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Xactus targets lenders through active listing data

Housing Wire

Verification solutions provider Xactus wants to court more lenders through its active listing data in a tight housing market. Xactus Wednesday announced its new active listing scan program, which will scan residential addresses for changes in listing status and the average number of days on market for a neighborhood.

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Think US home prices are high? At least we aren’t Canada

Housing Wire

The days on market grow, which gives people more choices and less forced bidding. Home prices cooled down, and the days on the market grew. A lot of mortgage debt went away due to foreclosures and short sales, bringing home prices way down. The growth rate of home prices slows down.

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Why home-price growth is still up 18% year over year

Housing Wire

I understand why anti-Central Bank people say this because they want to blame everything on the Federal Reserve and say it’s just been booming demand. However, we haven’t had a credit sales boom like the one we saw from 2002-2005. From Realtor.com : Even with demand weakness in recent months, days on market are still low.

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I Need to Sell My House Fast, What Are My Options?

HomeLight

In a hot market, homes naturally sell fast. Recent statistics from NAR show homes sat on the market an average of just 16 days in May 2021. But in a regular year, your typical days on market could be more like 35-40 days. For that, you can look at days on market data and their transaction history.

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How Smart Investors Decipher & Respond to Real Estate Market Cycles

The Close

In any given moment, we can look to certain indicators to suggest what market stage an area may be in: Active housing inventory. Real estate sales by unit. Preforeclosure and bank-owned properties, or REO. Preforeclosure and short sales are more common. Bank-owned homes seem to be everywhere. Housing values.

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How Long Does a Short Sale Stay On Your Credit Report? Myth vs. Reality

HomeLight

One of them is a short sale. The process is complicated and confusing, often leaving a worrisome question in its wake: How long does a short sale stay on your credit? What is a short sale? Typically, it’s best to list it at market value to recoup as much money as possible. The process. The timeline.

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Trying to Sell Your House in 7 Days?

HomeLight

Alongside your offer, you’ll also get an estimation of what you could fetch on the open market with a top real estate agent’s help, so you can decide if the price is to your liking. Close in as little as 10 days. However, if you aren’t in a hot market, selling fast may take extra effort. Targeting strategic advertising times.