HomeLight

AUGUST 19, 2022

After a global pandemic, soaring home prices and bidding wars, raging-high inflation and recent interest rate hikes, it seems we’ve weathered enough economic drama for a lifetime. Signs of recessions are mounting, sending consumer confidence plummeting to record lows. Joblessness is at a low, and average incomes rise.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

But when a new, powerful variable presents itself, like the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the economy can change on a dime. Even in the extreme conditions of COVID-19, my general premise on housing economics predicted that the two variables with the most influence — demographics and mortgage rates — would hold up the housing market.

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Marco Santarelli

JULY 23, 2022

People who recall the subprime mortgage crisis are concerned that the recent spike in home prices followed by a pause signals the bursting of another housing bubble. Many homebuyers may feel that obtaining a mortgage is too risky. There is a lower likelihood that a borrower would default on a mortgage.

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The Close

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

After coaching agents for the past 11 years, I’ve noticed two common beliefs that agents have that cause ineffective marketing: The first is they want to provide value to their entire database, and second is they don’t want to come across too “salesy.”. One for each week of the year. 11 What is a back-up offer?

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HomeLight

JANUARY 27, 2021

But there’s so much to keep track of along the way: hiring an agent, getting a mortgage, making offers, and closing the deal. Check how many deals they’ve done in your area over the last year. For the next couple of months, you’ll have a close working relationship with your agent, so set expectations and boundaries right off the bat.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Early in the year, I had discussed that if existing home sales stay in a range between 5.84 million, that would mean it’s a good year for housing demand. As I wrote in my blog in 2020: “The rule of thumb I am using for 2021 is that existing home sales if they’re doing good, should be trending between 5,840,000-6,200,000.

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Let us answer all these questions and discuss some of the best passive income ideas that can be used to make extra money in the Covid-19 pandemic. 25 Passive Income Ideas To Help You Make More Money In 2020. We are not suggesting using crowdfunding instead of applying for a mortgage. Real Estate Crowdfunding.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Everywhere you look there seems to be bad news for the existing-home market — interest rates remain north of 7% and the median home price nears record levels at more than $410,000 as of June. New-home sales were up nearly 24% in June year over year, according to the U.S. That shortage is estimated to range from 1.5

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Marco Santarelli

OCTOBER 2, 2020

This article has been updated to reflect recent changes in the Atlanta real estate market due to COVID-19. The market has not only returned to pre-COVID-19 levels in the Housing Recovery Market Index of Realtor.com but it has also surpassed January's baseline by 7.8 year-over-year. and flat since last year.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 11, 2021

A new year is here! And after real estate thrived through an entirely unpredictable 2020, we need to ask what’s coming our way in the next 12 months. Will interest rates stay low? HomeLight’s Top Agent Insights Survey Q4 2020. What do you think of when I say the phrase “new year”?

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 5, 2020

If you're wondering what the state of the housing market 2020 will be like over the next twelve months, especially if you're an investor, then here is some good news for you. Given the current fundamentals, real estate sales should remain strong in most U.S. housing market, so far, remains undaunted by the economic recession.

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The Close

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

18% of Realtors have had their license for a year or less. Those numbers may be leveling off, marking a return to a normal expansion rate. Among those who had two years or less of experience, 37% were racial minorities, an increase from 34% one year ago. The median age of all Realtors in the United States is 56.

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Cincinnati is a sizzling hot housing market due to low housing inventory and relatively higher demand. Low-interest rates and a scarcity of inventory continue to benefit sellers in this strong market. They probably want to take advantage of low local home mortgage rates which averaged at 2.87% for a 30-year fixed-rate loan.

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 26, 2020

Even before the virus hit the region, it was quite evident that if the inventory crunches further, the affordability will become a bigger issue in the Seattle housing market 2020 , especially with homes in the lower tier. That trend continued to follow even during the Covid-19 epidemic. from a year ago). year-over-year.

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Broke Agent Media

JANUARY 30, 2023

BAM Key Details: ATTOM released its Year-End 2022 U.S. Home Sales Report, which shows an increase in home seller profits for 2022—up 21% from 2021 and up 78% from 2020. According to ATTOM’s Year-End 2022 U.S. Home Sales Report , home sellers made a profit of $112,000 on the typical sale—up 21% from 2021 and up 78% from 2020.

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

as compared to last year. The demand and sales have been climbing at a feverish pace in the Dallas real estate market for more than two years now. The median list price of homes on their platform was $400K in August 2020, flat year-over-year. The recent example is COVID-19 which has badly impacted our economy.

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Realtor.com

JANUARY 11, 2021

Feverish buyers rushed into the market just as COVID-19-shy sellers pulled their homes off—forcing buyers into bidding wars and pushing prices up to new heights. Spoiler alert: The housing market is expected to remain hot, but the frenzy that was a hallmark of the majority of 2020 is likely to die down. Recession be damned.

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Chicago housing market recorded positive month-to-month and year-over-year increases in both prices and sales, reversing two months of declines in sales, a great sign that the market is bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic. The city of Chicago saw year-over-year home sales increase 0.6 in July 2020.

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 10, 2020

We will discuss the latest Austin real estate market trends & prices and find out how they can affect the investors and homebuyers in the latter half of 2020. Austin housing market has been impacted by the pandemic which led to a decline in home sales due to critically low levels of housing inventory. over the past 10 years.

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Last year was a record-breaking year for the entire Indiana real estate market. Not surprising is the fact that Indianapolis house prices are also on the rise in the year 2021. Demand is still outpacing the supply, the new construction is slow, and competition for quality homes remains tough. year-over-year.

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 4, 2020

We will discuss the latest Houston real estate market trends & news and find out how they can affect the investors and homebuyers in the latter half of 2020. A huge number of homes went under contract in May after COVID-19-related stay-at-home orders expired which led to a surge of closings in June. percent year-over-year.

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 27, 2020

Houisng prices are at record levels, with historically low-interest rates, strong demand, and tight housing supply. In July, the median sales price of previously owned single-family homes, which comprises of the bulk of the Southern Nevada's housing market, increased to $330,000, a year-over-year increase of 8.9

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Marco Santarelli

JULY 29, 2020

When COVID19 hit Oregon hard in March of 2020 the homebuyer turnout decreased massively. Portland buyer traffic increased about 40% from March but it was still down about 30% from April of the previous year. to $467,500 in May compared to April 2020?s In May 2020, there was a 2.3 In April, things improved a bit.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

properties which were unoccupied for six months or more during the previous calendar year). Despite the flaws, all Toronto residential property owners must now file a declaration by February 2nd, 2023 and once a year thereafter. 1 4% to 5% of declarations are expected to be audited each year.2.

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Marco Santarelli

JANUARY 1, 2021

Real estate remains an appealing asset class for investors because of the opportunity to earn recurrent income from rentals. If the market dynamics are optimal, your monthly rental income can fully offset the expenses associated with servicing your mortgage. Interest rates remain low and so debt is still cheap.

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Marco Santarelli

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Starting at just $100,000, the Atlanta investment properties have an annual appreciation rate of over 5%. Atlanta property appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.32%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.40%. The downtown population has risen roughly 2% a year per year since 2010.

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Marco Santarelli

JULY 9, 2021

The twin city metro area saw a year-over-year growth of 15.4% With a strong economy and low mortgage rates, buyer activity has been very strong in 2021. percent from 2020, but dropped by 19.9 percent from last year. year-over-year. Paul housing metrics from May 2021 with May 2020.

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 3, 2020

San Antonio housing prices rose by around 5% in the last year due to strong demand. Before this pandemic hit the nation, even though the San Antonio housing market had cooled off a bit, the home values were expected to climb but at a slower pace in 2020. percent in 2020. Unemployment rate below 4%. lower than the US.

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

We’ll be discussing the latest Naples real estate market trends & statistics to find out how they can affect the investors and homebuyers in the next six to twelve months. percent year over year. year-over-year while the median sale price was $359K. Naples Housing Market Prices & Trends 2020.

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Marco Santarelli

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

It has seen roughly one percent growth per year since 2010. With the year-over-year rise in Bakersfield home prices, it stands in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. percent over the last decade, equating to an annual appreciation rate of 8.35 percent, which is higher than the appreciation rates in 89.08

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Marco Santarelli

JULY 31, 2021

With a strong economy and low mortgage rates, buyer activity has been strong in this region. Last year, the Tucson housing market proved to be very robust, finishing the year on a high note. Home prices were up compared to last year. percent to $250,000 for the year. percent to end the year at 19,766.

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Marco Santarelli

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Bellevue’s real estate prices have skyrocketed in the last several years. The skyrocketing appreciation stalled out in 2018 and the market remained neutral for the whole of 2019. Home prices are likely to remain stable or grow at a steady pace in 2020. However, it is quite unclear whether it would remain steady or not.

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 17, 2020

Here is the list of 21 best real estate websites in 2020 for buying, selling, renting, or managing a property. This may let you find potential rental properties as well as learn the comparable rental rate for a neighborhood. And Zillow helps you to find mortgage lenders, once you find a property you want to buy.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 18, 2021

But as the end of the year approaches, those “small signs of change” we talked about three months ago have gotten much bigger. Our End-of-Year Top Agent Insights Survey is out today, and it shows that the real estate market is more buyer-friendly now than it’s been in a while. Links and Show Notes. Full Transcript.

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Redfin

AUGUST 26, 2020

year over year in July, compared with 6.7% larger (1,772 square feet) than the typical home that sold a year earlier. Compare that with 0.4%, the average year-over-year growth rate from 2015 to 2019. bigger (1,713 square feet) than the year before. But prices of small homes were up 8.1% The answer?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The World Health Organization declared a global pandemic on March 11, and President Donald Trump announced a national emergency on March 13. The once-promising 2020 spring home-buying season, possibly the best since before the Great Recession, was slowed to a snail’s speed. unemployment rate spiked from a 50-year low of 3.5%

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 1, 2020

Shortage of housing for a growing population, a strong economy & increasing jobs have been fueling the demand in the Denver housing market for the past many years. Several key housing indicators showed year-over-year gains as more buyers re-entered the market in June. over the past year. The home prices are rising.

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