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Elevated mortgage rates aren’t discouraging homebuyers

Housing Wire

Why aren’t home sales crashing as they did in 2022? Right now we have elevated mortgage rates , trade war uncertainty , rising property taxes and home insurance, terrible consumer confidence data and a downgrade of the government’s debt, among other factors. So, let me try to make sense of it. The seasonal peak period for our data has ended.

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LA fires upend rental market as residents scramble for housing

Housing Wire

Michael Nourmand, president of Beverly Hills-based Nourmand & Associates Realtors , said in an interview Wednesday with HousingWire that safety is the top priority. This law applies to those who sell food, emergency supplies, medical supplies, building materials, and gasoline. But those on the scene have already witnessed price gouging.

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Homebuilders have no motivation to grow permits with 7% rates

Housing Wire

The housing construction cycle reached its peak in 2022, unless mortgage rates decrease. As I noted in June 2021 that rising mortgage rates would ultimately signal the end of the housing construction cycle. Fortunately, large builders have maintained sufficient profit margins to prevent the situation from worsening. percent (±9.3 percent (±8.3

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The Federal Reserve’s housing recession dilemma

Housing Wire

Interestingly, employment for residential construction workers typically one of the first areas to experience declines before a recession has not yet seen its usual downturn. Several factors have been keeping labor steady, such as working through a backlog of orders and long turnaround times to complete projects. We will soon find out.

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The Complete Realtor: Tools to Successfully Manage Your Personal Life, Career, and Health

Speaker: Marki Lemons Ryhal, REALTOR, Keynote Speaker, 4X International Best Selling Author, and Podcaster at ReMarkiTable, LLC

Given the changes that the pandemic has forced real estate agents to make, agents are now under pressure to find a way to keep their health, personal life, and career on track. Flexibility is the key to future-proofing your role as a real estate agent; you must be able to pivot and adapt to succeed in all markets. Have effective Time Management.

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How to think about home prices for the rest of 2025

Housing Wire

The story for the housing market over the past three years has been, “Home sales are down, home prices are up.” Because inventory was so restricted after the pandemic, prices pushed higher even as demand weakened. We’re almost halfway through 2025, and mortgage rates have stayed higher for longer than anyone expected. Arizona : -1.6% Georgia : -1.3%

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How are mortgage rates affecting housing demand?

Housing Wire

I figured those increases would produce the same weakness in purchase apps that we saw earlier in the year. However, surprisingly, demand has held up better than I anticipated. We aren’t growing like before, but we aren’t as negative as I thought either. Let’s take a look at the data.

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Real Estate Solutions: How to Crush Your Sales Goals and Fuel Your Pipeline

Speaker: Mary Maloney, Founder & Team Leader at Hometown Realty

The sales cycle in real estate is frequently measured at 3+ months. During this time, real estate agents frequently lose contact with clients and miss out on opportunities because they fail to follow up and provide value to the client. She will discuss: A systematic approach to developing, nurturing, and converting prospects.

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The Secret to Building Successful Digital Sales Programs in 2022 and Beyond

Speaker: Jordi Gili, International Speaker, Managing Director at Execus, Professor Geneva Business School

As we kick off 2022, companies are giving more attention to their Digital/Social Sales Programs. While companies are enabling their sales professionals with coaching and a variety of digital tools to connect with potential customers, they're experiencing fluctuating KPIs. Sales and corporate strategy alignment. Consistent reporting.

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#Trending: How to Leverage Instagram’s Algorithm to Build Your Pipeline

Speaker: Eric Simon, Founder of The Broke Agent Media | Matt Lionetti, Real Estate Salesperson at The Agency

Social Media is one of the most efficient sales tools an agent can use! It has the potential to produce high-quality leads and foster client relationships when used effectively. As new social media tactics flood the market, agents are being inundated with the various apps and trends that could lead to their success.

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Database Restoration: How to Revive Dead Leads and Generate New Ones

Speaker: Rivers Pearce, CEO of W8LESS

Successful real estate professionals know that the most powerful tool in their business (aside from their stellar personality, of course) is maintaining a robust database of past, current, and prospective clients. However, keeping your contacts in a spreadsheet, or worse, sitting in your iPhone, simply won’t cut it in today’s world.

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Get More Referrals from Staying Top of Mind with Your Own Magazine!

Staying top of mind with your sphere is a proven way to gain referrals. Your own branded publication will be received as a gift to your top clients, and creates an easy opportunity for you to follow up and ask for referrals. Get your free magazine sample today!

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The #1 Reason Why Sales Coaching is Critical to Your 2022 Sales Success

Speaker: Tim Hughes, Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Leadership Associates

In this era of social media, traditional ways of selling are not as effective as they used to be. As prospects become more proficient on social media, many organizations struggle to keep up, not knowing how to navigate the new digital landscape. In the webinar you will learn: The importance of sales coaching. How to achieve leadership buy-in.

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Millennials are Determined and Prices are Soaring: The Step-by-Step Formula for Closing More Sales to Millennial Buyers Fast!

Speaker: Paul Moya - CEO, Millennial Labs, and The Go-To Performance Marketing Strategist and Realtor Coach for the Best in the World

Today’s real estate market is at the crossroads between Millennials becoming the biggest segment of home buyers across the country and social media becoming the most important platform to attract potential buyers. Pre-pandemic strategies focused on random Facebook posts, videos, and referrals for business, but these are a thing of the past.