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57 crucial real estate statistics that explain the 2025 market

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Visit Altos Research Sources: Altos Research Buyer statistics Part of being a great buyers agent is getting inside the mind of a buyer. You can do just that by reviewing real estate statistics that quantify the behaviors, decisions and trends of the mass buyer population.

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Opinion: The hidden opportunities of high mortgage rates

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Yet higher mortgage rates aren’t all bad news for savvy real estate agents. As bloating mortgage rates disqualify an increasing number of buyers, people still need a place to live, and renting is the only viable option. Many real estate agents may shy away from working with landlords and renters.

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Need to sell your house fast? Here are 7 great options

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Today, homes are selling faster than usual because of the shortage of inventory and high buyer demand. COVID changed the real estate industry in a big way since it provided many people with an opportunity to work remotely and live almost anywhere. Fortunately, there are many ways you can sell your house fast.

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Top LO Ben Cohen thinks first time buyers will return to the housing market this year

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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. After originating $1.66

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Divvy Homes reportedly makes another round of layoffs

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Divvy Homes, led by founder and CEO Adena Hefets, is a proptech startup that offers buyers a path to homeownership via a rent-to-own program. The company purchases a home for a potential buyer and then rents it back to them for up to three years as they prepare financially for homeownership.

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Inside the Realogy-Blackstone iBuying venture

Housing Wire

The new product is RealSure Buy, which – similar to the emerging world of “power buyers” – assists potential homebuyers make a cash offer, but it will not launch until sometime in 2022. Chicago-based Home Partners is a corporate landlord that gives tenants an option to eventually buy their home.

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Inventory needs to increase to balance housing market: Fed Beige Book

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In turn, builders are offering concessions, such as offering lower-priced products and less costly features, in hopes of luring in buyers to the market, the report noted. Landlord concessions have also somewhat increased. Brokers noted that the softer market is (slowly) shifting back toward a balance between buyer and seller.

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