Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The bi-annual report reveals a resilient luxury real estate market in the first six months of 2024 that is slightly outpacing performance from the equivalent period in 2023. In fact, proliferation of desirable inventory is a critical factor driving the luxury real estate market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

About 73% of sellers said using a real estate agent is the best way to sell, 69% said selling without an agent is too risky, and 76% said the services they received from their listing agent were worth what they paid, according to a recent study from Clever Real Estate.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The turbulence in rates has trickled down to individual markets like Cincinnati, where real estate agents say they dont know what to expect from sale to sale. Its unpredictable, said Teena Jackson, a Redfin agent in Cincinnati. A substantial drop in new listings is a contributing factor.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2021

Real Estate Exchange (REX) filed an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday in federal court against Zillow , accusing the company of anticompetitive behavior related to showing certain homes on its platform. Real Estate Tech Demo Hour. Tune in March 16th to experience demos from the most innovative real estate technology solutions.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Real estate prospecting is a necessary activity for agents aiming to build a robust pipeline of buyer and seller leads. There are numerous methods an agent can use to prospect, some traditional and others that leverage technology. In this article What is real estate prospecting?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Our comprehensive guide to the best real estate marketing tools provides you with a helpful assortment of easy-to-use, effective marketing products to turn your business into a revenue engine in 2024. We know — you didn’t get into real estate for the love of marketing or tech.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Texas residents interested in becoming a real estate agent must first complete 180 hours of approved coursework to be eligible to sit the state licensure exam. We estimate that it’ll take three to six months to get up and running as a licensed real estate agent in the Lone Star State.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

And with millennials emerging as the largest generation of homebuyers in today’s market, comprising 28% of all homebuyers, real estate agents need to master social media or they might miss out. Sixty percent of agents surveyed believe that social media provides higher quality leads than the MLS.

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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). Access to a hyper-local agent is more important now than ever. Great news!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For real estate professionals, the changing landscape is a call to action. Brokerages and individual agents alike need to understand the market and adapt their strategies to showcase creativity, become memorable and lead with empathy. Share helpful infographics Visual content is king.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

If you want to thrive this year, choosing the right real estate apps is crucial. To help, we reviewed hundreds of options to put together this list of the best real estate apps for 2024.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 14, 2025

Some homes are attracting bidding wars like its 2020 again, while others are sitting on the market for weeks with no action, said Desiree Bourgeois, a Redfin Premier Real Estate Agent in Detroit. New listings: New listings rose most in Oakland, California (24.8%); San Jose, California (22.9%); and Sacramento, California (17%).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In the ever-competitive real estate market, creating a consistent flow of real estate buyer leads is strategy for success. Extending a broad (but strategic) net is part of knowing how to generate buyer leads in real estate. Of course, you can’t do everything — but consistency is important.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Between leveraging your personal network, filming YouTube videos and even the unpleasant task of cold prospecting, real estate professionals today wear all the hats. In one moment, you may be a content creator, and in the next, a customer service agent, administrative assistant, marketing strategist, copywriter and editor — all in one.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Active listings of homes for sale rose to the highest level since early in the pandemic. New listings hit the highest level since July 2022, increasing 1.9% Im seeing a lot more inventory hit the market than I have in past years, but its not nearly enough, said Charles Wheeler, a Redfin Premier Real Estate Agent in San Diego.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 17, 2025

Homebuyers pumped the brakes when mortgage rates ticked back up and are now in wait-and-see mode, said Jesse Landin, a Redfin Premier Real Estate Agent in San Antonio. New listings fell 1.6% Meanwhile, active listings, a measure of all homes on the market, fell a slight 0.3% home sale price increased 6.3%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

While they previously accounted for only 2% to 4% of listings, that share surged to nearly 8% of new listings by February 2025. This shift is prompting real estate professionals and consumers alike to reevaluate implications of this marketing approach.

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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].

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2024

Real estate mailers aren’t dead — far from it. With so many agents focused on digital marketing, mailers can help you stand out from the crowd to attract new leads, increase brand awareness, generate more referrals, and ultimately close more deals. each; letters: $1.18 each; brochures: $2.25

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Real Estate News

MARCH 14, 2024

A national survey of 1,900 real estate agents found that most are anticipating a good market in the coming six months.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

To help, I put together my best strategies for real estate social media marketing that still work in 2024, common mistakes to avoid, how to choose which platforms to focus on, and my favorite free and paid social media tools that can cut your work in half. Social media gives you the perfect opportunity to build a brand that resonates.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 7, 2025

Despite a small spike in recent months, new listings of homes for sale are still below pre-pandemic levels in parts of the country because the majority of homeowners say they will never sell. Additionally, a lot of people are taking their time to learn more about the new regulations regarding real estate agent fees.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. New listings within both property types fell sharply from the same period last year,” said study author Jonathan Miller, “keeping upward pressure on prices.”. Aspen, Colorado.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Berg told ALTA One attendees that they should be particularly wary of escrow account “shenanigans” and that they need to keep tabs on how builders and real estate agents are shifting funds around through escrow accounts. They need new listings and they are so desperate that they might take a fraudulent listing.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Data from Altos Research shows that new listings and pending home sales have fallen off a cliff since the storm’s formation. New listings in Tampa were at 775 on Sept. The strength of the storm has prompted officials to call for an evacuation, one that has already had a stark impact on the city’s housing market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As demand for homes continues to outpace new listings, CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) is introducing a new cash-offer product, the company announced Thursday. The product is limited to conventional loans, primary residences and buyers who are represented by a real estate agent. “In

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2020

Rather than a typically busy spring home-buying season , the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the bulk of home-buying this year into the summer months, and real estate agents are busier than ever. The South followed, at 20%; the Northeast at 13%; but the West actually declined, by 4%.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2021

“We are seeing a typical late-spring slowdown in new listings and pending sales, but prices don’t typically peak until late August, and their growth remains completely unhinged,” said Daryl Fairweather, Redfin’s chief economist. ” How real estate agents can alleviate consumer pain points in a tight market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

I’ve seen more homebuyers cancel deals in the last six months than I’ve seen at any point during my 24 years of working in real estate. They’re getting cold feet,” said Jaime Moore, a Redfin Premier real estate agent in Reno, Nevada. Year-over-year new listings were down 14.4%.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2024

Market Leader is an all-in-one solution for generating real estate leads, nurturing them with automated tools, and converting them into long-term clients. Its suite of tools includes a robust CRM, a real estate website, predictive analytics, marketing automation, and much more. The following are starting prices.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Moderation in mortgage rates led to a pickup in demand for residential real estate, but limited inventories across the country hindered actual home sales , the Federal Reserve reported in its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts that was published Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

But the virus has had anything but a negative impact on real estate in El Paso. According to multiple real estate agents and mortgage brokers, low interest rates and a high percentage of “essential” jobs in their town has kept the housing market and local economy strong. Interest rates were so low, at 2.5%

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Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2021

bidding-war rate Redfin saw in June 2020, when the housing market was starting to rebound from a temporary standstill triggered by pandemic shutdowns, said Laura Sechrist Molenda, a Redfin real estate agent based in Southern California. That’s still higher than the 56.8% million and 1.92

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

If you’re in the real estate industry, you certainly know that the average time from mortgage application to closing has been hovering around 50 days. It’s not a point of pride or badge of honor for any mortgage, title, real estate or valuation firm.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Zillow and Redfin’s partnerships come at a time when buyers are increasingly turning to new construction due to a rate lock-in effect caused led by high mortgage rates. New single-family home sales rose 23.8% in June from a year ago while the market saw 28% fewer new listings added during the same period.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

In an ever-changing real estate market, agents are looking for the best way to generate leads. The short answer: circle prospecting is a strategy for generating real estate leads within a specific geographic area or around a particular listing or sale through outreach — usually cold calling, but it can include other methods.

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