Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 3, 2025

As more properties came ontothe market and overall inventory increased for the 17th consecutive month, the U.S. housing market showed signs of a sustained recovery this spring, according to Realtor.com s March Housing Trends Report. Were seeing a market thats rebalancing, offering more choices for shoppers. 2024 Change over Mar.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 4, 2024

It might go without saying that a junk-cluttered yard does a home seller no favors—in fact, six in 10 real estate agents estimate that an unkempt front yard decreases a property’s value by 20% or more. What if a neighbor is the clutter-collecting culprit—could the adjacent property take a home-value hit?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Our customers for many years have said, ‘I also work with sellers, can we nurture them as well?’” According to Flachner, despite initial hesitancy for fear of biting off more than they could chew, RealScout began “peeling back the layers of the onion on seller nurture.”

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 10, 2025

Fixer-uppers can be appealing to a first-time buyer trying to get their foot in the door of homeownership, because they offer a lower initial price of entry, said Amanda Pendleton, Zillows home trends expert. But that was then and this is nowwhen home value appreciation has returned to earth. home value growth in 2025.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Single-family rental ( SFR ) homes are now priced 20% higher than the typical apartment, according to Zillow s rental market report for December 2024. metro areas and found that the typical asking rent for a single-family home reached $2,174 per month in December. Zillow analyzed the 50 largest U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

Cleveland-based Corporate Settlement Solutions (CSS) released an analysis Thursday that highlights a growing gap between appraised home values and sale prices. Over the past four years, home prices have increased significantly in many markets, but recently the rate of growth has begun to slow. home prices rose by 3.6%

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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

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Connect with seller leads Purpose: Build trust and start meaningful conversations with potential sellers. Script 1: Initial outreach to sellers Hi [Name], I noticed your home on [Street Name] and wanted to check if you’ve considered selling. I’d love to provide a free market analysis to show you what your home is worth!

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2022

A few months ago, the United States housing market failed Econ 101. The table also reports the year-over-year percent change in new listings for each market. Table 1: 10 Hottest Housing Markets out of the Top 250 Metro Areas, February 2022. Table 1: 10 Hottest Housing Markets out of the Top 250 Metro Areas, February 2022.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 31, 2025

Fannie Maes ESR Group, led by Chief Economist Palim, studies current data, analyzes historical and emerging trends, and conducts surveys of consumer and mortgage lender groups to provide forecasts and analyses on the economy, housing, and mortgage markets. home valued at $357,138, up 2.6% over the past year.

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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.

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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.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This is the first decline in home prices in almost three years, down from 57.6% in the second quarter, with median national home values dropping 3% quarterly to approximately $340,000, the report said. Despite this drop, investment returns for home sellers is still up from 48.8% Metro results for home sellers.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Miami stands as one of the most dynamic and valuable real estate markets in the United States. While not yet reaching the trillion-dollar mark, Miami ‘s total real estate value, including both residential and commercial properties, was estimated at approximately $650 billion as of 2023, according to the Miami Association of Realtors.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Building on existing relationships is the quickest and easiest way to keep your pipeline filled with active buyers and sellers, so you dont have to worry about dry spells. We’ll also share best practices for developing and sending real estate newsletters and recommend some essential tools to make your email marketing stand out.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Californias MetroList, the Northern Nevada Regional MLS (NNRLMS) and Oregon Data Share (ODS) will share real-time data, market insights and transaction history between the more than 30,000 subscribers to the three MLSs. The partnership was prompted by migration data from the U.S. MLSs have been busy on the technology front.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This was due to the leveling of home prices: After bouncing up in the spring and then flattening, the median home value was virtually unchanged at the end of the third quarter at about $360,000. Home values remained at or near record levels around large swaths of the country, keeping seller profits far above historical levels.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

And now, with the COVID-19 vaccine circulating and the economy slowly regaining strength, Zillow researchers say millions of additional households could enter the housing market in 2021. Specifically, housing markets like Portland, Maine , Bay City, Mich. markets; by December 2020, prices were already up 23.6% Pueblo, Colo. ,

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 8, 2024

housing market is rapidly approaching the $50 trillion mark, with the total value of homes across the country hitting a record $49.6 In a decade, the value of U.S. homes has more than doubled, rising nearly 120% from $22.7 In a decade, the value of U.S. New Brunswick’s total home value surged 13.3%

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 22, 2025

According to Zillow s most recent market report, rented single-family homes are currently the most notable item on the real estate market, with prices 20% higher than those of a typical multifamily apartment. In the meantime, owned home value growth has leveled out at 2.6% annually, down from 5.2% in December 2019.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

Austin, Texas might be the hottest housing market in the country. In addition to the same demographic factors driving growth elsewhere — all those millennials buying homes — the number of companies relocating there is a huge draw. year-over-year increase in home values. It is just a super tight housing market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

List all the best features of the home We start formulating the property description during our first meeting with a seller, taking notes about the unique features/improvements, and asking the seller what they love about the property. Example: New roof (2024) and HVAC system (2023) Unique features of the home. Example: 0.25

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Following the Federal Reserve ‘s 50 basis point reduction in the jumbo rate in September, mortgage rates significant fell to a 24-month low, prompting sellers to move. The Realtor.com 2024 September Housing Report states that actively listed properties increased by 34.0%, while newly listed homes increased by 11.6% fall in August 2024.

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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

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I have been part of the mortgage banking industry since 1983 — 39 years to date through different housing markets. In many ways it was similar to today, with one exception: When I started, I hadn’t been spoiled by a housing market like the one in 2020 and 2021. The housing market won’t be like this forever.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. economy has remained resilient, backed by a very strong labor market, sky-high job openings and low unemployment. in September 2022. The overall U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 16, 2024

homebuying season, Zillow’s latest monthly report finds that home listings are beginning to pile up as buyers step back from the peak of home shopping season earlier than usual. “A A growing segment of homes that aren’t competitively priced or well marketed are lingering on the market. since pre-pandemic times.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

Buffalo, New York , known for its tumultuous winter weather and beloved namesake chicken wing, will be the hottest major housing market in 2025, according to a new report from Zillow. This is the first time a market has held the title in back-to-back years. But both buyers and sellers should expect unpredictable mortgage rates.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Builders feel more confident in the market, housing inventory data is positive and buyer demand for mortgages has increased — but don’t be fooled. In addition, the credit rating agency expects mortgage rates to move even higher in 2023 and home prices to decline by up to 5%. “We You need a buyer and seller,” Brown said.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The nationwide investment return ticked downward as home-price spikes that had buoyed the housing market during the spring of this year flattened out, leaving the U.S. median home value virtually unchanged at approximately $360,000. He added that “this is far from a warning sign that the long market boom is ending.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

High interest rates, coupled with a still-low supply of housing, have created price hurtles that are keeping many first-time homebuyers and lower-income borrowers locked out of the housing market. The National Association of Home Builders reports that 27% of builders report using temporary rate buydowns as a home-purchase incentive.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

Principal agents and closed loan sellers can ask their LOS administrator to add it to their available product menu, the company said. Earlier this year, Longbridge announced that it lowered the minimum home value for its fixed-rate proprietary products. But the variations available to brokers and principal agents differ.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2024

New construction has contributed heavily to the year-over-year rise, with the total number of homes increasing by about 800,000. Mortgage rates have started falling , but many potential sellers and buyers are waiting to make a move, meaning we are likely to continue seeing a pattern where prices slowly tick up,“ Zhao added.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

home values is growing faster that the more commonly viewed metric of listing price. By comparison, the national median list price for a home jumped 37.5% Buyers, sellers and agents can then assess whether a property is priced appropriately based on factors such as location and condition. Among the 50 largest U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Competition in the housing market is heating up heading into May and June. Home prices are surging in major U.S. metros, with coastal California cities and Seattle leading the charge in monthly home value growth, according to Zillow’s newest market report. properties are spending minimal time on the market.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 19, 2021

Housing inventory saw significant recovery for the second straight month in June, indicating that the market may be on the road to rebalancing after a long stint of being heavily in sellers’ favor, according to the latest Zillow Real Estate Market Report.

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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. Following dampened activity from buyers, sellers provided increased concessions, such as temporary rate buydowns or paying closing costs to complete sales, the report noted. .”

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