize they’re not going to get $80,000 over the asking price like their neighbor did last year,” he added.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Many sellers have returned to offering concessions and dropping prices to entice buyers. Now more than ever, sellers expect an agent who will confidently create a plan to get them top dollar for their home. But in the case that a roof is leaking or falling apart, it’s best to recommend sellers get it repaired or replaced.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

Guaranteed Rate has introduced a new feature that allows sellers working with a G-Rate loan officer to pay a fee that locks in a permanently discounted mortgage rate for a buyer. But with RateReduce Sell, sellers will be able secure a lower rate by buying down points permanently.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Dear Sellers, How are things? I hope all is well. It’s been such a crazy market, but things are starting to change. So, let’s chat. This is coming from a good place, and it’s based on observations and what I’m hearing from real estate professionals. WEBINAR ON THURSDAY: On May 19th at 10am I’ll be […].

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

Home sellers looking to maximize their sale price may want to avoid the start of the busy spring buying season and list their properties closer to the midpoint of the year, according to a Zillow analysis released Thursday. more than at other times of the year, equating to an additional $7,700 on the typical U.S.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JULY 18, 2022

And sellers are losing it. Buyers are gaining power. I have some new visuals to show what the market is doing right now. These are for Sacramento, but I suspect many areas look similar. UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 7/20/2022 Beer & Stats at Out of Bounds (sign up (for real estate agents)) 7/26/2022 Navigating […].

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2021

home sellers received four or more offers on their home in 2021, according to Zillow’s latest consumer housing trends report. Typical sellers received two offers, which is the same as the past three years. Most sellers (74%) received at least one offer on their property that was all cash or did not include a financing contingency.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Sellers have been sitting, and it’s been a game-changer for the housing market in 2023. UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 8/18/23 Details TBD 8/29/23 Elk Grove Regional MLS Meeting 10/23 […] The post Dear sellers, the housing market misses you first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog | Real Estate Appraiser.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

Home sellers are chomping at the bit. As the economy reopens, vaccinations continue to roll out and stimulus checks reach bank accounts across America, home sellers are increasingly optimistic. ” Duncan added that home sellers are citing high home prices and tight inventory as primary reasons why it’s a good time to sell.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

1, REBNY rules will prevent the listing brokers from paying buyer agents and instead will require sellers to pay commissions directly. The rule will require listing agreements to clearly outline the seller’s offer of compensation to the buyer’s agent. Starting Jan.

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Real Estate News

MAY 17, 2024

Company leaders hosted a livestream to discuss NAR settlement outcomes, including buyer agreements and how to talk to sellers about buy-side compensation.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

I’d love to share a helpful analogy for today’s housing market, let’s talk about unrealistic seller expectations, and then unpack some fresh stats. I have three things on my mind today.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2023

Secret Service , notified the title industry of a rise in what is known as vacant lot fraud, or seller impersonation fraud. “We We started to hear a lot about seller impersonation fraud early on in the year,” Tyler Adams, the CEO of CertifID, said. “We Oftentimes this leads to the discovery of vacant lots. million, according to NAR.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

There is so much talk about buyers sitting on the sidelines right now, but let’s talk about sellers who are also sitting. This is a local trend, but it’s something showing up in many markets across the country also.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) this week launched temporary rate buydowns, a product that allows borrowers to receive lower mortgage rates at the beginning of their loan terms by using seller concessions as part of the payment. It comes at a time in which the housing market favors buyers and seller concessions become more frequent.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 28, 2022

that have enough data to be statistically relevant; this is the highest levels recorded, … The post Sellers Realize Record Profits After Sale appeared first on theMReport.com. The post Sellers Realize Record Profits After Sale appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2023

Unlike a typical spring homebuying season in which sellers are also looking to buy a home, people trying to relocate into a bigger or smaller home in the Mid-Atlantic region made up a relatively small share of the housing market. of buyers in the region paid above the seller’s original list price. In comparison, 32.4% a month ago.

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Real Estate News

MARCH 13, 2024

A Coldwell Banker survey found a big increase in the number of sellers willing to move to another city or state as price considerations now outweigh location.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

From fine-tuning the initial listing to completing the mountains of paperwork needed for closing , homebuyers and sellers can find themselves juggling a wide range of issues. Find your audience Not every real estate transaction is the same because not all buyers and sellers are the same.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Sellers have tended to be stuck in the past expecting the market to be hotter than it actually is right now. I love the original Back to the Future movie. Do you too? Well, I can’t help but think of today’s housing market compared to the film. And some buyers are stuck in the future, […].

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Even with demand buoyed by a sparse housing inventory, growing financial challenges for buyers are forcing home sellers to cut prices to close deals, a new Redfin research report found. Available inventory of home for sale is ticking up Hence, homebuyers are encouraged to negotiate with sellers, who seem willing to make concessions.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Ginnie Mae are walking back some of the more controversial proposed eligibility requirements for sellers, servicers and issuers they oversee. Institutions with less than $1 billion in originations during a 12 month period would be exempt — a new carveout the agencies said is for “small sellers.”.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

MAY 25, 2021

Dear Sellers, How are things? I hope all is well. The housing market is so chaotic right now, so I wanted to share some thoughts and advice that I thought might help. This is coming from a good place and it’s based on observations and conversations with the real estate community. I hope this helps. […].

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2020

With the market heading into fall, sellers, on the other hand, proved more resilient as the percentage of respondents who said it was a good time to sell a home gained 8% to 56% in September. The post As home prices increase, sellers have the upper hand appeared first on HousingWire. Presented by: NAMB. As of Oct.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

Sellers are hibernating. It’s been striking to see sellers sitting back so far in 2023, and it’s really starting to create more competition for buyers. Let’s talk about it. Scroll by topic or digest slowly.

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Inman

MAY 30, 2024

In response to NAR's proposed settlement, the nation's second largest MLS will add data fields on June 11 allowing sellers to signal they're willing to offer buyer concessions when they list a home.

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