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Sellers Listing Their Homes … But Buyers Aren’t Biting 

Appraisal Buzz

Home sellers are returning to the market, but buyers are hesitant, according to a recent Zillow market report. In May, new property listings exceeded sales, allowing buyer competition and price rise to slow—and more price relief is expected. Home values are up from year-ago levels in 46 of the 50 largest metro areas.

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Working with buyers in the nation’s hottest housing market

Housing Wire

year-over-year increase in home values. Rapidly accelerating home prices come with a variety of challenges for lenders and real estate agents, including one of the biggest pain points right now — the appraisal gap. “If Garrett said aside from cash buyers, he also has clients who have money to offset any appraisal gap.

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Opinion: NAR has finally met its match

Housing Wire

When CoreLogic acquired Roostify, the digital mortgage technology company I co-founded and led for more than a decade, in February, our mission was to accelerate and simplify the home lending experience. We built out a solution that put the consumers (homebuyers and home sellers) at the center of the transaction instead of a Realtor.

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February pending home sales disappoint, but maybe we’re turning a corner?

Housing Wire

Pending home sales rose for the third month in a row in February, but at 0.8%, the uptick over January was less than is typically seen in the run-up to the spring housing market. Month-over-month, contract signings increased in three U.S. Pending home sales decreased in all four regions compared to one year ago.

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11 Takeaways: What is a Buyer's Agent in Real Estate?

Raleigh Realty

What Is A Buyer's Agent? What is a Buyer's Agent in Real Estate and do I need one when buying a home? We have all that answered and more If you are wondering if you should use a Buyer's Agent the answer is easy, yes. At Raleigh Realty we have some of the best Buyer Agents and Realtors on our team.

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Where Are Home Prices Heading Over the Next 24 Months?

Appraisal Buzz

The panel’s latest estimates of national home price growth are higher than last quarter’s expectations of 4.3% Terry Loebs , Founder of Pulsenomics, said: “Despite robust home value growth in the first half of 2024, our panelists anticipate a slowdown in price appreciation for the remainder of the year and beyond. in mid-2022.

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Under-Valuations Unrelated to Racial Bias

Appraiserblogs

The AEI Housing Center recently released an analysis revealing that reports by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and by Brookings, attributing the greater prevalence of under-valuations in home purchase appraisals.

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