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Pending Home Sales Climb to Highest Level Since March

Appraisal Buzz

The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) reports that pending home sales increased in September. Contract signings rose across all regions of the country as buyers took advantage of the combination of lower mortgage rates in late summer and more inventory choices,” said Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for NAR. September saw a 7.4%

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Overblown rumors of demise? NAR has lost only 45K members since December

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that it had 1,509,195 members at the end of April, a decline of 2.96% from the 1,554,604 members it had at the end of 2023 but higher than its numbers in February and March. You can find more information in our recent update in Realtor Magazine.“ How many is unclear.

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How HousingWire’s 2025 market forecast compares to others

Housing Wire

With this assumption — in addition to ongoing affordability issues and low inventory — HousingWire’s analysts foresee home-price appreciation of 3.5%, less than the 5% growth seen in typical years. This growth is in line with upward trends in inventory that began in 2022, when available homes for sale tanked to roughly 250,000.

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

Housing Wire

We have brought down expenses and continue to grow our agent count and inventory advantage,” Reffkin said. For example, Compass has access to off-market exclusives through Compass Private Exclusives and Coming Soon, which is particularly important in a low-inventory environment.” million homes in 2026,” Reffkin said.

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Some say Austin’s rental market might collapse. That’s not reality

Housing Wire

Clare Knapp, housing economist for the Austin Board of Realtors , counters the notion of a collapse “Austin is not the same Austin as it was eight years ago,” she said. That’s a factor too of higher inventory.” According to Zillow , the city’s median rent across all property types stood at $2,025 as of Nov.

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Fannie Mae Releases 2025 Economic Outlook 

Appraisal Buzz

According to their baseline forecast, core inflation will continue to decline and economic growth and employment increases will slow slightly in the upcoming year, but it wont achieve the Feds target until 2026. over the same period last year, according to the National Association of Realtors. At the end of November, there were 1.37

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DataDigest: Goldilocks and the big IMBs

Housing Wire

So that indicates to us that Realtors are interested in what we have to offer and passing that on to their clients (…) We have been excited to see that increase. His prediction is that 2025 and 2026 “will be off the charts.” We’re seeing referral numbers to Rocket Homes up significantly. I know Rocket Homes has been happy to see it.

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