Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

home seller pays a 2.55% commission to the real estate agent hired by their buyer, down from an average of 2.62% in January, according to a Redfin analysis of MLS data. 28 and July 14 of this year to compare average commission rates paid to a buyer’s agent. The typical U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

If you want to thrive this year, choosing the right real estate apps is crucial. To help, we reviewed hundreds of options to put together this list of the best real estate apps for 2024. Think of it as another concierge service to offer your buyers to help you stand out.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Check out these nine downloadable real estate prospecting letter templates to help you make an impression in your neighborhood or zip code. My name is (your name), and I’m a licensed real estate professional with (your brokerage). Please think of me as your go-to resource for all things real estate.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2024

While they may not be as trendy as they once were, a well-crafted real estate agent Facebook page is still the best way to generate leads on social media. and even better, target both buyers and sellers with boosted posts and paid ads. And unlike TikTok, Facebook users actually buy and sell real estate.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

As a broker and real estate coach, I’m always surprised when new agents tell me they don’t want to use real estate scripts. Below, you’ll find proven real estate scripts for 12 common situations to help you earn more business in 2024. This is [name] with [brokerage].

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

We’ve done all the research for you to pinpoint the best Georgia real estate schools for every learning style, schedule, budget and timeline. From Atlanta to Athens and Columbus, this guide will help you choose the ideal real estate school and program in Georgia to get licensed quickly and hit the ground running in your new career.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

Watch any of the glamorous pseudo-reality real estate shows on TV, and you might be tempted to become a part-time real estate agent. In my first few years in real estate, I regularly logged 50+ hour weeks. As a real estate coach, I hear this question all the time. The short answer is yes!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Condos sales are rebounding because buyers are finding great deals,” said Redfin’s Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather. and is the largest premium since at least 2013, when Redfin began recording this data. The post Condo sales rebound as buyers snatch up deals appeared first on HousingWire. Single-family home sales grew 23.3%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2022

Right after the Great Recession, between 2009 and 2011, buyers viewed a median of 12 homes before purchasing, as inventory was plentiful. From 2004 to 2006, during the housing boom years, even though homes were moving at a rapid pace, buyers typically looked at nine homes.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2023

To find the best Michigan real estate school with expert instruction and valuable study resources, look no further than our Michigan real estate school guide. Becoming a Michigan real estate agent is an excellent career choice for anyone who wants flexible working hours and high earning potential.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Lock-in Effect Moderates as Buyers Adjust to Elevated Rates The lock-in effect has discouraged homeowners from listing their homes for sale, which has contributed to Americas acute housing scarcity. The rate-lock effect is letting up a bit here in Seattle, said local Redfin Premier real estate agent David Palmer. 5%-5.99% : 9.5%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Ready to get your real estate license in Pennsylvania? You’ll want to enroll in one of the best Pennsylvania real estate schools to gain the skills and knowledge you’ll need to ace the state exam and succeed in your new career. Vetted by HousingWire | Our editors independently review the products we recommend.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

Real estate agents in the leafy suburbs of Bergen County, New Jersey say the current housing market — with historically low inventory and record-high prices — is actually more challenging than the multiple offer chaos they sweated through during the pandemic. “At

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2023

The slower housing market and uncertain economic conditions took their toll on the number of real estate brokerages and firms that were named to Inc. Last year , over 60 real estate brokerage firms or real estate teams made the list, but this number shrank to just 36 in 2023. 186 spot on the Inc.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2025

Cox, a 25-year industry veteran, founded Results Realty in 2013 and runs it as a full-service real estate firm that can represent home buyers and sellers across all price points and stages of homeownership, including first-time buyers. On the 2024 RealTrends Verified rankings, Cox ranked No. 183 in volume with $16.2

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Forbes Global Properties will be led by Jeff Hyland, president and cofounder of the luxury listing site Hilton & Hyland and Bonnie Stone Sellers, the former CEO of Christie’s International Real Estate , who will also serve as chair. Forbes Global Properties is owned and run by brokerages, with a Forbes ownership stake.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2022

Institutional real estate investors — often mammoth operators with ties to Wall Street — gobbled up record amounts of inventory in almost every corner of the pandemic-induced fever dream that was the 2021 housing market, with one notable exception: distressed properties sold at foreclosure auction. Bulk Buyer Bonanza.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In the third quarter, luxury home sales jumped 41.5% , the biggest year-over-year shift since 2013, according to Redfin. And while real estate agents repping luxury homes aren’t seeing as many bidding wars as they did this summer , their respective housing markets are still crazy right now. So it’s been a crazy year.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

California-based real estate investing platform Peer Street, Inc. Founded in 2013 by Brew Johnson, Brett Crosby and Alex Perelman, Peer Street developed a marketplace connecting lenders and borrowers seeking capital to investors looking for real estate-related debt. million in 2021, Dunn wrote.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

million pocket listings or off-market real estate sales in the United States in 2024, with the vast majority happening in Texas and Florida. What is a pocket listing in real estate? A reason to call your buyer leads. An off-market listing is a great excuse to call all those buyer leads in your database.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

Most of the highest producing real estate agents in the country belong to an established, national brokerage. Heading the RealTrends’ top 1,000 agents list – as he has for most years since 2013 – is Ben Caballero, of Dallas-based HomesUSA. Unless, that is, you are at the very top of the profession.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2021

Digital innovation and disruption were just as much a theme in the industry when I started at HousingWire back in 2013 as they are now. And for the companies that were already operating in the digital space, they were able to stay ahead of the curve as home-buyer demand reached unheard-of levels.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2020

As you may know, the Kardashian family changes real estate faster than their hair color. Tucked inside The Oaks, a luxe gated community, the 9,320-square-foot home is where Kardashian set up shop after splitting from then-husband Lamar Odom back in 2013. Source: REUTERS / Danny Moloshok – stock.adobe.com.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

According to Redfin , the year-over-year increase in December was the smallest annualized increase since 2015 and the second smallest since 2013. “Prices will keep going up consistently because its unlikely there will be enough new inventory to meet buyer demand, Bokhari said in the report. from Q4 2023 to Q4 2024.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2013 to 2023. This has the potential to add even more economic pressure for prospective buyers looking for homes in these parts of the country, the analysis stated. The impact is likely to be most felt in the nation’s largest metro areas.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

As a consequence, the number of real estate, mortgage and general housing tech firms to make the annual Inc. Transactly , a real estate transaction platform that provides automation, integrations and tech-enabled services that significantly reduce process time, placed 126th in 2023. The self-reported list ranks U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 775,000 in February — the sharpest month-over-month decline since 2013, according to estimates by the U.S. At just two months supply left for existing homes, Fannie Mae chief economist Doug Duncan bets that buyers will gravitate toward the more readily available stock and new home smell.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2021

In 2020, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller price index reported the highest annual housing growth since 2013. And with today’s low interest rates, buyers have been rushing to purchase what’s available. If you’re a buyer, you want to make sure you’re purchasing a home that’ll increase in value.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 2, 2024

home seller pays a 2.55% commission to the real estate agent hired by their home’s buyer, according to a new analysis of MLS data by Redfin —down from an average of 2.62% reported in January. Commissions have been gradually declining over the past decade, from an average of 2.89% in 2013 to 2.66% in 2023. The typical U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Porch, a home services marketplace with partners in insurance, utilities, home inspection and moving, plans to use the cash to pursue acquisitions to seize the opportunity in real estate. ” Porch, founded in 2013, has had challenges on its journey to becoming a public company. .

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2023

trillion in commercial real estate debt will mature, “… by far more than any 5-year period in history.” An opportunity for commercial real estate investors and developers? It’s up to you to serve as their guide — some of these potential buyers are navigating these waters for the very first time. I think so too.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

This is real demand destruction; prices and rates are a double whammy and why I have stressed we need to get inventory higher as soon as possible. Since March of this year, housing demand has been falling more and more, but inventory is still below the 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019 levels, which is a nightmare.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2022

Inventory falling again in 2022 created more forced bidding wars, which frustrates buyers, keeps potential sellers from wanting to list, and creates stress for real estate agents doing a lot of work with nothing to show for it. The last time this data line was fragile was back in 2013-2014. We saw this happen last year.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2021

“First-generation buyers who do buy homes often take on greater debt to do so or delay homeownership for years, making it difficult for homeowners of color to build wealth at the same pace as white homeowners,” said Jung Choi, a senior research associate with the Housing Finance Policy Center. million, 5 million, 4.37

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

gain “marks the best performance of housing prices in a calendar year since 2013,” said Craig Lazzara, managing director and global head of index investment strategy at S&P Dow Jones. Of course, this is all fantastic news for anyone looking to sell their home in 2021. December 2020’s 10.4%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Virtual open houses are a unique way to help you stand out from other agents as a tech-savvy marketer and can help get your listings in front of hundreds (possibly thousands) of potential buyers online. Another cool option is pre-recording a virtual open house that buyers can access anytime and watch on their own.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2024

In modern times, membership hit a low point of 963,478 in February 2013 and climbed to a high of 1.60 The changes are likely to put pressure on buyers’ agents and shrink the $100 billion annual commission pot by as much as $30 billion over time, according to analysts at Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW).

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