Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Stubbornly high interest rates, low levels of inventory and elevated home prices are putting a strain on the often-limited budgets of first-time buyers. Despite the initial concerns, many industry professionals say first-time buyers are currently faring no worse than other buyers — for now, at least.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Denver-based Realtor Bret Weinstein took on a client whose house had been on the market for 60 days. If homes are priced appropriately and marketed well, buyers will make offers. The buyer] got a deal,” Weinstein said of the $600,000 purchase price. The buyers in the market tend to fit a similar profile.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Prospective homeowners enter the housing market with two questions: Where do I begin? Once the process starts, nearly half of home buyers report shedding tears at some point. Fortunately, home buying doesn’t have to remain confusing for new buyers. Fortunately, home buying doesn’t have to remain confusing for new buyers.

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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 as of March 6, 2024. “We There is nothing to show.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

But in a turbulent housing market , it may have been this innovation that ultimately ended Redfin’s run as a standalone company. They still have to bear the cost of those agents, despite production not being there in a terrible housing market.” They have that eat what they kill mentality.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The trend is most pronounced in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Houston, and parts of Florida , where increasing housing supply is leading to a buyers market. With less competition, some buyers are backing out during the inspection period, hoping for a better deal. of pending deals falling through in January. Las Vegas 17.9%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Marty Green thinks of the housing market in 2022 as two very different movies. ” Houses were selling at a fever pitch in a matter of days, with multiple offers, waived contingencies and buyers paying $100,000(!) But the housing market in the second half of 2022? over asking price. High octane stuff.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke with PCV Murcor Founder, President and CEO Keith Murray and COO Cindy Nasser on how the appraisal process can be streamlined in today’s tight housing market. . That approach does not work in some of the busiest markets. HousingWire: What’s the biggest pain point appraisers are currently facing?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

That trend is holding true for the housing market in Hawaii, located about 2,500 miles west of the mainland. Duryea said that a lot of buyers prefer turnkey homes, or fully furnished homes because they don’t want to spend money shipping personal items. That’s kind of the hottest market, I would say.”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

These are the words real estate agents use when asked to describe the current state of the market and what it’s like to buy a home today. Buyers are facing unprecedented challenges, they say, due to a confluence of housing market conditions: Pricing. If you’re an FHA or VA buyer, you don’t stand a chance.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2020

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. I’ve had many conversations with clients of mine from late April through early July, the market was total pandemonium. 1, and runs through May 1.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2021

Since COVID-19 has enforced more restrictions on open houses, Redfin allows buyers to unlock the door of most RedfinNow listings via the Redfin app and self-tour seven days a week from 8 a.m. The post RedfinNow launches in Phoenix housing market appeared first on HousingWire. with no appointment needed.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Real estate agents often make the mistake of believing their clients will remember them forever but they dont. Its up to us as agents to stay engaged and stay in contact with our clients. So, where do you start? In this article, weve compiled 49 compelling real estate newsletter ideas and subject lines.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

After heating up like the rest of the country, the Louisiana housing market has continued to cool since interest rates began to rise in the second half of 2022. Altos classifies scores above 30 to be indicative of a sellers’ market. I’ve seen buyers ask for and get between $8,000 and $10,000 in closing costs covered.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Overall, 83% of agents said their buyers still expect sellers to cover 100% of buyer agent commissions, while 10% said their buyers expect sellers to cover at least a portion of their agent’s fees. More than half (55%) of agents surveyed reported that sellers who do offer buy-side compensation are offering 2.5%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

As of March 29, the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metropolitan area was the fourth-hottest housing market in the country. The Bay Area metro had a 90-day average Market Action Index score of 61.19, according to data from Altos Research. Altos considers anything above a Market Action Index of 30 to be a seller’s market.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2021

Many are eyeing scenic East Tennessee, where Knoxville and its surrounding suburbs have formed one the country’s hottest housing markets. Currently on Realtor.com , more than 2,000 homes are currently on the market in Knoxville with an average listing price of $270,000. How 2020 is still shaping the way lenders use data.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Real estate agents and real estate brokers are both licensed real estate professionals who can assist buyers and sellers, but you should be aware of some key differences and state-specific distinctions. A real estate agent is a licensed professional who represents buyers or sellers in real estate transactions. Let’s dive in!

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Forecasts for the housing market in 2025 are not that rosy, but Ryan McKeveny and Brian Hale see this as a good thing for the years ahead. When we are looking at lower spreads, the Fed was an active buyer of mortgage backed securities (MBS), but clearly they arent today. That hasn’t gone away.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Warmer summer weather has brought cooler housing market conditions to Montana. The market right now just feels like it’s a bit lukewarm,” said Brian Huskey , a Billings, Montana-based ERA American Real Estate agent. This was the slowest June we’ve seen in many years in our market,” Durham, a luxury-focused agent, said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2024

While the conventional wisdom is that high rates are choking the housing market, a new survey suggests it’s not as all-encompassing as one might think. Among the 463 buyer agents surveyed, 50% said their clients planned to buy regardless of mortgage rates. had clients who paid with cash, while 16.4% Another 23.5%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

Like many loan officers, Dicker was working nights and weekends, banging out refinancings and purchase mortgages at record-low rates for clients. One of Dicker’s clients this past weekend backed out of a $295,000 houmese purchase in Michigan this past weekend. But the boom times are over, and he knows it. And he’s far from alone.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Despite the state’s tight inventory, the housing market is not as hot as one might expect. The state has an Altos Market Action Index score of 54, down from 63 in May 2022, when there were only 800 fewer active listings on the market. Buyers are taking their time and they definitely are being pickier,” Wallace said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Buyer representation has become one of the hottest and most debated topics of the year. Amid the lawsuits and non-stop news coverage, one major question has emerged: What is buyer representation and why does it matter? Unless you’ve sworn off all forms of media, news, and the internet (in which case, how are you reading this?),

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The Des Moines housing market has had a record-setting year for home sales, which local Realtors credit to low mortgage rates, the work from home phenomenon and Des Moines’ affordable lifestyle. Stewart also said her clients want acreage and bigger yards because everyone is inside at home, working or schooling.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

26 in Dallas, provided valuable insights into the forces shaping the mortgage and housing markets in 2025. Dark Matter Technologies makes it a priority to stay ahead of these trends, ensuring our clients have the right tools to scale efficiently when market conditions change. The HousingWire Economic Summit, held Feb.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

As originators confront changing dynamics in the economy and housing market this fall, many will be asking important questions about how to approach their practice, identify client opportunities, and prepare for what may come. How will changes in the White House affect homeowners?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This trend had a profound impact on the housing market. Later on, declining rates opened up supply in urban markets where inventory would normally be locked up due to buyers staying put with low interest rates. Jaro gives every lender the tools to offer fair valuations to all buyers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The seller, who struggled to find a buyer in a cooled down housing market, agreed to deposit a lump sum payment into an escrow account at closing – ultimately saving Davis $6,900 in monthly payments in the first two years. With the mortgage market rapidly shrinking – some experts believe it might contract to just $1.3

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Monika DeRoussel was in a meeting, away from her phone and email, when a client messaged her that a property in their price range and desired neighborhood had a for-sale sign in the yard. When the meeting concluded, DeRoussel quickly reached out to the seller’s agent to see if her client could get in for a tour, but it was too late. “I

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2022

However, there are a number of attention-grabbing headlines, which unfortunately only compare today’s housing market to the very recent history of the last two years. It is always good to know where we are with the real estate market, but it is essential to keep all data in historical perspective. . Historically 2.5

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Going from a volatile rate environment in the latter half of 2022 to a market with lower, more stabilized rates, there’s optimism spreading across the industry that buyers will come back. I really think until we see inventory move in our favor, it’s still going to be a tough market for a buyer.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

While Northwest Ohio ’s housing market has remained fairly strong in recent months, local real estate agents say things become a bit more complicated when you segment the market by price point. For Fleischmann’s buyer clients, mortgage rates really seem to be a problem when houses need updates. “If

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. The market is just insane,” she said. “I

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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

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But, what are they exactly and how can we help our clients utilize them? We all know that one of the most significant barriers to homeownership for first-time buyers is the initial down payment. As a result, we should also set expectations for clients so they don’t assume they’ll have DPAs to rely on.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Creating a frictionless journey from home search to purchase As rising insurance rates and natural disasters reshape the housing market, real estate professionals and mortgage lenders must proactively adapt. In regions impacted by severe weather, offering guidance on risk mitigation strategies is essential.

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