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What does the new normal for first-time homebuyers look like?

Housing Wire

Today, as affordability wanes and housing supply ticks up, house price growth is decelerating and will likely continue to trend towards its historical average. Today, as affordability wanes and housing supply ticks up, house price growth is decelerating and will likely continue to trend towards its historical average. The tailwinds.

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What do economic trends mean for housing in 2023?

Housing Wire

This article is part of our ongoing 2023 Housing Market Forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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The 2023 Housing Market: A Look Ahead

Housing Wire

This article is part of our 2022-23 Housing Market Forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business. months nationally.

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The Post-COVID shift: What Amazon and Zillow can’t do

Housing Wire

In just a few months’ time, COVID-19 accelerated the digital shift era to forever change the way consumers approach home buying. In February 2019, we wrote an article predicting this seismic shift, detailing how mortgage lenders could and should prepare to not only survive the shift but thrive in the future digital age.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

And in 2017, I decided to go on full-time as a lead agent.”. Representing homebuyers in Orange County, California, Alipour generally completed 2-3 escrows a month while many colleagues did 4-5. But what makes Redfin different – what makes it radically, transformatively different – is that it classifies real estate agents as employees.

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Buyer’s Market vs Seller’s Market: What’s the Difference?

The Close

Buyer’s Market vs Seller’s Market: Definitions What Is a Buyer’s Market? Your focus should be on analysis to help your buyers focus on what they really want. What Does a Buyer’s Market Look Like? With a buyer’s market, new listings are common. What Is a Seller’s Market?

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How Inflation Can Affect Mortgage Rates

Realty Biz

Maybe everything is returning to normal, or maybe we are still defining a new normal. What is certain is that the economy is changing. That’s why lenders like adjustable-rate mortgages (ARM) during times of high inflation. This is the first time since August 1980 that U.S. According to the U.S.

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