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Sellers Listing Their Homes … But Buyers Aren’t Biting 

Appraisal Buzz

Home sellers are returning to the market, but buyers are hesitant, according to a recent Zillow market report. In May, new property listings exceeded sales, allowing buyer competition and price rise to slow—and more price relief is expected. Home values are up from year-ago levels in 46 of the 50 largest metro areas.

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Spring Housing Inventory Jumps, But Buyers Remain Hesitant Amid Economic Turmoil 

Appraisal Buzz

The spring housing season is beginning with more sellers and a growing number of homes for sale, said Danielle Hale, Chief Economist at Realtor.com. Data also suggest that pricing competitively is key for sellers in todays environment. March saw the greatest number of new home listings in three years, up 10.2%

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Opinion: The end of seller speculation in US housing market

Housing Wire

metropolitan areas in February 2022, based on year-over-year growth in median listing price according to the residential real estate listing website, Realtor.com. The table also reports the year-over-year percent change in new listings for each market. Table 1, below, reports the 10 hottest U.S. Bellingham, WA 51.7% -8.3%

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30 must-have real estate text message scripts to convert leads and close deals

Housing Wire

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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Homebuyers Still Struggling as Sellers Offer Price Cuts

Appraisal Buzz

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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Buyer Competition Expected to Ramp Up This Fall 

Appraisal Buzz

Measuring Inventory & New Listings MoM New listings decreased by 1.1% New listings increased by 0.8% New listings are 21.3% For-sale inventory (the number of listings active at any time during the month) in August increased by 0.2% home this month was listed at $362,143.

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Real estate newsletters: The ultimate playbook (+ 49 topic ideas & subject lines)

Housing Wire

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. By segmenting your contacts list, you should have at least three to five distinct audience segments and newsletters to send, depending on your niche.