Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

A December 2022 study by the Brookings Institution found that homes in majority-Black neighborhoods are nearly twice as likely to be appraised below the contract price compared to homes in predominantly white areas.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Prospective homebuyers have more options to choose from in the housing market, which could help spur sales this spring. Total inventory , including single-family homes and apartments, is up 12% nationally compared to last year, according to Zillow, reaching just over 900,000 housing units on the market. That’s up 4.2%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

Stubborn inflation and high interest rates continue to wreak havoc on the mortgage-origination market, but there is one asset class in the housing market that is arguably flourishing in these hard times – home equity. billion in the fourth quarter of 2021,” a recent market assessment by ATTOM shows.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

One slice of the single-family home market that has gained traction over the past year in a topsy-turvy housing landscape is the build-for-rent sector — or BFR. Both pose threats to access to capital, the cost of materials and labor, and future housing values.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

Predictive analytics in real estate combines the use of historical data and algorithms to anticipate future market trends and identify potential sellers sometimes even buyers, too. Real estate agents can use this data to identify motivated sellers and people who are likely to buy a home. There are also marketing add-ons available.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Interest rates and inflation continued to dampen activity in the housing market across all 12 Federal Reserve districts, according to the Fed’s latest Beige Book. ” In the Dallas district, housing outlooks worsened, with those interviewed expecting “further erosion in sales and home starts in the near term.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

The nation’s single-family investment-property sector and the lenders serving those borrowers face some major challenges in 2023 as rent growth is slipping, vacancy rates growing, home-value growth faltering, and a possible recession looms. . by the end of 2023,” the MBA’s December market-forecast report states.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Rising interest rates and a slowing economy overall are already taking some of the air out of the rapid home-price appreciation the housing market has experience over the past year, according to the recently released Federal Reserve Beige Book for July. Freddie Mac projects that home-price growth will average 12.8%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

billion in damages to residential home sellers who successfully proved that the organization – which represents real estate agents at most of the top brokerages in the United States – colluded with other defendants to inflate agent commissions. Unless the decision is appealed, NAR will have to pay at least $1.8

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2020

million homes are located in areas at high risk of wildfire across the states of Washington, Oregon and California, with a total estimated home value of $3.3 The competition is so fierce that 42% of homes sold in low-risk areas over the past three years went under contract within two weeks. More than 4.5

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 12, 2024

Home sellers are returning to the market, but buyers are hesitant, according to a recent Zillow market report. Rate lock’s hold seems to be loosening—homeowners who may have put off listing their homes are done waiting. Home values are up from year-ago levels in 46 of the 50 largest metro areas.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

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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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2024

For over 10 years, they’ve been leveraging big data using a patented artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that sifts through more than 250 data points to determine which homes and homeowners in your zip code are likely to sell their property in the next 12 months. Want to learn more? How does Offrs’ AI-powered lead generation work?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

You might be ready to take on the luxury real estate market! I’ll show you what it takes to succeed as a luxury real estate agent in any market. If you’re known in your market as the expert who successfully sells properties between $1 to $3 million, how do you start getting clients looking for homes valued at $10 million+?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

“Securitization of HELOCs had been a small part of the RMBS [residential mortgage-backed securities] market in the pre-financial crisis period, but issuance was still relatively commonplace until 2007,” states a fall 2022 DBSR Morningstar report focused on the securitization market for HELOCs. to 2 points.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

SmartZip uses predictive analytics to pinpoint likely sellers from 6 to 18 months in advance, offering a huge advantage in today’s low inventory market. SmartZip’s analytics are based on over 250 data points related to the properties and homeowners in your target market. Then, it deploys marketing campaigns on your behalf.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2023

(The Case-Shiller home price indices for October is a three-month average of closing prices in August, September and October. Because most home sales take several months from contract to closing, the data likely includes some deals struck in June and July.). to a reading of 315.13.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

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.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

HousingWire: According to ATTOM Data Solutions‘ latest foreclosure market report, bank repossessions climbed 9% in the first half of 2023 compared to the first half of 2022. The good news for homeowners is that home values in most areas remain stable, and inventory levels for homebuyers are still low.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2021

” He added: “We’re giving them 100% of the value creation so they make out better in the end, as opposed to an iBuyer program where it’s their business model to buy low and sell high and make the difference in between. Its agents are tasked with marketing and selling the home, using their local expertise, Raveis said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Attorney General of Massachusetts has filed suit against home equity contract provider Hometap , alleging that the company pervasively and systematically violated the states consumer protection laws, including mortgage and foreclosure prevention laws, putting financially vulnerable homeowners at high risk of losing their homes.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

Adjusting to today’s market can be dizzying after the last few years of historically low interest rates and high refinance business. We interviewed more than 25 mortgage industry experts to gather the best insights, strategies, and recommendations to pivot and win in today’s market. Millennials make up 44% of home purchases today.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

A rising player in the world of crypto-mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap, plans expand its reach in the market by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the country in the near future. By one estimate , the global cryptocurrency market, although volatile, is valued today at around $1.8

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

Despite rising interest rates , higher home prices and a drop in refinance volume , the American Land Title Association recorded $5.89 billion a year prior, according to the trade group’s Market Share Analysis , published Friday. Top underwriters by market share for the quarter included First American Title insurance Co.,

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

According to recent Zillow data, as the home-buying season draws near, buyers are more affected by persistently high mortgage rates than sellers. Most purchasers in the market today have a high probability of seeing a price reduction on their bookmarked listing, even though competition varies significantly by region.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2020

The products I’ve put into this category primarily help in converting leads, prospects and opportunities into contracts. Specifically, I’m talking about listing agreements and sales contracts. The first is listing tools – the products designed for you to convert potential sellers into listing contracts. Listing tools.

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Realvals

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The following charts provide a comprehensive view of the San Anselmo, California housing market, using data from the local MLS (BAREIS MLS). Bookmark this page if you want to keep up with the trends in the San Anselmo housing market. *. San Anselmo Average Days on Market and Sale Price/List Price %.

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Realvals

JANUARY 5, 2023

The charts below offer a realistic portrayal of the housing market in San Francisco, California. The data comes directly from the local Multiple Listing Service (BAREIS MLS), providing a more comprehensive understanding of the true trends in the market. San Francisco Homes For Sale vs. Homes That Have Sold.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Single families: $898,269 (2023) | $991,574 (2024) Condos & Townhomes: $519,419 (2023) | $521,826 (2024) Homes Listed For Sale in South Florida: T he number of homes listed is up by 5.4% 2024: 9,931 2023: 9,425 2022: 8,371 Pending Home Sales in South Florida: The number of homes placed under contract is down by 4.1%

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Single families: $954,233 (2023) | $955,546 (2024) Condos & Townhomes: $477,882 (2023) | $501,839 (2024) Homes Listed For Sale in South Florida: T he number of homes listed is up by 3.6% 2024: 10,013 2023: 9,667 2022: 9,054 Pending Home Sales in South Florida: The number of homes placed under contract is down by 12.1%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

The largest institutional single-family rental (SFR) operator in the country, Invitation Homes , is in the hot seat over its alleged failure to comply with building-permit requirements for rental properties it owns in California. And yet another big force in the market, FirstKey Homes , is pulling collateral out of a 2021 securitization deal.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Single families: $558,496 (2023) | $604,560 (2024) Condominiums: $532,461 (2023) | $460,780 (2024) Multi-families: $469,320 (2023) | $540,144 (2024) Homes Listed For Sale: T he number of homes listed is down by 9.3% 2024: 1,174 2023: 1,294 2022: 1,231 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is up by 6.4%

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Single families: $477,564 (2023) | $482,958 (2024) Condominiums: $490,973 (2023) | $497,329 (2024) Multi-families: $472,635 (2023) | $543,962 (2024) Homes Listed For Sale: T he number of homes listed is down by 7% when compared to November 2023. What’s Happening in the Market? when compared to November 2023.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Single families: $608,389 (2023) | $628,629 (2024) Condominiums: $402,480 (2023) | $483,392 (2024) Multi-families: $528,155 (2023) | $612,108 (2024) Homes Listed For Sale: T he number of homes listed is up by 0.4% 2024: 1,086 2023: 1,082 2022: 1,173 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is up by 28.3%

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Single families: $698,107 (2023) | $728,237 (2024) Condominiums: $608,752 (2023) | $652,668 (2024) Multi-families: $658,276 (2023) | $776,132 (2024) Homes Listed For Sale: T he number of homes listed is down by 13% when compared to November 2023. What’s Happening in the Market? when compared to November 2023.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Recently, some of my well-intentioned clients have asked if it is possible to appraise a home, based upon a “normal market”. Just as different types of leaven can be used to make bread rise, and even change the flavor of the bread, increasing home prices can result from different situations.

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Realvals

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Novato, California housing market is accurately depicted in the following charts. The data is sourced directly from the local MLS (BAREIS MLS), providing a comprehensive view of the real estate trends in the market. Bookmark this page if you want to keep up with the trends in the Novato housing market. *.

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