Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

real estate investors are planning to grow their portfolios and invest significantly in property improvements in 2025, according to a new survey from property management software provider RentRedi. Another 33% prioritize long-term investments, while 19% see real estate as a path to financial freedom.

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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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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Despite ongoing challenges, such as rising energy costs, office vacancies, and economic uncertainty, commercial real estate (CRE) investors remain optimistic about the opportunities 2025 may bring. At the same time, many investors acknowledge that traditional office space demand will not return to pre-pandemic levels.

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Appraisal Buzz

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

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

MARCH 5, 2025

Real estate investors bought fewer homes in the fourth quarter of 2024, with purchases falling to the lowest level for any fourth quarter since 2016, according to a new report from Redfin. Investors purchased 47,004 homes during the quarter, marking a 3.9% Florida leads the investor pullback Investors accounted for 17.1%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Whether you grew up dreaming of a career in real estate or journeyed into it, it’s important to prepare yourself for the challenges of this career. I happen to be one of the kids who actually dreamed of working in real estate. My grandfather was a builder and owned and managed several properties himself.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

Real estate investor sentiment rose 16% from the prior quarter and 60% of surveyed investors view the current housing market more favorably than a year ago. But there was a noteworthy divide between short-term fix-and-flip investors and long-term buy-and-hold investors when it came to market sentiment and outlook.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

To celebrate this prestigious recognition, HousingWire reached out to 2023 Finance Leader Kevin Thompson , Head of Finance at PURE Property Management to discuss his approach to navigating challenges in today’s real estate market. Supply, supply, supply.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Realtor.com has found that , amid rising home prices and mortgage rates, real estate investors are still finding hidden gems in affordable metros across the country, with Dayton, Ohio, standing out as the top destination for property investment in 2024. lower than the national average, offering compelling value for investors.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Real estate investors purchased 26.1% By comparison, investors purchased 13.6% As mortgage rates and home prices have remained elevated across the board, investors have mirrored consumer homebuyers and have shifted their focus toward more affordable homes. of investor purchases, also down from Q4 2022.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Using LinkedIn for real estate is a hidden gem for connecting with local business professionals. Keep reading to learn why LinkedIn for real estate agents is so important, plus tips to optimize your profile and how to get real estate leads on LinkedIn. For your headline, be clear and geographically specific.

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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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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 30, 2024

A new report from New Western, a national real estate investment marketplace, indicates that local real estate investors are poised to outperform traditional builders in several key markets. Boston investors sold flips at 7.8% In Boston, 4,347 flipped homes were sold in 2023 versus 3,166 new homes.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2024

Single-family rental (SFR) investors are worried about the rising cost of home insurance, but the majority expect to buy more properties in the next year as mortgage rates cool and home-price growth subsides. Since it can’t be delivered by the builders , these small investors are really filling that gap by finding this vacant inventory.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

A startup that wants to help independent real estate agents and brokers manage the logistics of their business is getting a big boost. It also includes capital from existing investors that include angel investor Andrew Dodge, Related Companiess Christopher Schmidt, and SERHANT. Ventures, SERHANT.s education division.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

According to HomeLight ‘s Top Agent Insights report released this week, real estate agents are feeling this and are being forced to switch up tactics to attract buyers. HomeLight is an Arizona -based real estate platform designed to connect agents with clients. 30 and Nov.

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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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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

With technology rapidly advancing, Zumper is the latest company in the real estate industry to dive into artificial intelligence (AI) assistants. Advancements in AI have led to a surge of real estate companies looking to capitalize on the new technology. Zumper is a multifamily rental portal launched in 2012.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

He was a bartender who started his real estate career in a market that was brand new to him. Despite the odds being almost comically stacked against him, Brandon cleared a little over $200,000 in gross commission income (GCI) in his first year in real estate. He didnt close his first deal an investor until month six.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

trillion of outstanding commercial mortgages held by lenders and investors will mature in 2025, a 3% increase from the $929 billion that matured in 2024. The MBA reports these findings in its 2024 Commercial Real Estate Survey of Loan Maturity Volumes. The loan maturities vary significantly by investor and property type groups.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Ryan Serhant ’s eponymous brokerage has been in rapid growth mode this year following the success of the Netflix show “Owning Manhattan,” and now investors want in on the action. Camber Creek was founded in 2011 with a focus on real estate and it has almost $1 billion in assets. The investment — which is going to SERHANT.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Consequently, many businesses, including real estate appraisers who operate through LLCs, corporations or other business entities,are now required tocomply with these reporting obligations. Real estate appraisersconductingbusinessthrough LLCs, corporations or other entitiesmustsubmit their reportsonthis date to avoidpenalties.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

After rock-solid careers of their own, they decided to combine their skills and their shared passion to help Chinese home buyers, sellers and investors navigate Southern Californias competitive real estate market, Real President Sharran Srivatsaa said in a statement. Navy as a nuclear submarine missile technician.

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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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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The share of the balance of delinquent commercial mortgages increased for every major capital source during the third quarter of 2024, said Jamie Woodwell, MBAs Head of Commercial Real Estate Research. The metrics that each distinct investor group uses to monitor the success of their loans are taken into account in MBAs study.

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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

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

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 25, 2025

With nearly three decades of experience in real estate and investing, Ive worked with hard money lenders to secure financing for everything from simple fix-and-flip projects to multi-million-dollar apartment building rehabs. You want someone whos experienced with emerging investors and with terms that are fair and comprehensible.

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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

JANUARY 17, 2025

In a changing real estate market , mortgage lenders face increasing demand. SitusAMC a top-of-the-line provider of investment advice, talent solutions, and digital tools offers a rare opportunity for lenders and investors. Digital tools and technology are only the tip of the spear regarding SitusAMCs solutions.

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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

MARCH 14, 2025

has launched a new 1031 exchange service, allowing real estate investors to defer capital gains taxes when selling and reinvesting in like-kind properties. A 1031 exchange allows investors to reinvest proceeds from the sale of an investment property into another similar property without immediately incurring capital gains taxes.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Online real estate marketplace Auction.com announced Wednesday that it is launching SmartSale, a technology-powered option to foreclosure that lets distressed homeowners list and sell their property. SmartSale allows homeowners to sell their homes through direct offers from buyers or an auction process.

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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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