Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

Networking can be intimidating for some real estate agents. Yet real estate networking doesn’t have to be scary. We’ll dive into strategies for both online and IRL networking, expert tips for networking successfully, secrets specifically for introverts, and where to find new potential real estate clients.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A new study from Redfin found that real estate investors purchased 2.3% For instance, investor purchases surged as much as 144% year-over-year in 2021, then dropped as much as 47% last year. For instance, investor purchases surged as much as 144% year-over-year in 2021, then dropped as much as 47% last year.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

While new social media platforms seem to pop up all the time, Facebook remains a tried-and-true platform for real estate agents to grow their business in a variety of ways. LCA’s tagline is “exploring the science of real estate,” and you’ll find plenty of advice about technology here. Join Real Estate Mastermind 5.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Real estate agents often make the mistake of believing their clients will remember them forever but they dont. One of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to stay top-of-mind with clients and prospects is by consistently delivering value in an informative, helpful real estate newsletter. So, where do you start?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Check out these nine downloadable real estate prospecting letter templates to help you make an impression in your neighborhood or zip code. My name is (your name), and I’m a licensed real estate professional with (your brokerage). Please think of me as your go-to resource for all things real estate.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Anywhere Real Estate named Joseph Z. ” Lenz has extensive experience helping companies navigate investments across different capital structures, as well as investor and legal affairs. Lenz to its board of directors, the company announced on Thursday. The appointment will be effective starting Feb.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Friday’s bombshell – the National Association of Realtors ‘ proposed $418 million settlement of real estate commission lawsuits – set off a frenzy of trading for stocks in the residential real estate sector. That revenue concentration seems to be what had investors heading for the exits on Friday.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2024

housing market may have slowed during the second quarter of the year, investors did not take their foot off the gas. The number of home purchases by investors rose 3.4% While investors are still sensitive to mortgage rate changes, they are less sensitive than consumer buyers as 69% of investors pay in cash.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Legendary investor Warren Buffett and Greg Abel, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy , addressed the commission lawsuits and HomeServices of America’s recently announced settlement of the suits, during Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting on Saturday. I know how long they work on things sometimes that don’t materialize.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As low inventory levels, elevated mortgage rates and rising home prices keep the housing industry stagnant, short-term real estate investors — aka fix-and-flippers — faced market turmoil during the third quarter of 2024. On a national scale, 46% of investors reported facing more competition for deals than expected.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Just when you think you can anticipate the next trend in real estate, get ready for a new twist. Despite all the external factors cooling down overall home sales – high interest rates, less spending power among residents, lack of inventory— real estate transactions are still hot in certain key areas.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Midwest and Northeast regions seem to be the new hot spots for real estate investors. This week, Realtor.com named markets in Ohio , Michigan , Pennsylvania , New York and Connecticut among the top markets for real estate investment opportunities in 2024. Dayton, Ohio, holds the No.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Real estate agents have white-knuckled their way through more than two years of suffocatingly high mortgage rates that have stymied sales, choked off inventory and pushed home prices to new all-time highs. This has given rise to the perception in the real estate industry that the Fed bungled the timing of rate hikes and cuts. “By

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Compass has a new head of investor relations. On Wednesday, the brokerage firm announced that it has appointed Soham Bohnsle to lead its investor relations division. “His expertise will be fundamental in effectively communicating the Compass story to our investor base and ensuring confidence in our long-term strategy.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Still, despite the gloomy news of late for SFR and fix-and-flip investors, some industry experts see better fortunes ahead in 2024 for both sectors. “We Salmanson, CEO of Cherre , a data integration and insights platform serving the real estate market, including institutional owners of single-family rental (SFR) properties.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

Mauricio Umansky, founder of The Agency and star of Buying Beverly Hills, and Compass agent and NAR Accountability Project founder Jason Haber are making good on a promise to explore a real estate professional trade organization alternative to the National Association of Realtors. NAR did not return a request for comment.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

In the competitive landscape of real estate, leveraging advanced tools and services can significantly impact an agent’s ability to maximize revenue opportunities for themselves and their clients. These educational tools cover various aspects of real estate transactions, compliance, and RES.NET’s technology solutions.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

While your online presence is crucial to your success, each real estate event or conference on our list can help you stay current with the latest market, tech and industry trends, build your skills and expertise, and expand your referral network. What we love: We are biased but The Gathering pulls from a wide net. Link to register 2.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

Investor activity in the U.S. year-over-year—the largest increase since mid-2022, according to a new report by Redfin, a real estate brokerage. Investors bought approximately one out of every six homes sold in the quarter, representing $43 billion in transactions, marking a 13.7% increase from a year earlier.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

While some in the real estate industry are expecting to see a decline in the number of buyer’s agents as a result of the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement , others have taken it a step further and are betting their companies on it. Meet the AI real estate agent.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Pretium is a real estate investment firm that focuses on single-family rental (SFR), build-to-rent (BTR) and fix-and-flip properties. Mullen explains that in the 1980s, investment firms focused on securitizing small assets to make them available for institutional investors.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Kiavi , a San Francisco-based lender for residential real estate investors , announced on Tuesday the closing of a $400 million rated securitization of residential transition loans (RTLs) in an “oversubscribed” transaction. billion in 2024 alone.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Creating a real estate marketing plan can be harder than it sounds. I put together this guide to help you find your niche and create a real estate marketing plan aligned with your brand, personality, and local market. If you’ve ever walked through a vendor hall at a real estate conference, you know what I mean.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients.

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2024

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that while institutional investors may have contributed to rising home prices since 2009, the actual impact they have had on homeownership opportunities is more difficult to assess.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

And so [investors] can start having greater conviction in the future path of interest rates and in the health of the mortgage market.” The pool of non-QM borrowers includes real estate investors, fix-and-flippers, foreign nationals, business owners, gig economy workers and the self-employed.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Real estate investors tend to be more insulated from these dynamics, particularly from mortgage rates, as they are more likely to buy properties with cash. But even investors have purchased fewer homes this year. Investor purchases at the national level peaked in June 2021 at 148,670. compared to September 2023.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Earlier this month, real estate investment management firm Pretium Partners raised $1 billion to acquire build-to-rent homes, bringing its total investment in the sector to $2.5 But 2024’s deals show investor interest has persisted. Sales were half that in 2023, but the commercial real estate brokerage notes that $1.5

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

As a broker and real estate coach, I’m always surprised when new agents tell me they don’t want to use real estate scripts. Below, you’ll find proven real estate scripts for 12 common situations to help you earn more business in 2024. This is [name] with [brokerage]. Give them specific examples.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

In this executive conversation, Laura O’Connor, President and COO of JPAR Real Estate Affiliated Network shares her insights on the role of the modern real estate professional. Laura brings a fresh perspective to building trust and delivering value in an increasingly complex real estate landscape.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 12, 2024

Over the past few years, investors have reduced their homebuying activity, but their activity has continued to outpace the market as a whole. Consequently, even though investors are buying fewer homes, their percentage has increased—according to a new Realtor.com study. Investor participation in home purchases decreased from 13.8%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Fix-and-flip investors took a hit in the third quarter of 2024 as flipped properties accounted for a smaller share of U.S. Short-term real estate investors saw a 28.7% Investor profits ramped down during the same time frame and now stand at roughly half of the mid-50% market peak in 2016. The Q3 2024 U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

Capital Fundings , a Florida -based private mortgage lender, has partnered with real estate investment platform Privy , the companies announced on Tuesday. The collaboration will allow Capital Fundings’ borrowers to receive personalized investor insights.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Become a hub for real estate listings. Brokerage founder and CEO Robert Reffkin laid his firm’s plans for the future bare during its third-quarter 2024 earnings call with investors and analysts on Wednesday. Listing inventory remains the lifeblood of the residential real estate marketplace,” Reffkin said. “At

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In this HousingWire Executive Conversation, Tom Davis, Chief Sales Officer at Deephaven , discusses the opportunities in the non-QM investor loan space as we head into the new year. Tom Davis: Investor transactions are still close to 28% of the overall purchase market. Many investors prefer to close in the name of an LLC.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

“It’s oddly enough in states where people are leaving,” said Florida-based real estate investor Paul Lizell of the markets where he is more focused on acquiring investment properties in 2024. Tritt, who owns Tritt Realty , said he recently talked to another local investor who purchased a property at foreclosure auction.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

rental sector has benefitted most landlords in this country, from larger multifamily investors to smaller mom-and-pop owners. Real estate investments have long been a key pathway to wealth in the U.S. Individual investors own about 70% of rental properties in the U.S., The strength of the U.S. In 2023, the total U.S.

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