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RealScout launches seller lead nurture features

Housing Wire

Agent-client collaboration platform RealScout announced the launch of RealScout Pro+ on Tuesday, the first significant update to the platform since it was founded in 2012. “It It was a long time coming,” Andrew Flachner , RealScout’s co-founder and president, said. “We

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The 2023 housing market is at odds with itself

Housing Wire

On the one hand, elevated mortgage rates continue to erode buyers’ purchasing power, and in some markets, home prices are falling. On the other hand, inventory is still low, and homes are still selling fast, often with multiple offers. At the same time, there are some key trends I think will characterize the housing market in 2023.

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I’d list my home, but where would I move?

Housing Wire

With record-low inventory nationwide, real estate agents seem to be hearing the same thing day in and day out: “I’d list my home, but where would I move?” Nationwide, inventory is at all-time lows. How does someone list and buy at the same time successfully in a market like this? Builders are closing loans in the 4.5

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Desperate for deals, mortgage pros get creative

Housing Wire

With few homeowners willing to give up their low mortgage rates, Mike Roberts has shifted his focus to targeting first-time homebuyers. A first-time homebuyer requires a tremendous amount of nurturing,” said Roberts, the president and founder of City Creek Mortgage. “A Waiting for rates to go down is just a foolish bet.

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Cash-offer giant Flyhomes nabs $150M in Series C round

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Flyhomes , the five-year-old real estate startup that lets people make cash offers on homes while they work to secure a mortgage, announced a Series C round of funding on Thursday totaling $150 million. People who use Flyhomes to buy a new property will get a guarantee that their old home will sell at an agreed-upon price within 90 days.

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Insatiable demand drives July pending home sales up 15% annually

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pending home sales rose 5.9% Home sellers are seeing their homes go under contract in record time, with nine new contracts for every 10 new listings.”. All four regions of the country also saw month-over-month and year-over-year gains in pending home sales. million annualized pace in the second half of 2020.

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Offerpad proposes iBuyer-agent marriage

Housing Wire

After all, iBuying companies Opendoor , Redfin and formerly Zillow are predicated on home sellers eschewing a listing agent and selling their home to the company. Redfin’s agent division is separate from its iBuying arm, Redfin Now , and prospective sellers tend to first choose one service, or the other.

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