Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Real estate agent commissions have held steady since August, but there’s a divergence at different price points. The data is derived from sales by Redfin agents who have closed a transaction in October or are scheduled to by the end of the month.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Warmer summer weather has brought cooler housing market conditions to Montana. The market right now just feels like it’s a bit lukewarm,” said Brian Huskey , a Billings, Montana-based ERA American Real Estate agent. Agents say the lower list prices have been a hard bill for sellers to swallow.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2024

Although there is no doubt that business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement are going to impact how real estate industry professionals operate, economists aren’t too sure they’ll have much bearing on the housing market. “I

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In this industry, some specific housing market terms bring about more worry to American consumers than others. While the term may sound scaryand is most definitely illegala new survey from CertifID showed how many first-time homeowners are at-risk or more likely to be victims of real estate wire fraud.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2021

Many are eyeing scenic East Tennessee, where Knoxville and its surrounding suburbs have formed one the country’s hottest housing markets. Currently on Realtor.com , more than 2,000 homes are currently on the market in Knoxville with an average listing price of $270,000. How 2020 is still shaping the way lenders use data.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Interest rates are a major headache for real estate agents across Illinois. On the sell side, agents say that low mortgage rates from a purchase or refinance transaction in late 2020 or early 2021 are keeping many potential sellers in their home. “A

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2023

Nationwide, pre-pandemic the first week of February typically marks the lowest point for housing inventory during the year, as sellers return to the market in time for spring, but since the onset of the pandemic this predictable trend has been thrown out the window. “

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. Annapolis, Maryland. Provo, Utah.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Our local market feature spotlights five different areas across the country for each HousingWire Magazine. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers from each city share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. Rapid City, South Dakota. Rapid City, South Dakota.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Zillow entered a new corner of real estate Wednesday, announcing a definitive agreement to buy ShowingTime for $500 million. The splashy buy further situates Zillow as more than a website with pictures of homes for sale, but a competitor to real estate brokerages. and Canada use their software.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

A new report from AgentAdvice revealed that in April, when the pandemic forced shut-down orders across the country, the number of newly licensed real estate agents in Florida and Texas fell to practically zero. Many people are buying into real estate becoming very relevant again,” Martinez said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

According to local real estate agents, the region’s housing market seems to have read the same memo, as June did not bring the same market boost as many have grown accustomed to. I have more listings right now than I have had in years.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Lower production volume means cutting staff and restructuring to better focus on the purchase market, Cohen said. Training LOs and getting on sales calls with real estate agents, insurance agents and wealth managers are what Cohen is prioritizing to drum up sales in a market where he expects rates to be in the 5% levels.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Vacation areas and luxury housing markets aren’t the only ones benefitting from a wave of pandemic buyers : southeastern locales are also filling up. I think people are definitely upsizing for that reason, so that they can spread out when everybody’s at home working and doing school remotely,” Vreeland-Abell said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

Impact on home values and sales In the meantime, real estate agents in Florida and California are concerned that the rising homeowners’ insurance costs in their states will have a negative impact on homeownership. Agents in California, however, are not too concerned about property values in harder-to-insure areas.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

“A lot of Nashville locals have been priced out of homeownership, but when you’re coming from somewhere like California or New York, housing prices here still seem reasonable,” Redfin Premier real estate agent Kristin Sanchez said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

LOs across a variety of housing markets reported that inbound reverse mortgage inquiries appear to have risen since the beginning of the year, keeping them busy. “I I think things have definitely picked up,” said Tane Cabe, a broker with C2 Financial Corp., said in a recent interview. That seems to be the general feeling. “I

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

But there is definitely work to do before they get to the point of an IPO. Past examples After several real estate companies including Compass, Offerpad , Opendoor , and Redfin went public in the late 2010s and early 2020s, the well of real estate IPOs seemingly ran dry in 2022.

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Portland Appraisal Blog

MARCH 15, 2025

Via Unsplash The first quarter of 2025 is already drawing to a close, but let’s take the time to review how the Portland Region’s condominium market performed in 2024. High mortgage interest rates have been a concern in all segments of the housing market and condominiums were no exception.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

At this early stage, it’s unclear how such commissions would be paid since buyers could pay their agents out of their pockets or negotiate commissions as a seller concession in the closing costs. You should be finding buyers before real estate agents anyway.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 6, 2021

But not everybody has the ability to tap friends and family or investments when the appraisal and the final sale price don’t match – many deals have fallen apart as a result, loan originators and real estate agents said. Actually, he was very quick to get out to the house and do the appraisal, so no problem there.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Mortgage experts say that while the 50 basis-point (bps) cut is a welcome sign, it won’t do much on its own to move the needle for a housing market that remains stuck in neutral. Some real estate agents think interest rate cuts could be offset by a surge of demand that creates more bidding wars and higher sale prices.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

We have rules, we have standards, and we all know the exact definition of value. The “official unofficial” government-related loan definition of market value is clear. Also part of the definition: Reasonable market exposure time. To find market value, I first had to carefully study that pesky definition.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The builder’s real estate agent swapped in the middle of the transaction, so things got a bit mixed up and no one updated the clients’ files to reflect the change in lender,” Summers explained. “So, In turn, real estate agents are doing everything they can to ensure they get their clients into their home of choice.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

It’s a small amount but it’s nice to have products where you can get a real estate agent’s attention with a product that another lender doesn’t have. I think if we get down close to the 5% range, that will definitely open up a lot of buyers from an affordability standpoint.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

Eric Hill, an Atlanta real estate agent representing a nationwide homebuilder, had a plan to help more than 100 homebuyers get mortgages. In the end, some $850,000 in claims had to be paid on defaulted government-backed mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Boasting guests like Robert Kiyosaki , Barbara Corcoran , and Ryan Serhant , Hiban aims to ask the questions that matter and implement strategies that will help listeners make more money in real estate. Testimonial: “This is one of the few real estate related podcasts I still listen to. REAL Trending. Episode 953.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Taking accurate measurements yields a more precise cost When setting the asking price for a home, what is one of the most important considerations for the seller and the real estate agent? Based on the assessor’s square footage of 1,500 square feet, the listing agent promotes the property for $125 per square foot.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Get expert advice, independent reviews and product recommendations from our editorial team of experienced real estate agents, brokers and coaches. You’ll get alerts about the hottest leads that include personalized talking points, properties of interest, and housing market data to reference.

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McKissock

MARCH 14, 2021

Having a website and running a blog does not suffice to market your real estate business in 2021. Social media marketing has been growing in significance over the last few years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated this trend. Furthermore, Facebook marketing is relatively easy and quick to implement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

Four top companies Compass , Anywhere Advisors , eXp Realty and HomeServices of America continue to outperform their competitors, but The Real Brokerage is nipping at their heels, according to the 2025 RealTrend Verified Brokerage Rankings. 2024 was a year of disruption for the housing market.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 11, 2024

That’s the lowest level in records dating back to 2012, with the exception of May 2020, when the pandemic brought the housing market to a standstill. Pending sales—a more current gauge of housing market activity that includes both existing and newly constructed homes—fell to the lowest level on record aside from April 2020.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Read on for more about Marquis’s perspective on the housing market, business strategies for 2023, and his take on the loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) fees. We do need to market better in those states. So we really could market better in those other states. That’s definitely one tactic for sure.

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McKissock

JANUARY 2, 2022

The housing market is booming almost everywhere you look. But some places, although selling just as fast or faster than other communities, remain relatively affordable compared to other hot real estate markets across the country. Smaller Housing Markets Across the Country are In Demand.

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Movoto

OCTOBER 25, 2024

We’ll dive into the impact of rising mortgage rates, discuss how first-time homebuyers are navigating the market, and explore what Gen Z’s entrance means for the future of home buying. Tune in as we read and analyze the biggest news shaping the housing market, and get expert insights on what to expect in 2024.

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McKissock

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The only costs you have to cover are those for finding a property for sale and for marketing the property to interested buyers. FREE Guide : Learn how to earn more with our free Real Estate Agent Income Guide. Another excellent way to start a real estate investing career is through fix-and-flip.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When the inevitable happens and the overinflated housing market comes crashing down, the FHFA and its decision-makers will have no one to blame but themselves. In my opinion, this definitely increases risk for consumers, GSEs, the economy and the real estate market.

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