Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

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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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

Back in the 2007-2009 meltdown, we had loan officers with us at that time. We are going to pursue the investor niche aggressively, meeting very specific realtors. We have our virtual assistants and our team looking for realtors who focus heavily on investment properties.” I thought it was sparse.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2021

For as long as Jim Pullin has been a realtor in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest city has always been a popular moving destination. Buying your dream home starts with being a well-prepared buyer and beginning the mortgage application process before you even look at homes. “But a year ago, COVID-19 hit us, and we got even hotter.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

These are all untrue and offensive words that come up when searching “Realtors” or “Real estate agents.” And before getting my real estate license in 2009, I had the same opinion, too. The National Association of Realtors has provided these facts: 86% of buyers purchased their home through a real estate agent or broker.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

Foreign buyers purchased $59 billion worth of U.S. residential real estate, according to a new report from the National Association of REALTORS. Foreign buyers purchased 98,600 properties, down 7.9% from the prior year and the fewest number of homes bought since 2009, when NAR began tracking this data.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 16, 2024

Since taking a dip in 2009, there has been a slow, but steady climb with more than 100,000 manufactured homes shipped in 2021, and a post-recession high reached in 2022 with 112,000 manufactured homes shipped, according to a 2023 report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. year-over-year.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

If you want to thrive during a recession like I did in 2009, you must focus on homeowners who need to sell. Sellers are happy that they sold their home for more money than they bought it for, and home buyers are happy you found them an asset that will increase in value. Again, how much more money can you put in a homeowner’s pocket?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

It’s also what keeps Andrew Marquis, regional vice president at CrossCountry Mortgage and Scotsman Guide ’s seventh top LO, up at night, especially as he sees more buyers entering the market. Is this still the case, and what is the demand like from first-time buyers? That’s our biggest issue in Boston.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2023

“​​With an ongoing tight supply of existing homes for sale and the recent rise in the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate to around 7%, we expect home sales in 2023 to remain near the lowest annual level since 2009,” the group said. million in July 2022, according to the National Association of Realtors. “If down from 4.88

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2022

DOJ has swooped into lawsuits against the National Association of Realtors and top brokerage firms. In 2009, Samson Properties, still led by Danny Samson, created Cardinal Title Group, and soon thereafter gave agents a 100% commission. “We Still, the CEO said he does not push agents to represent buyers. “We Samson reported $9.6

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Cutting another $35 billion from the Fed’s monthly MBS purchase tally will create a significant amount of new supply in the market and likely further increase pressure on interest rates, which could be amplified by other potential world events, explained Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors. in 2009 to 1.9%

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

existing home sales reached a nearly 20-year low in 2023, these sentiments highlighted a sense of hope among the nation’s home buyers. MortgagePoint had a chance to speak to Lindner about the findings of the report, and how prospective buyers can overcome burdensome affordability constraints to successfully enter the housing market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

To help the most vulnerable population, Tara Roche, research manager for the Pew Charitable Trust , said that HAF will be available to those who are using alternative financing, such as land contracts (agreements directly between sellers and buyers) and loans secured by manufactured homes. “The situation is frustrating.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

After spending nearly a year as a REALTOR® with Lamacchia Realty, Joseph Ribeiro has made the exciting jump to the Business Development team. During his time as a REALTOR®, Joseph expertly served buyers and sellers throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island since 2017. "We We are so excited to add Joey to our team.

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Lamacchia Realty

JULY 21, 2023

After spending over a year as a REALTOR with Lamacchia Realty, Chris Rochon has made the exciting jump to the Business Development team. Chris served buyers and sellers in the Greater Merrimack Valley area during his time as a REALTOR. REALTORS® have everything they need to grow their businesses at their fingertips.

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Lamacchia Realty

AUGUST 28, 2024

Buyers , sellers , and sometimes even real estate agents get confused with how Closing Cost Credits or Sellers Concessions really work. For starters most REALTORS and buyers, at least in the Northeast, refer to them as a Closing Cost Credit. In many ways they help sellers because many buyers cannot buy without them.

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Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 2, 2023

Lamacchia Realty opened its Southington, Connecticut Office in December 2022 with 15 REALTORS® ready to make an impact. Having previously led an award-winning team of REALTORS® over multiple offices, Beth knew the blueprint for leading a successful office.

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Annarbor Appraisal

APRIL 9, 2020

This information clearly shows a declining trend from the 2005 data down to a low point between 2009 and 2011. Buyers, sellers, and the Realtors who work with them are adaptable, and some transactions have continued via virtual showings. Many agents have noted that their buyers are reticent to purchase in this manner.

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Lamacchia Realty

AUGUST 30, 2022

Lamacchia Realty began in 2009 as a team model which in one year became #1 in Massachusetts and continued to hold that title for five consecutive years. At that five year mark, Anthony bought out his partner, rebranded the company into a brokerage model, and quickly began expanding the company by joining forces with top producing Realtors.

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Lamacchia Realty

JULY 14, 2023

Kara will ensure the company’s culture and mission statement remains true and all staff and REALTORS® alike remain working smoothly and efficiently. Mike McGrory Vice President of Lamacchia Property Management Lamacchia Realty has been serving buyers and sellers since 2009.

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Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLOSING COST CREDITS Buyers , sellers , and sometimes even real estate agents get confused with how closing cost credits work. Closing cost credits are a great tool to help buyers pay their closing costs and have more money after closing. This enables the buyers to bring less money to closing.

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Empire Appraisal Group

JULY 6, 2022

Wary buyers and rising interest rates may affect some U.S. Still, most economists are not predicting the catastrophic housing crash of 2007-2009 when there was a surplus of homes nationwide and a market saturated with bad mortgages. Unlikely to Feel Impact from Slowing Market | Florida Realtors. markets, but Fla.’s Source: Fla.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Even with mostly lower prices, affordability remains the biggest challenge for buyers as mortgage interest rates climbed toward 7%. That was about a full percentage point higher than in late August and September when buyers made offers that were completed in October. The seasonal slowdown is in full swing now. 1) were off 25% (2157).

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Now that the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates, home buyers should swarm the market with low-interest mortgages …. Buyers who enter the market now will enjoy some of the best selection of homes since before the pandemic as supply grows, competition wanes and home prices slip. Hold on, there! months while Seattle has 2.9.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 13, 2024

For now, potential home buyers and sellers are mostly in a wait-and-see mode. The county has more homes for sale (4440) than any month since September 2022 (4616), presenting great options amid less competition for determined buyers today and improved leverage in negotiations with sellers. Will a cut make a difference to buyers?

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 25, 2023

The sellers custom built the home between 2007 and 2009, using high-end materials and finishes, including a wall of windows and 26-foot-high ceilings in the great room. Because the outage affects both appraisers who are REALTORS® (members of NAR) and those who are not REALTORS®, NAR and RPR have taken steps to expand access to all appraisers.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The National Association of REALTORS® believes there are alternatives to some of the experience requirements that the AQB should consider. Counseling buyers, sellers, owners, and tenants on inspections and remediations, improvements, and the appraisal process. I don’t know if Realtors can be re-trained to see value rather than price.

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Patch of Land

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Allan Kleer, a Master Broker with ONE Sotheby’s International, says “Asia has recently started providing us with a new and strong source of buyers for luxury condominiums and larger investment properties. In July 2017, the Miami Association of Realtors reported a jump of 51.1% in sales of existing luxury condominium sales and a 9.6%

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

International homebuyers purchased the fewest number of existing homes for any year since the National Association of Realtors (NAR) began tracking the data in 2009. This decrease came even as the average ($780,300) and median ($475,000) purchase prices for foreign buyers were the highest ever recorded by NAR, up 21.9%

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2024

A new survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed that from April 2023 to March 2024, foreign purchasers bought $42 billion worth of existing properties in the U.S., home sales from foreign buyers.” Foreign buyers of existing residences in the U.S. Foreign buyers of existing residences in the U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2024

The policy revisions resulted from a national class-action settlement proposal between home sellers and the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) over the issue of brokerage compensation. The settlement requires all buyers in the U.S. This is nothing new to Washington buyers, as it became state law on Jan.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Foreign buyers purchased $53.3 from the previous year, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors. Foreign buyers closed on 84,600 properties, down 14.2% It was the lowest number of homes bought since 2009, when NAR began tracking this data. “Sharply lower housing inventory in the U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2024

International buyers purchased $42 billion worth of U.S. from the prior year, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The 54,300 existing homes sold – the lowest since NAR began tracking in 2009 – slid 36% from the previous year. home sales from foreign buyers.” Foreign buyers who resided in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2021

Under former President Barack Obama, the federal government offered first-time homebuyers a tax credit of $7,500 in 2008 and $8,000 in 2009 and 2010 via the Housing and Economic Recovery Act. Areas like California on the other hand, boast a smaller share of renters who could benefit – more likely in the thousands than millions.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 9, 2021

Prices have soared in most areas – including a 30% jump in the past year for single-family homes in King County – amid a shortage of inventory and a sharp rise in the number of buyers. Flood of buyers – As I noted last month , Millennials will fuel this housing market for at least a decade to come as about 4.5 range won’t last forever.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

A report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) found that foreign investment volume in U.S. The 54,300 purchases by foreign buyers was the fewest since NAR began tracking the metric in 2009. Maybe not, since this follows a preexisting decline of international investments. existing homes fell 21.2%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Housing starts plummeted to the lowest levels in 50 years in April of 2009 and the cost to build soared. This could be a huge win-win-win (country, seller, buyer). Today, it is $404,500, per the National Association of REALTORS. As I’m sure you recall, President George W. To be fair, President Barack Obama continued the trend.

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