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Higher mortgage rates haven’t increased inventory

Housing Wire

Weekly housing inventory Mortgage rates have been near or above 7% for the last few months, and active listings growth has been slow during this tenure. Will higher rates extend the inventory season, or are we going into the traditional seasonal decline? Hopefully, we will have found a bottom in this data line before the year ends.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

But Alipour exited Redfin for Compass last month, due to Redfin’s sales expectations. We would go out to dinner a lot on the beach in Asbury Park on the Jersey shore,” recalled Jacki Wilfinger, an erstwhile Redfin agent in New Jersey. And while former agents have nice things to say about Redfin, they also leave in droves.

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Why Home Inspections Are Mandatory for First Time Home Buyers

Realty Biz

Last December, 19% of homebuyers waived the home inspection contingency component of their real estate sales contract. Even though most realtors don't recommend not ordering a home inspection, in a tight market, waiving the contingency may improve a buyer's chances of a seller accepting their offer. Foundation. Electrical.

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Existing home sales lay the path for the 2024 housing market

Housing Wire

Did today’s existing home sales report give us a playbook for housing in 2024? I would argue yes, and the housing market today looks a lot like what we saw in late 2022. Year-over-year, sales fell 7.3% (down from 4.12 In 2022, we recorded the most significant single one-year home sales crash ever.

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HousingWire debuts Housing Market Tracker

Housing Wire

Starting this week, I will analyze weekly data in a Housing Market Tracker article every Monday to provide a status update on the U.S. The housing market is one sector that can turn positive or negative very quickly depending on mortgage rates or one-time shocks like we saw with COVID-19. housing market and economy.

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Chattels, Fixtures, & Real Estate Closings!

Toronto Realty Blog

My second experience, which was the very same day, came after a sale had closed; around 1:30pm. ” The buyers pulled up at the house around 3:00pm in their moving truck and went to open the lockbox, but they found no key. .” The buyers walked inside the house, and guess what they found? The front door was wide open.

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7 Straightforward Steps to Selling a House with a Realtor®

HomeLight

The home selling process can be daunting: from listing your property and lining up showings to making repairs and reviewing offers, there are many moving parts. This article will walk through seven steps to get you from dreaming to closing without losing time, capital, or your right mind in the process.