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Median home prices, new listings move higher in Florida

Housing Wire

The housing market in the state of Florida saw higher median home prices, more real estate listings and a higher number of active listings during the month of January, according to data released Thursday by Florida Realtors , a state-based trade organization for real estate professionals. from the same time last year. .

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The mortgage rate lock-in didn’t start in 2022

Housing Wire

After an initial rush to get to market in Q2 2022, new listings volume fell precipitously. In July 2022, new listings volume per week dropped from 90,000 at the end of June to approximately 74,000 just after the July 4th holiday. That’s a swing of 17% fewer sellers in just a matter of days.

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Compass CEO Reffkin: Fears over agent commissions ‘have simply not materialized’

Housing Wire

The brokerage claimed on its second-quarter 2024 earnings call that it’s experiencing virtually no changes in commissions despite the $418 million settlement agreed to by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) following a string of lawsuits related to buyer commission rules. “It or more.

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‘Combative’ Portland housing market is having post-pandemic growing pains

Housing Wire

Like the vast majority of the country, the city’s housing market has been stymied by high mortgage rates, low inventory and mismatched expectations between buyers and sellers. Sellers think it’s a seller’s market. Altos considers a score above 30 to be indicative of a seller’s market.

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Lower mortgage rates are bringing more borrowers out of the woodwork

Housing Wire

In response, Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant noted that while “declining rates are good for both buyers and sellers,“ rates are not yet low enough to alleviate the lock-in effect that has stopped many potential listings in their tracks. This rate gap has kept some homeowners from listing their home for sale.

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It’s no longer a frenzy, but the Bergen County housing market is still hot

Housing Wire

Cooler fall temperatures have brought less intense housing market conditions to the once white-hot market of Bergen County , New Jersey. “We We are not seeing that same buyer frenzy we were seeing six months ago,” said Audra Fontanella, the broker-owner of Bergen County-based RE/MAX Venture Realtors. “We in early May to 47.88

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Is housing inventory growth really slowing down?

Housing Wire

One of the most important housing market stories in recent weeks has been the decline in new listings , which has slowed the growth rate of total inventory. Redfin : Realtor.com : Altos Research : Clearly, we are seeing a slowdown in new listings as the data has been negative now for months. What does this mean?

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