Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Prior to the implementation of the current CCP in May 2020, listing brokers had two business days from the signing of the listing contract to either enter the listing into the MLS as “active” or submit a listing exclusion form, which had to be authorized by the seller, to the MLS. That should not be dictated by an association.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

It was after one such call with Anthony Lamacchia , the broker-owner of Lamacchia Realty , that I reached out and mentioned I was in the market to buy my first home. Lamacchia Realty is using its own buyer representation agreements , and I found the form straightforward and easy to understand. I could have increased my offers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

1, 2024 , Washington state’s agency law requires agents to have a written agreement with buyers (as well as sellers) to spell out the exact scope of the services provided by the agent, as well as the compensation the client has agreed to pay them in return. As of Jan.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

What Does 'Under Contract' Mean in Real Estate? You've decided to buy a home and whether it's your first home or your tenth you're likely to stumble across homes that are listed as 'under contract' on the real estate listing. Then, you look at the status and that other shoe finally has a chance to drop: it's "under contract."

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

District Court for the Western District of Missouri , the lawsuit is named after its lead plaintiff, Maryland home seller Daniel Umpa. Due to how HomeServices and its affiliates handle their client contracts, if a dispute arises, each client is entitled to individual arbitration of their claims. Filed in late 2023 in the U.S.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 11, 2024

HOW FLORIDA'S NEW FLOOD DISCLOSURE REGULATIONS IMPACT BUYERS AND SELLERS In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Florida state lawmakers have passed a new flood disclosure statute for real estate transactions. In this blog, we’ll explore what the new law consists of and how it could affect both buyers and sellers in the Sunshine State.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

Pardon if my words convey a dash of sarcasm yet, after over four decades of helping buyers and sellers and running two of the largest brokerage companies in the world, I am compelled to read missives of the misinformed as they pop corks in celebration. This compensation may be fully or partially offset by the seller.

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Inman

MARCH 31, 2023

To make their multimillion-dollar properties more attractive and move them more quickly, some sellers have been cutting their asking prices precipitously and negotiating other add-ons into contracts.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

“Florida, like many places, is seeing the insurance piece of the component impacting people’s payments in a way that is making it hard to them to navigate the market,” said Cyndee Haydon , a Seminole-based agent for Future Home Realty agent. From 2022 to 2023 alone, rates rose 15%. Literally since Jan.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Indigo platform looks much like a search portal but allows buyers to bid on listings provided by agents, which are boosted by the AI to include the preferences of the seller. The company said that buyer agents can produce compliant offers and contracts in seconds, from any digital device, with its Contracts AI tool.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Contracts Brokerage 409

Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

“The trend of buyers has been significantly different the last four to five weeks,” said Charissa Kennard , an agent for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty. Despite the slowdown, Andy Smith, the broker-owner of Badger Peabody & Smith Realty , said the market is actually still quite strong.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

They also brought in a forms specialist, who really dug into the new forms to really explain them to us, so we know when and how to use each one and so we can explain the contracts to our clients in plain English.” Training on forms has been a central focus of brokerages across the country.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to the National Association of Realtors , contract signings kicked off strong in August , with the most contract signings last week in the Midwest, at 21%. As new contract signings are outpacing new listings due to low inventory, properties sold typically within 26 days in the four weeks leading up to August 2, NAR said.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

ARE YOU A "WANT-TO-BE" SELLER IN 2024? From low inventory levels to increasing mortgage rates , the real estate landscape has experienced a multitude of changes and challenges over the last several years, leaving many sellers wondering when the “right” time to list would be given current market conditions.

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Lamacchia Realty

JULY 6, 2021

EASY FIXES SELLERS CAN MAKE. Selling a home can take some time and while most home sellers are focused on making updates that will give them the most return, it is imperative that the small fixes aren’t overlooked. If the seller hasn’t tackled a small project, such as replacing the cover pates, what other big issues can’t be seen?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

I think people are getting used to the interest rates where they are now, but there is just a huge lack of inventory,” said Chelsea Newcomb , a RE/MAX Realty Specialists agent based in Charlottesville. “I I have buyers that are looking, but to find a house that you love enough to pay a high price for — and to be at over a 6.5%

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 6, 2022

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. Kelly joined forces with Lamacchia Realty in January 2019, after having owned James Marcora Realty in Billerica, MA since 2006. Kelly joined the 2021 Lamacchia Realty President’s Club for the first time ! has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for March 2022!

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Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 18, 2021

ARE YOU A WANT-TO-BE-SELLER IN 2021? This means NOW is a great time to list to take advantage of motivated buyers before other sellers start to saturate the market. Take Action to Sell and Action to Buy- Many times “Want-to-Be” sellers and buyers don’t take one step without the other and all that does is hold you back.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 25, 2024

2024: 2,096 2023: 1,958 2022: 2,008 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is up by 13.0% Despite more homes being listed, prices continue to climb, indicating that it remains a seller’s market. Sellers , It is important to remember that homes do sell during the holidays , often to highly motivated buyers.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 25, 2024

2024: 2,190 2023: 2,120 2022: 2,124 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is down by 12.4% Despite more homes being listed, prices continue to climb, indicating that it remains a seller’s market. when compared to September 2023. when compared to September 2023. What’s Happening in the Market?

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 25, 2024

when compared to September 2023. 2024: 3,922 2023: 3,624 2022: 4,027 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is up by 0.3% This trend is more than just the seasonal slowdown and suggests a shift away from the intense seller’s market, offering buyers more choice and potentially reducing competition.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

There’s a lot of homeschooling going on in this hybrid world, and it’s difficult,” Realtor Vesna Kanacki with Century 21 Full Service Realty in New City, New York, told HousingWire. 20, the National Association of Realtors said that contract signings were up 23% year over year. Over the last four weeks ending on Sept.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 25, 2024

2024: 1,553 2023: 1,283 2022: 1,495 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is up by 11.2% This trend is more than just the seasonal slowdown and suggests a shift away from the intense seller’s market, offering buyers more choice and potentially reducing competition. when compared to September 2023.

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Sellers Real Estate Buyers Inventory 74

Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 25, 2024

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% As a result, more sellers have entered the market, but many buyers now find these properties to be outside their budget. when compared to September 2023. when compared to September 2023.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 17, 2022

ARE YOU A "WANT-TO-BE" SELLER IN 2022? Now two years later , 2022 started with the lowest inventory EVER recorded and while inventory has grown slightly, This means NOW is a still a great time to list and take advantage of motivated buyers before other sellers really start to saturate the market. Worried about having to move twice?

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 25, 2024

2024: 8,579 2023: 7,330 2022: 8,372 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is up by 12.2% This trend is more than just the seasonal slowdown and suggests a shift away from the intense seller’s market, offering buyers more choice and potentially reducing competition. when compared to September 2023.

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Sellers Real Estate Buyers Inventory 74

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

when compared to August 2023. 2024: 3,653 2023: 3,667 2022: 4,311 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is down by 10.6% Sellers , with the trends of mortgage rates and new inventory on the decline, now is a great time to list. when compared to August 2023. What’s Happening in the Market?

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Real Estate Sellers Buyers Housing Market 74

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

2024: 2,081 2023: 2,027 2022: 2,220 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is down by 0.2% Sellers , with the trends of mortgage rates and new inventory on the decline, now is a great time to list. when compared to August 2023. when compared to August 2023. What’s Happening in the Market?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This is a dramatic and peculiar stance, given that same company a couple of years ago launched a $1 million annual advertising campaign touting a 1% listing fee, but only if the seller turned into a buyer for them. Those details are clearly established in the listing agreement between your brokerage and the seller. Imagine that.

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Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

2024: 5,989 2023: 6,325 2022: 7,078 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is down by 0.9% Sellers , with the trends of mortgage rates and new inventory on the decline, now is a great time to list. when compared to August 2023. when compared to August 2023. when compared to August 2023.

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Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

2024: 2,551 2023: 2,495 2022: 2,428 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is down by 20.8% Sellers , with the trends of mortgage rates and new inventory on the decline, now is a great time to list. when compared to August 2023. when compared to August 2023. What’s Happening in the Market?

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Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

2024: 1,487 2023: 1,461 2022: 1,574 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is up by 1.1% Sellers , with the trends of mortgage rates and new inventory on the decline, now is a great time to list. when compared to August 2023. when compared to August 2023. What’s Happening in the Market?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Another critical element, according to agents, is not to make the deals contingent upon things like inspections and not to “nickel and dime” the seller. For our seller-clients, we were counseling them on how the buyers waive appraisals or waive mortgage contingencies,” Cordano said. To win, waive those contingencies goodbye.

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Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

2024: 10,427 2023: 9,710 2022: 10,368 Pending Home Sales in South Florida: The number of homes placed under contract is down by 14.8% Single families: $906,952 (2023) | $920,511 (2024) Condos & Townhomes: $495,700 (2023) | $474,629 (2024) Homes Listed For Sale in South Florida: T he number of homes listed is up by7.4%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

She then went on to teach high school French, but after six years of dealing with “hormonal teenagers” Williamson was ready for a change, and on a friend’s suggestion interviewed at the local Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate. “It Just how we do contracts now is so much faster. Brokerages Invest in Tech.

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Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

when compared to August 2022, as would-be sellers are concerned about jumping into the market. 2023: 3,689 2022: 4,313 2021: 5,517 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is down by 17.8% when compared to July 2022.

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Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 20, 2023

when compared to May 2022, as would-be sellers are concerned about jumping into the market. 2023: 4,272 2022: 5,792 2021: 6,634 Pending Home Sales: The number of homes placed under contract is down by 19% when compared to May 2022.

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