Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

At this stage, joining Compass, a company at the forefront of technology and agent support, makes sense for my business,” Bennett said in a statement. Last year, Compass launched a proprietary machine-learning tool that ”empowers agents to create compelling listing descriptions and develop effective marketing strategies.” 17 with $47.7

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2023

Last week was relatively calm for the housing market after the fiasco of the banking crisis. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: The 10-year yield battle continues as bond yields rose early in the week only to close below 3.50% on Friday. Purchase application data One of the most improved housing market data lines since Nov.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2023

Gary Keller took to the stage at the 2023 Keller Williams Mega Agent Camp in Austin, Texas , Tuesday morning with his usual bravado: a black-and-white video featuring his favorite animal, the buffalo , in a thunderstorm, alongside a motivational message for agents. “We are the storm,” the text read.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

These include requiring “clear, meaningful” notice at each stage of the tax foreclosure process; ensuring both owners and inheritors of ownership receive notice of foreclosure stages; creating alternatives to tax-initiated sales; and making redemption costs both “affordable and accessible.”

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Curbio has announced that it is expanding its pay-at-closing home staging service to all markets following a successful pilot period and increased demand nationwide.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2023

Even though the labor market is currently showing signs of getting softer , there is no job-loss recession yet. As you can see in the chart below, there is a big difference between the current housing market and those looking for a repeat of 2008. Mortgage rates in a regular market should be 5.25% today but are at 6.5%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

One area in the mortgage and real estate industry that has been evolving for nearly two decades is digital closings. Much like efforts to achieve full self-driving vehicles, the road to achieve full digital closings has been bumpy. E-mortgage volume spikes. History of ‘e’. Treasury recommends standardization.

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The Close

AUGUST 28, 2020

After all, if they don’t see it virtually staged online, it’s just a house—and no one wants to buy a house. This is why virtual staging is no longer optional when you have an empty listing to sell, or even when you have buyers who are dragging their feet and need some inspiration. The Best Virtual Staging Software for 2020: roOomy.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The honey badger labor market is still going strong as we got another solid jobs report Friday, which pushed bond yields higher at first. This will be important to think about going into 2023, especially if the labor market does what the Federal Reserve wants it to do, which is slow down enough to create a job loss recession.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Mortgage professionals need a solution that gives them total insight across the customer life cycle and that can offer multiple functionalities that keep them top of mind with customers – even after the loan closes. Using Surefire, marketing and messaging is fast, simple and always available.

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Most luxury real estate professionals and their clients know staging trends are important. But did you know staging changes as the market evolves? Of course, there are timeless aspects of staging…. Or that luxury staging can afford to take more risks? That means you should have a grasp on staging trends yourself.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

With the purchase market becoming a primary emphasis for lenders in 2021, HousingWire sat down with CreditXpert VP of Marketing Mike Darne to talk about credit trends in a purchase market and how that impact lenders’ pipelines. These inquiries result in 7,000 closed loans. Those 7,000 closed loans produce $14.1

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. Annapolis, Maryland. Manchester, New Hampshire. “We New Braunfels, Texas.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

“Elevated interest rates have been a challenge across financial markets, and the housing market is no exception.” “Elevated interest rates have been a challenge across financial markets, and the housing market is no exception.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

2006 is when Zillow came out with their Zestimates and with that, they started to very slowly provide to the consumer a more transparent way of understanding the market, and how to see not just the value of their home, but also what their neighborhood was doing and how prices were going up and down,” Saunders said.

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The Close

JUNE 3, 2022

One of the many marketing strategies that new listing agents struggle with, home staging is probably the most challenging. Hiring a professional stager is expensive, and DIY staging is something of a mystery for most new listing agents. to get the best home staging tips for 2022. Download Home Staging Tips & Guide.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Texas followed closely with a 34% share of sales, marking an increase of 10 percentage points from the previous year. With multiple builders offering an array of home types and floor plans, buyers can find homes that fit their life stage. The Southwest and Southern California regions captured shares of 12% and 6%, respectively.

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Easy Agent Pro

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

According to buyers’ agents, “Staging the living room was found to be most important for buyers.” (NAR). Forty-two percent of buyers’ agents claim that the master bedroom is second in importance when it comes to staging. Even stranger is the number of buyers’ agents who feel staging “has an effect on most buyers’ view of the home.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

We have had back-to-back weeks of the bond market getting wild since the key 10-year yield level of 4.34% broke higher. It didn’t help that the Fed was hawkish after the Fed meeting , as their forward outlook surprised some market players. ” My answer: “Stop talking about raising rate at this stage with a hawkish outlook!”

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HomeLight

APRIL 21, 2022

A quick search of online listings will reveal the range of those showcasing uninhabited houses, obviously staged ones, and then even more obviously lived-in homes. The goal for selling a house you’re still living in, is to stage it so that it appears that you’ve already moved out and the cleaning fairies have moved in. What is staging?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Issuance of agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) is projected to contract significantly over the next two years in the face of a housing-market contraction, but the actual supply of MBS available for purchase in the private market is expected to swell to record levels over that period. trillion by the close of 2024.

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Keeping Current Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

” But the sense of urgency they feel is complicated by the lack of homes for sale in today’s market. That’s because, in today’s market , buyers want three things: To be the winning bid on their dream home. When you do, look closely at the terms of each offer to find out which one has the best perks for you. Bottom Line.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This data becomes important at various stages of a transaction, and when it’s time to produce it, the process is radically easier if it is clean and organized. From a data lens, transactions can be broken out into three different stages: Valuation , Due Diligence , and Contract.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Williston Financial Group is closing out 2023 with yet another acquisition. The firm announced Thursday that MyHome , a WFG subsidiary, has acquired technology and marketing services provider Volly. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Launched in 2004, 10 of the nation’s top 30 banks work with Volly.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Anywhere Real Estate partnered with agent-client collaboration platform RealScout to allow the company’s affiliated real estate agents and franchise owners “to engage, nurture, and convert clients at each stage of the real estate journey,” according to an announcement on Friday. How does it work ?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “The bond market is forcing the Fed to pivot.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In an interview this week with HousingWire, the 40-year-old Ishbia dished on how the third quarter is shaping up , capacity limits in the mortgage industry, the likely impact of the upcoming adverse market fee , and the company’s latest low-rate mortgage product, a 30-year fixed cash-out refi at rates as low as 2.5%.

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Realtor.com

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Libassi compared the disappointment he felt to the classic Kubler-Ross model of five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The stages of grief aren’t always linear. Some frustrated buyers may drop out of the market entirely. Still, he drives by the house he lost once in a while.)

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The aim of this partnership is to help convert the Finlocker leads into closings by guiding consumers through Milestones’ “ homebuyer hubs.” Each hub offers access to different services such as home maintenance providers, market insights, property search and more.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2021

From staging fees, home improvements, repairs and seller concessions, there are several hidden costs involved in the selling process. Staging Costs. According to HomeAdvisor , the average seller pays almost $1,500 in staging costs. A concession is when the seller agrees to pay part of a buyer’s closing costs. Bottom Line.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

.” Den Herder, who spent about 15 years at Fannie Mae before founding Ardley in 2021, explained that the platform runs the borrower eligibility and pricing rule at every stage throughout the loan application and is able to offer a conditional approval at the end of the process. Everyone wins, even in a tough environment.”

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Easy Agent Pro

MAY 22, 2023

Both of these involve staging to make the home look as attractive as possible for potential buyers. Learn to be as successful as possible at home staging so you can have your best summer season yet. Introduction Summer staging involves setting a house up to be attractive to potential buyers with elements of summer.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Redfin agents report that buyers have come to terms with rates in the 6s, even if they’re double the historically low costs that buyers had during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Late last year, many listings sat on the market as buyers sat on the sidelines, hoping for rates to drop,” said Godwin, a Seattle-based agent.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

Stubborn inflation and high interest rates continue to wreak havoc on the mortgage-origination market, but there is one asset class in the housing market that is arguably flourishing in these hard times – home equity. billion in the fourth quarter of 2021,” a recent market assessment by ATTOM shows.

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 12, 2024

When selling a house, the real estate marketing your chosen listing agent provides is crucial. Real estate marketing plays a crucial role in selling homes by creating exposure and generating interest among potential buyers. For example, the real estate marketing materials left at the home can make a difference when selling houses.

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RIS Media

APRIL 27, 2021

If you’re planning to take advantage of the spring market, here are several tips to help your home stand out this season. A deep clean is always a good place to start before putting your home on the market and you may even want to work with a professional organizer to properly declutter your living space. Start With a Spring Cleaning.

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Most luxury real estate professionals and their clients know staging trends are important. But did you know staging changes as the market evolves? Of course, there are timeless aspects of staging…. Or that luxury staging can afford to take more risks? That means you should have a grasp on staging trends yourself.

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