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New listings data is growing and prices still aren’t crashing

Housing Wire

Today, we will examine new listing data more extensively to provide a clear example of a stressed seller market and compare that to where we are today. 2015 81,875 2016 80,293 2017 84,293 2018 98,972 2019 87,278 Now, let me show you what stressed sellers’ data looks like.

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The Apple Peeled - Ask the Experts: Market Dynamics with Jonathan Miller

Miller Samuel

The 10-year Challenge (2009 vs. 2019). Some analysts are even comparing the current cycle to the last downturn and the housing bubble in 2009, but Miller outlined quite a few differences between then and now. In 2009, the average discount from listing was 10.2%. That approach can lead to overreaction.

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How much will home prices climb over the next year?

Housing Wire

The median price of the homes in contract is $385,000. There are now 376,000 single-family homes in contract. Maybe by Q4, we’ll have more homes in contract than there were at the end of 2022. The count of new contracts this week was just over 68,000 single-family homes. Both lines indicate about 70,000 contracts.

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Help for troubled borrowers is on the way. But will it come soon enough?

Housing Wire

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.

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Good Service Is Sustainable

Appraisal Buzz

The company launched VRM University (VRMU) in 2009, offering “specialized training for financial services and real estate professionals.” The VRMU platform is one in which we take professionals in a marketplace that have the expertise to do the work but have not yet had the opportunity to work with corporate sellers,” explained Murray.

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Working with Millennials: Q&A with Mike McElroy

McKissock

After working for a time at a Chicago radio station, he got his first real estate job in 2009. Just because they’re going to DocuSign the contract doesn’t mean we shouldn’t go over the finer points over the phone. to learn more about how to work with Millennial home buyers and sellers. A: Inventory.

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Everything You Need to Know About Closing Cost Credits

Lamacchia Realty

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 doesn’t hurt the seller in any way. In fact, they help sellers because many buyers cannot buy without them. That is no longer allowed.

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