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Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman: ‘We do tech so you can do real estate’

Housing Wire

That got me here in 2009 and kept me ever since. Wacksman: That’s the Zillow app for a buyer and a seller. What does the buyer or seller want? One has to keep up with where the buyer and seller is going. For an agent, that’s a higher-intent lead, a more educated buyer in all these regulatory changes.

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Here’s Why the Share of Existing Homes Bought by International Buyers Is Declining 

Appraisal Buzz

54,300 properties were purchased by foreign buyers, representing the lowest amount of homes purchased since 2009, the year NAR started collecting this data, and a 36% decrease from the prior year. home sales from foreign buyers.” Foreign buyers of existing residences in the U.S. decrease from the previous 12 months.

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As vacant foreclosures increase, so does buyer interest

Housing Wire

“We still have vacancy and blight issues but they are not crippling as they were a decade ago,” said Ian Beniston, executive director at the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC), a nonprofit community development corporation in Youngstown, Ohio. In 2008, 2009, it was triage. Rising demand for vacant distress.

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Coldwell Banker Realty welcomes new Boston team

Housing Wire

He pioneered a comprehensive team approach in real estate, incorporating a transaction coordinator, financing professional and buyer agents to provide full service to a broader clientele. His expertise spans condominium conversion and development, residential sales, buyer representation and commercial transactions. DelRose Sr.

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Waltz launches streamlined financing option for international homebuyers

Housing Wire

” Waltz aims to support international buyers with a “comprehensive” solution that covers the compliance, legal, banking and regulatory processes to close the purchase process within 30 days. Buyers can also use Waltz to connect with a property manager or tax adviser. homes for any year on record since 2009.

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Housing starts reach nine-month high in December

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Housing demand has outstripped supply since 2009,” First American deputy chief economist Odeta Kushi said in a statement. After posting a double digit gain in November , housing starts were up yet again in December, rising 1.4% Census Bureau. to 524,000 units. increase from 2020.

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Real estate tech roundup: Hubzu and Brookfield Residential

Housing Wire

Online real estate marketing platform Hubzu has launched a new mobile app, available for residential real estate buyers. The app offers potential buyers tools to find, research and bid on homes via a competitive auction format. Since 2009, it has facilitated the more than 4.5 million bids and the sale of more than 225,000 homes.