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57 crucial real estate statistics that explain the 2025 market

Housing Wire

This proves your expertise to clients and allows you to provide them with knowledge about the real estate market. The market action index is 37, indicating that there is a slight seller’s advantage. 89% of sellers used an agent to sell their home. 70% of sellers are repeat sellers, 30% are first-time sellers.

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Navigating movement in the mortgage industry series: Post-closing matters are important too

Housing Wire

Earnouts From Sellers perspective, earnouts can be an opportunity to be paid more for the business over a period of time or, alternatively, an unnecessary holdback of part of the purchase price. To backstop some of those indemnification obligations, there will likely be an indemnification escrow agreement.

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Santa Monica: An unexpected haven for first-time buyers

Housing Wire

Cilic added that some would-be sellers are choosing to become landlords instead, renting out their properties with 3% interest rates. We are focused on just taking it one client at a time. “They are looking at the monthly payment and it just doesn’t make sense. So what was already a tight market is now even tighter.”

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

Housing Wire

Kim: So would you say it’s a seller’s market right now? I ask because we’re seeing a lot of seller concessions, such as temporary rate buydowns offered to buyers. . I would almost classify it as a seller’s market, because sure, they might not have 20 people who want to buy that home like they did 18 months ago.

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Thrive Real Estate of Shrewsbury, MA is Now a Part of Lamacchia Realty

Lamacchia Realty

Her client-centered approach has made her a trusted resource for her clients in Shrewsbury and the neighboring regions. THRIVE office location, now Lamacchia Shrewsbury When Maribeth opened Thrive, she did so with the help of her husband Rick, and she did it with a desire to provide uncompromising service to her clients.

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This Best Kept Secret Helps New Real Estate Agents Find Clients

McKissock

If you’re a real estate agent who would like to get your foot in the door with local clients , consider the long-term benefits of providing this service while you’re getting started. Many real estate professionals get business through referrals from past clients. The Experience Paradox. Helping Renters Presents a Solution.

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Lamacchia Realty Has Acquired Stone Ridge Properties of Newburyport, MA and Amesbury, MA

Lamacchia Realty

“It was important to me to affiliate with a company that was not a franchise and that shared my core beliefs of integrity and service to the client. I realized that we first needed newer tools to better serve buyer and seller clients. There will be no interruptions in service to any clients or other brokerages anywhere.

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