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Buyers and sellers agree: it’s a good time to enter the housing market

Housing Wire

For the third consecutive month, Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index, a composite index designed to track consumers’ desire to sell or buy a home, gained 0.7 While the state of the market shines brightly for prospective buyers and sellers, the economy overall is showing some slight hesitation. points in October to 81.7.

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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory falls even lower

Housing Wire

Mortgage rate volatility was so wild in the second half of 2022 and even this year that some home sellers are gun-shy in listing their homes, since they will be buying another one. The housing market tracker is designed to give an outlook for the future, and as I have written, the housing market dynamics changed starting Nov.

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Pay later platforms: A superhero for the housing ecosystem? 

Housing Wire

Despite the constant talk of innovation and disruption, new companies all hew to some variation of tried and tested business designs. Atlantic Magazine did a sweeping survey of Americans in 2016 and found that 50% of them suggested that they would not be able to find an extra $400 in an emergency. Still, vast swaths of the U.S.

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The Appraisal Institute Ignores Its Membership For Third Time In Sham Election Maneuver

Miller Samuel

Back in 2016, I unleashed a flurry of commentary criticizing the Appraisal Institute executives who had a plan to take all chapter funds for no justifiable reason. Leslie Sellers was on the board then and was quite upset that he did not get the nomination but was able to vote for himself using this maneuver.

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“It’s ridiculous”: Real estate industry opposes newly proposed cash-deal reporting rules

Housing Wire

As the principal broker for a RE/MAX franchise in coastal Cannon Beach, Oregon, Alaina Giguiere’s typical responsibilities include marketing homes for sellers, touring homes with buyers, generating new business leads, managing client relationships, and drafting and reviewing contracts with buyers and sellers.

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Recruiting real estate agents: A complete roadmap for 2024

Housing Wire

The data are sobering: The Agent Movement Index , the number of experienced Realtors switching brokerages each month, was at its lowest level since 2016. You might not see results right away, but if you take the time to design a solid plan and stick to it, you will.

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

Exam Prep: The Basic Prelicensing package features three e-books and a course manual designed to help you retain essential real estate concepts and prepare for the state exam. And Exam Prep Plus includes 40 hours a month of Live Q&A with local instructors for a personal, guided approach.