Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 7, 2025

Whats the housing market going to do in 2025? Nobody has a crystal ball, but here are some things on my mind. Scroll quickly by topic or digest slowly. Anything to add? UPCOMING SPEAKING GIGS: 1/15/25 Mike & Joel Event (free online (register Eventbrite)) 1/16/25 Sac Real Producers event (details TBA) 1/22/25 Windermere El Dorado […] The post Real estate trends to watch in 2025 first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Real estate and mortgage firms are stepping up to help housing professionals and the Southern California community as wildfires ravage the area. Here’s a roundup of the companies and people offering help, which will be updated with new information as it becomes available. Help for those in the community Coldwell Banker Realty in Southern California, which is affiliated with Anywhere , created a Facebook group page for its network to coordinate a wide variety of needs from short- and long-t

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 6, 2025

As the New Year settles in, unfortunately, homeownership and financial stability are still a worry for millions of hard-working Americans. Through the Eviction Protection Grant Program (EPGP), a first-of-its-kind federal program created to increase the availability of legal services to tenants at risk of or subject to eviction, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) granted $40 million in funding to 21 recipients to support housing stability and prevent evictions and homeless

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Robert Reffkin has been outspoken and growth-focused, landing at No. 1 on the 2025 SP 200. At No. 2? Another disruptor-turned-dominator, eXps Glenn Sanford.

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Payment challenges often lead to delayed projects, financial bottlenecks, and strained relationships. With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable. By refining financial workflow, companies can improve cash flow, reduce error, and foster trust between stakeholders. Discover practical strategies for redesigning payment systems to overcome workflow challenges while creating a smoother, more reliable process for contractors and subcontractors alike.

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GoForrmz

JANUARY 7, 2025

Originally published on 04/26/2017. Optimize your real estate management with digital forms Property management and real estate are dynamic industries with responsibilities that constantly shift, ranging from tenant placement to ensuring compliance with real estate board regulations. For professionals striving to deliver exceptional service, staying organized and responsive is key.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 10, 2025

This article originally appeared in the January 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. In the modern mortgage industry, lenders are not just setting themselves apart on who has the best Super Bowl ad or the biggest branch footprint, but increasingly also on their approach to technology. Today, technology is driving differentiation across the customer experience, loan officer experience, and overall operational efficiency.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Damage estimates are as high as $50 billion with thousands of properties destroyed, containment elusive and at least five people killed.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

According to the U.S. Census Bureaus latest estimates, the U.S. resident population grew by 3,304,757 to a total population of 340,110,988. The population grew at a rate of 0.98%, the highest rate since 0.99% in 2001. This also marked the third straight increase in the growth rate of the U.S. population. The vintage population estimates.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

As wildfires tear through Southern California and firefighters battle winds up to 100 mph, tens of thousands of residents have evacuated. The looming impacts on real estate and insurance are also at the forefront of Californians minds. According to Anthony Marrone, the fire chief for Los Angeles County , the wildfires have torched more than 1,000 structures, killing at least two people and injuring several more.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 6, 2025

According to a new study from Redfin , a household making a median U.S. income of $83,782 in 2024 wouldve had to spend 41.8% of their earnings on monthly housing costs if they bought a $429,734 median-priced U.S. home. Thats a slight improvement from 42.2% in 2023, but is considerably less affordable than the typical share of 30% or lower recorded throughout the 2010s.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 9, 2025

The upstart brokerage offers both rev share and fee-based plans, which CEO Robert Palmer believes will be key to their growth. So far, it seems to be working.

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Inman

JANUARY 8, 2025

LA-area agents on Wednesday told Inman that they were checking in on clients and keeping an eye on evacuation orders while lamenting the "catastrophic" toll the wildfires were taking on the community and real estate market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

This week, the Seattle City Council had its first meeting of 2025 and housing was a key topic of discussion. But if the meeting itself was any indication, determining a path forward for the citys severe housing shortage will be a struggle as elected leaders attempt to ascertain a sustainable plan for the next decade, according to reporting by The Seattle Times.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 7, 2025

A third of American homeowners (34%) say they will never sell their house, while another 27%say they wont think about doing so for at least 10 years. According to a recent survey that Redfin commissioned, that is. Only 8% of homebuyers intend to sell in three to five years, and 7% within the following three years, whereas nearly one-quarter (24%) of them aim to sell in five to 10 years.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Amy Lessinger announced her resignation after nearly three decades with RE/MAX, a brand she had vowed to never leave.

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Inman

JANUARY 7, 2025

Broker Annette DeCicco offers lessons learned from her father, a hall-of-fame fencing coach, that can be your roadmap to generating more leads in 2025 and beyond.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

While the unemployment rate was up compared to the start of the year, the job market ended the year up, with 256,000 jobs added to the economy in December according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Unemployment finished the year at a rate of 4.1%, down from 4.2% the month prior. The unemployment rate has hovered at 4.1% or 4.2% for the past seven months.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 6, 2025

In build-to-rent communities across the U.S., single-family homes are redefining rental living. These homes, ranging from just under 1,000- to some over 2,000-square feet, combine space with perks like on-site maintenance, pools, fitness centers, and playgrounds. While spacious rentals are often associated with states like Colorado or Texas, the East Coast is rewriting the rules.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Just a month after the company announced an investigation into its rental pricing practices had ended, the DOJ is back with an updated, expanded lawsuit.

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Inman

JANUARY 8, 2025

If youre considering a fresh new look for your marketing collateral and platforms in 2025, marketing expert Jon Krabbe writes, Mocha Mousse is a perfect choice.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Heading into the 2025 housing market, we havent had this many homeowners with mortgage rates over 6% since 2016. According to the latest FHFA data , as of Q3 2024, 17.2% of outstanding mortgages, around 8.7 million borrowers, carry a mortgage with an interest rate over 6%. In the last decade, as more and more homebuyers financed their purchases with mortgage rates in the 4s or lower, an interesting thing happened: We held on to these homes longer and resold them less often.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 9, 2025

In 2025, Florida and the Mid-Atlantic are the greatest locations for first-time homebuyers to begin their road toward home ownership. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was ranked as the top city in the 2025 Realtor.com Best Markets for First-Time Homebuyers report, followed by Rochester, New York; Villas, Florida; Lauderdale Lakes, Florida; Altamonte Springs, Florida; Lansing, Michigan; North Little Rock, Arkansas; Baltimore; Tonawanda, New York; and Wilmington, Delaware.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Consumer sentiment was relatively high in December, largely driven by expectations of declining mortgage rates in 2025.

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Inman

JANUARY 9, 2025

As wildfires burned through LA County over the past three days, thousands of people were suddenly in need of temporary housing. The surge in demand is poised to create a spike in rental prices, agents said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, home prices have steadily risen, although 2024 saw more stabilized levels of affordability across the nation. According to property data provider CoreLogic , 17 states posted new home-price records in November. CoreLogic released its November 2024 Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI forecast this week, which showed that U.S. single-family home prices increased by 3.4% year over year in November.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 8, 2025

According to new Zillow research, Buffalo, New York, is projected to be the hottest major housing market in 2025. This is the first time a market has held the title for consecutive years. What should be the most competitive markets for buyers this year share two characteristics: relative affordability and a dearth of available homes. Construction that keeps pace with an areas growth remains a crucial piece of keeping homes available and accessible.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 6, 2025

A Department of Justice statement from the MLS PIN commissions case offers a sense of what the government is seeking when it comes to buyer agent compensation.

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Inman

JANUARY 9, 2025

Find out how this Houston, Texas, Realtor puts her two decades of expertise to work for clients and for the agents she influences.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance , part of Warren Buffetts conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway , has been accused by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of manipulating underwriting standards and setting borrowers up to fail in manufactured home loans. The consumer watchdog on Monday filed a lawsuit in a U.S. district court in Tennessee against Vanderbilt for purported violations of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 8, 2025

[link] You’ve dealt with unique properties and even luxury homes. But have you ever appraised a stately Old-World manor that’s been around since the Restoration? How do you put a value on history? Join Hal Humphreys for a special Irish edition of the Appraisal Buzzcast. He and his guest, Irish auctioneer and valuer John FitzGerald, sit down together in the elegant parlor at Lismacue House in County Tipperary, to talk about the stories old houses tell and how to put a price on the pri

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Over a third of existing homeowners and 43% of those over 60 say they dont plan to ever sell their home, a Redfin survey found.

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Inman

JANUARY 7, 2025

Americans are more hopeful that the economy is on the right track than they were a year ago, but only 1 in 5 thought December was a good time to buy a home, Fannie Mae surveys show.

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