Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

But Alipour exited Redfin for Compass last month, due to Redfin’s sales expectations. In exchange, the agents set a sales commission and negotiate with the brokerage their commission cut. Website visitors interested in a particular home or market become leads assigned to agents, according to that agent’s specific geographic area.

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The Close

JUNE 22, 2023

Related Articles 7 Critical Parts of Every Real Estate Investment Business Plan How Smart Investors Decipher & Respond to Real Estate Market Cycles 9 Skills Agents Need to Work With Investors & Close 50-100 Deals a Year Is Right Now Really a Good Time to Invest in Real Estate? But first, let’s get a handle on the basics.

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The Close

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

From wide-eyed newbies who just got their license to brokers with yearly gross commission income (GCI) in the billions —I’ve talked to pretty much every kind of agent that exists. In this update we also include links to eleven deep-dive articles to learn more about each strategy. ” Related Article. Her secret?

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Toronto Realty Blog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Got that too. This week, an interesting article came out in the National Post: “The Great Real Estate Cool-Down Has Come” Danny Sinopoli. Every year, the average home price drops from June to July and July to August (see: any previous blog I’ve ever written…), and sales drop substantially.

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HomeLight

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The pandemic cast our homes in a whole new light and subsequently shifted which renovations increase home value. Kitchens and baths still matter to buyers, but now a home office and outdoor entertainment rival these spaces in importance. Get a Home Value Estimate Before You Renovate. Input Address.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Home ownership rates have increased. Case in point: home ownership rates in Canada are increasing. Yes, you read that correctly, and no, it’s not impossible for the three points above to co-exist. If you want statistics for 2021, your standards are too high. to 68.55%, which is hardly insignificant.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in 2021, when I was talking about how people should worry about home prices overheating, I had a glimmer of hope that maybe toward the end of 2021 we would be spared another seasonal collapse of inventory. We are in the middle of January 2022 and spring selling season isn’t too far away. million and 6.16

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

Today the Census Bureau ‘ s new home sales report came in as a beat of estimates at 811,000. The bearish take on housing for the second half of 2021 didn’t really pan out, especially in the new home sales sector. From Census: The seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of December was 403,000.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With those two factors still very much in play, here is my 2022 forecast. Even with the hot economic growth, the hottest inflation data in decades, and the Fed rate hike discussion picking up, this range of 1.33%-1.60% has held up nicely for most of 2021, meaning mortgage rates were going to be low in 2021. Existing-home sales.

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HomeLight

APRIL 29, 2022

If you’re planning to sell your home in 2022, you may be weighing the possibility of working with an iBuyer such as Offerpad and be curious to learn more about this option. People searching for a home can also browse Offerpad-owned listings and work with one of the company’s transaction managers to make a purchase.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In recent articles, I have written that although current sales data for the U.S. Growth in home sales in recent months, I proposed, was primarily due to the catch-up demand from the stalled sales during the worst weeks of COVID-19. However, sales in total rose year-over-year, up 25.8% million in November.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2020

We’ve seen our share of hyperbolic headlines in the housing reports this year, and for that reason, I have been compelled to reiterate my belief that the “too-hot” data will moderate to a more normalized trend. But, we hadn’t seen that moderation in any meaningful way until today’s new home sales data.

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The Close

MARCH 10, 2022

Despite all the hype around digital marketing, direct mail is still an extremely efficient means of real estate marketing, especially if you’re targeting baby boomers and beyond. The second is to alert the neighbors that you, the local area real estate rock star, just listed a great home. Related Article. Related Article.

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The Close

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It’s permeating everything from shopping in a virtual world to allowing homebuyers to explore homes from thousands of miles away to helping developers visualize a future project. In this article, I’ll explain virtual reality real estate, how it can change your business, and why you need to get on board with this new technology.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

DISCLAIMER: This article is meant for educational purposes only and is not intended to be construed as financial, tax, or legal advice. You’d like to sell your current home, but the mortgage isn’t paid off yet. Can you sell a house you still owe money on? have some profits to take home. Check your home value.

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CT Homes

AUGUST 24, 2021

In this article, we’ll explore the importance of understanding exit strategies, as well as cover some of the most popular real estate strategies for investors to consider. Without properly anticipating when and how the investor would like this to occur, they can end up tanking their profits or staying within a stagnant market for too long.

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GeekEstate

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

[Note from editor: We publish a Weekly Transmission for GEM members , a series of long-form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Hot on the heels of that announcement came news that it was seeking to unload 7,000 homes for $2.8

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Toronto Realty Blog

MAY 14, 2021

Make no mistake: this sale is for the land. And yet, there are still thirteen offers… The real estate market is alive and well, but to many, this is a problem. With respect to the author, the newspaper, and the individuals profiled in the article, this is nothing new. Welcome to 2009.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But bottom line: I do think we are taxed far too much, and I do think that many taxes feign a benefit other than simply raising revenue. This blog post produced 129 comments , which was the second-most in 2020. If you haven’t heard me b h about taxation, then you haven’t been reading Toronto Realty Blog long enough.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This article is your compass through these challenges, equipping you with the most effective real estate lead generation ideas and strategies to thrive. This will help establish credibility as a leading expert in your field, while inviting readers outside your existing audience to visit your website. By being true to yourself.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MAY 31, 2023

So his actual ROI, once you factor in higher rents (higher maintenance too…), lower interest rates, and massive appreciation, is likely somewhere around 55% per year on his initial $90,000 investment. Need I show you other examples to further drive home the point? Need I show you other examples to further drive home the point?

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HomeLight

MARCH 30, 2023

With so much pessimism hovering over the 2023 housing market, many potential home sellers are worried about listing their home. If you’re thinking about selling, slowing home sales, lower prices, and higher mortgage rates could all be sparking doubts. But there’s actually some good news for sellers.

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The Close

MAY 15, 2023

There is nothing for sale. In fact, inventory has dropped 25% since July 2022 and continues to hover at the bottom of that cliff it fell off, as demonstrated by the chart below: Existing home sales are down 2.4% Investors and cash buyers are still out there scooping up properties, keeping prices high.

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HomeLight

APRIL 5, 2021

Matt: So, if a lead comes in and your ISA or your agent determines that they’re probably a year or two off, you’re still treating them. If you’re not a listener, please listen to a couple episodes and then join. You won’t get much value out of the group if you’re not a podcast listener. So, grab a pen.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Sure, we have freehold homes being built outside the central core, as acres of fields are continuing to turn into rows of townhouses, all sold in the pre-construction phase and seemingly all of which come with one set of issues or another. Development. It’s always a topic of conversation. Pre-Construction.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Tomlinson exposed multiple instances of bad practices in the Vancouver real estate market, including the now-infamous “assignment” of existing agreements, in this column: “The Real Estate Technique Fuelling Vancouver’s Housing Market”. For example, real estate prices could be a topic every year! 3) Market Frustration.

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Marco Santarelli

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The median price of an existing house in October was $450,000, up 13.9% The median number of days it took to sell a home in Central Valley was just 9 days. As inventory is declining, there is more pressure for home prices to increase in the next year. The Fresno housing market is as hot as Central Valley. from last year.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

So here goes… “Hit me up @ the Hot” I think there might be two lessons learned in this story: 1) Why “professionals” in our industry shouldn’t use free email accounts. We wish they all did (some of us, others not…) but once in a while, it’s nice to just sort of dip a toe in, and take a toe out.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

I can still hear the sound of those glass doors opening and closing every time somebody came running in with another listing… 2018: TRREB versus the Competition Bureau. Conclusion: just have the government facilitate the sale of all property. This was just the start , unfortunately! It would be like the LCBO for real estate.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

The entire point of “hot button topics” is to reach out and push that button. So let’s pick up where we left off on Monday… 6) Vacant Home Tax. I think those that do have a vacant home should “check the box,” but the rest of us shouldn’t need to affirm that it’s our primary residence.

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Marco Santarelli

MARCH 24, 2021

The homebuyers in the Charlotte housing market have dealt with a persistent seller’s market, which has shrunk inventory and driven up home prices. Last year was the sixth consecutive year of home price gains in the Charlotte real estate market. 3,630 homes were sold in March, which is a year-over-year increase of 4.9%.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2021

Don’t let the pristine facade or shiny appliances of a model home deceive you: buying new construction will be as complex as any old real estate transaction, if not more so. And don’t forget about rising materials costs and builder escalation clauses that could add thousands to a home’s base price. Updated August 31, 2021.

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 5, 2020

Here are the updated national housing market trends— home prices, inventory, sales, and forecast. Given the current fundamentals, real estate sales should remain strong in most U.S. Housing units are still in short supply with the problem getting worse. month supply at the current sales pace. percent in July.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

” but I noticed that so many of my favourite blogs have an element of negatively (or at least that’s how they might read), and there were probably too many blogs in 2021 that dealt with buyer frustration so I much preferred this blog post that I think shined a light on what really happens on an offer night. TorontoRealtyBlog.

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Marco Santarelli

JULY 16, 2021

Home prices in the Spokane real estate market are expected to rise at a steady pace in 2021. Spokane County's median home price continued to rise in June, reaching an all-time high of $385,000, an increase of 13.3% In Spokane, it would take 12 days for the current inventory of homes on the market to sell given the current sales pace.

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HomeLight

JUNE 28, 2022

As the demand for convenient all-cash home buying services continues to rise, so does the number of home buying scams. With the amount of money involved in a home sale, is it any wonder? 8 common home buyer scams to avoid. Note that some legitimate buyers do buy homes remotely, particularly during the pandemic.

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Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 10, 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. After two months of sharp declines, home sales in the Austin-Round Rock MSA rebounded this June with a 9.3% increase year over year, which helped hold sales to only a 5.2%

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