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Buyers are being picky — here’s how you can navigate it as a real estate agent

Housing Wire

For what felt like a moment in time, buyers enjoyed the luxury of being incredibly picky, carefully selecting what felt like their dream homes in a market that had shifted towards more favorable conditions. While I hate to be the bearer of bad news, that era is almost most definitely drawing to a close. Change is on the horizon.

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Residential real estate activity picks up despite low inventory

Housing Wire

Demand from the buyer side has remained steady or increased, however, and new home builders have responded to inventory shortages by increasing speculative inventory production, according to the Federal Reserve Beige Book, released Wednesday. Inventory remains exceptionally low and is restraining sales activity in much of the District.

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Local housing markets: Othello, Osage Beach and Vienna

Housing Wire

Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends and data across the country. I absolutely love the Columbia Basin and the reason is that we are a unique market. “I I absolutely love the Columbia Basin and the reason is that we are a unique market. It is a growing place,” Dominguez said.

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Our 19-point house-hunting checklist for real estate agents & their clients

Housing Wire

Buyers have heard horror stories on the news, and it’s up to us as real estate professionals to clearly and concisely explain how buyer agents are compensated. The instructions were simple: write down five must-have items in your new home and five things you absolutely do not want. Make a list of must-haves and do-not-wants.

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Brand Report: RE/MAX Releases February National Housing Data

RIS Media

from January’s and 42% year-over-year, as buyers continued to close on properties in greater numbers than sellers opted to list their homes. “It’s a complicated, competitive market, with buyers having to act quickly and aggressively to get the home they want. Days on Market – Average of 53 Metro Areas.

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Median Home Prices Hit $405,000 for the First Time

RIS Media

With demand beginning to moderate as some home shoppers are priced out of the market and new construction at near 16-year highs, inventory is expected to hit positive territory year-over-year this summer. Median Days on Market: Change from March 2021: -11. March 2022 Housing Metrics – National: . Key findings: .

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Mortgage Rates Dip Further—So Why Are Home Prices Still So High? The ‘Sticky’ Problem, Explained

Realtor.com

Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com / Getty Images (2) With Thanksgiving behind us and much Christmas merriment ahead, one might presume that home shoppers have shelved their house hunt until the new year. But no, the housing market is as hopping as ever—and even full of surprises of late. ” What’s not stuck? Mortgage rates.