Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Issuance of agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) is projected to contract significantly over the next two years in the face of a housing-market contraction, but the actual supply of MBS available for purchase in the private market is expected to swell to record levels over that period. to 4.75% range, up from 0.25% a year ago.

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Keeping Current Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Will prices continue to rise with time, or should you expect them to fall? Pulsenomics surveyed over 100 economists, investment strategists, and housing market analysts asking for their five-year projections. In terms of what lies ahead, experts say the market may see some slight deceleration , but not depreciation.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

What happens when the Federal Reserve begins pulling back in a serious way from the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market that it has helped to prop up through billions of dollars in bond purchases since the start of the pandemic in 2020 — to the point where it now holds a $2.7 trillion agency MBS portfolio?

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

TorontoRealtyBlog Didn’t I say last month that we can’t put much stake into summer market stats? The summer is always a slow time in the Toronto real estate market, and for good reason. So what does that mean for the real estate market here? So why are we spending time today analyzing them? Summer is short.

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I’ll be in the office over the weekend writing a two-part blog series for next week on the “burning questions” or best “discussion points” for the fall real estate market. Breaches and/or deals falling through. Market stats. The “missing middle” -The rental market.

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Easy Agent Pro

OCTOBER 24, 2023

With the fall season upon us, it’s essential to adapt your marketing strategies to capture the attention of potential homebuyers. This blog will delve into the latest fall marketing trends in real estate and guide you on how to leverage social media to reach your target audience.

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Toronto Realty Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

TorontoRealtyBlog Did you hear? Hear, what , exactly? Well, at the risk of alienation-via-wordplay, it’s not so much what you might have heard, but rather the words “Did you hear?” ” that’s the topic of today’s introduction. Because everybody has heard at this point! ” She wrote back, “Nope.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MAY 13, 2024

I’m not sure what moniker she uses these days, but I believe when I started the blog back in 2007, she was posting under “Bikermom.” Just simplicity. I admire that. But sometimes, the most simple things are made complicated, and it’s often when you least expect it. ” Geez. But he sat outside and waited too.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

But it adds context to both today’s blog, today’s blog challenge, and of course, blog reader Derek ‘s comment from last Friday. Back in April of 2018, it was blog reader Derek himself that posed a question to the readership: Should we try to amuse ourselves with a game? The challenge was accepted!

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

TorontoRealtyBlog Do you recall the blog post that I wrote a couple of weeks ago? When I wrote the post two weeks ago, blog reader, Pete , said: Would love more posts that examine the psychology of real estate But, Pete – we talk about this all the time! The one about the psychology of pricing ? I had fun with that one!

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 28, 2024

TorontoRealtyBlog Are you reading your very first blog post here on Toronto Realty Blog? Instead, I’ve been writing about the perils of pre-construction condos since I started this blog back in 2007. Or are you a ten-year veteran? Time flies when you’re having fun, right? But, I digress. That made sense, right?

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

There are no two ways about it – being a successful real estate professional means marketing yourself and your services. While there are other types of content that work well, blog posts often get you the biggest bang for your buck. The Potential Impact of YMYL Changes on Digital Marketers. What Does YMYL Mean?

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Coming into 2024, all the talk was about when rates would be cut, not if. They’re still in the game for the 2nd and 3rd predictions, but April 10th has come and gone, and we haven’t seen a rate cut yet. TorontoRealtyBlog I told my son this morning, “Sharing is caring.” It was really low. I sort of was.

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Easy Agent Pro

AUGUST 9, 2023

This gives you a lot of opportunities to expand your marketing efforts so that you can grow your business even more. Successful marketing for summer listings takes some strategy but can significantly affect how great this season is for you. Taking solid steps to improve your summer real estate marketing strategies will help you grow.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

We have a saying in real estate that goes like this: When the market changes, it changes overnight. When the market changes, it’s not gradual. When the market changes, it happens in an instant. Holdover buyers from the 2023 fall market are reading this right now with disdain. See what I mean? ” No way.

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Easy Agent Pro

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When it comes to the real estate market, pricing is one of the most crucial factors. As a real estate agent, it’s essential to understand how seasonal changes, especially the transition from summer to fall, affect property pricing. As we move from summer to fall, these influences become particularly pronounced.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Real estate marketing has moved online, and that’s not changing anytime soon. So many house hunters use the internet to begin their property searches that ignoring online marketing is impossible today. This means that any real estate professional worth their salt needs to be fully invested in their real estate blogs.

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Easy Agent Pro

JULY 21, 2023

Marketing is vital to being a successful real estate agent, no matter what time of year. In the summer, working on your marketing plan to attract new clients can be especially beneficial. Crafting a successful marketing plan takes strategy, time, and energy, but the return is well worth it. What Is A Real Estate Marketing Plan?

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Windemere Selling

AUGUST 23, 2023

Whether you’ve listed multiple homes or you’re a first-time home seller , you’ve likely come across the word “contingent” before. In a seller’s market , there are fewer homes available, which means buyers will do whatever they can to make their offer stand out. How to Negotiate as a Seller How often do contingent offers fall through?

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

TorontoRealtyBlog I’m on an honesty streak of late, so let me admit the following: after choosing the title of today’s blog, I came to realize that I don’t actually know what the idiom, “grasping at straws,” refers to. So where does “grasping at straws” come from? So now what?

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Toronto Realty Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

TorontoRealtyBlog I know I’ve used “The Fork In The Road” for a TRREB stats blog post before. and although I tried to keep my mind empty and simply take in the sights, sounds, smells, and enjoy the journey, I found myself thinking about this blog post. So not even that long ago. ” Now, it’s July.

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Easy Agent Pro

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

I once read a post in EAP’s Beat Zillow Facebook group where an agent was complaining that so many of the blog posts pushed out to EAP clients are on non-real estate subjects. Interestingly, as mentioned above, he has received plenty of blog posts on just about everything a real estate consumer would want to know. Leads are just leads.

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Toronto Realty Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

TorontoRealtyBlog You’ve already heard how I feel that the January TRREB stats don’t support what’s happening out there in the market, right? You don’t want to hear about our recent east-side sale that fetched $200,000 more than it was listed at with another agent last fall. I know, I know. Why do we care?

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

One thing that I realized this year is that, no matter the length of the run, it most certainly is not my objective to finish but rather to experience the run and everything that comes with it. November is in the books and that means that the Toronto real estate market is just about “over.” I suppose there are many.

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Realty Biz

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We'll give you some great newsletter ideas and real estate marketing ideas to include in your newsletter so you can get more clients and keep in touch with past ones. Using other digital marketing tools to drive subscriptions is going to give you a massive boost as well. Being a successful realtor means you've got to hustle.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2020

I specifically didn’t post new content on Friday because I knew you’d all need to be fresh, eager, and well-rested this morning in order to power through this week’s blogs. Those long-term readers among you will recall the length of these “year-end” blog posts. It’s the end of the year!

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

TorontoRealtyBlog Every fall, my team, the Toronto Realty Group , publishes a magazine that we call “INSIGHTS.” Although you may have heard about new business models emerging in the last decade, and there are surely more to come, there hasn’t been one with any real staying power yet.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 8, 2022

In Monday’s blog, I talked about “The Road Ahead” for our real estate market and what to look out for, as well as which factors would most greatly affect the market. If you listen carefully, you can hear the market bears rejoice! Totally fair.

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Realty Biz

JULY 10, 2022

Illustrating the difference, the National Association of Realtors said in its Economist’s Outlook blog that the lower rate means homebuyers would save around $100 per month on their mortgage payment. point, falling significantly from last week’s 4.83% average. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.3%

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Listed at $799,900 with an offer date, it meant that the seller and the listing agent were setting up for multiple offers, and in a balanced market like ours, many buyers don’t want to play that “game.” The results through the first three weeks of the fall market have been mixed, to say the least.

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Realty Biz

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The latest news on the Newark, New Jersey real estate market is that corporations are gobbling homes as fast as possible. Places outside Newark, such as the quaint community of Little Falls and serene sanctuaries just a few miles from bustling Manhattan. Even the company blog beats 99% of America’s real estate pros’ efforts.

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

I want to try not to make this blog post political since it’s supposed to be about the newly-announced Renters Bill of Rights. What could they possibly come up with? TorontoRealtyBlog You know that saying about the slow car-wreck ? You just can’t look away. ” Yes. We did that. How did we ever manage before?

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Realty Biz

JUNE 15, 2022

Both companies saw their stock price fall on Tuesday , with Redfin’s shares touching a new 52-week low. The real estate market, which had been accelerating over the past two years since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, has suddenly slowed down considerably. On the same day, Redfin revealed it will slash its staff count by 8%.

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Toronto Realty Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But then, when your dog gets you up at 2:30am on Saturday morning to go outside and pee, and your dog refuses to come in because she’s frozen like a statue, heading outside in only one article of clothing (you need not guess…) while wearing your wife’s Ugg slippers simply undoes the bright idea with a poor one.

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

And while we’re at it, let me regale you with a little conspiracy theory I’ve got running… The monthly release of “TRREB Market Watch” isn’t quite as celebrated in Realtor-circles as, say, Christmas in your household, but for many of us, it comes close. And it has to be, right? September 1st.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Are you tired of the stats blogs yet? The November TRREB stats didn’t just us a mountain of records as we learned in Monday’s blog, but also gave us, in my opinion, a snapshot of where this market is headed in 2022. Every market onlooker has his or her own “go-to” statistic. Well, hang in there.

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Real Trends

JUNE 14, 2023

As we come out of a tough fall and winter, not to mention a mixed-bag spring market, 1000 real estate professionals have a lot to be happy about. You can then leverage this official recognition through social media posts and send a press release to your local newspaper or a magazine focused on your local market.

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