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Despite aging-in-place preferences, senior support services are in short supply

Housing Wire

If youve heard it once, youve heard it a thousand times: Older Americans want to age in place in their own homes, and they also want to remain in their current communities. In December, AARP published its 2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey.

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30 must-have real estate text message scripts to convert leads and close deals

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In this article, we’ve gathered 30 real estate text message scripts designed to help you connect with leads, nurture relationships, and get more deals to the closing table this coming year. Script 13: Send an article or resource Hi [Name], I just came across this article about [Topic] and thought it might be helpful for you.

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Housing Market Predictions for 2025

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This article was reposted with permission from Ramsey Solutions. The article originally appeared on the Ramsey Solutions Articles page. See original article here. And yes, selling a home in 2025 will come with obstacleslike higher-than-normal interest rates and high home values pricing out a lot of would-be buyers.

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How to write creative real estate listing descriptions + examples

Housing Wire

Talk about the value: A home that needs work is (hopefully) priced accordingly. So properties like this present buyers a way to increase their homes value by improving and updating it over time. Once buyers see that your listing is the best value in the area, youll end up with multiple offers.

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It can be a ‘trap’ to carry mortgage debt into retirement: USA Today

Housing Wire

Increases in inflation and the cost of living can overwhelm those living on a fixed income, according to an article published this week in USA Today. “Retirement researchers warn that mortgage debt in retirement can be a trap,” the article explained.

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Predictive analytics for real estate: Best tools + guide

Housing Wire

Automated valuation model (AVM): Boosts client consultations by using its proprietary algorithms to accurately estimate home values. These programs analyze past sales, home values, interest rates, economic changes and consumer behavior to make their forecasts. There are also marketing add-ons available.

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Record number of 65-year-olds will reshape the age milestone: WSJ

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Today’s 65-year-olds are redefining a milestone long associated with retirement parties and the end of productive years,” the article stated. That equates to a 45% increase in overall net worth, which can largely be attributed to rising home values and retirement account balances. A growing share are divorced.