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Regions Bank places $1B bet on home renovation market

Housing Wire

Regions’ acquisition of EnerBank from CMS is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. Per a study from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, renovation financing is expected to increase 3.3% Bank of America followed closely with 17,056 home improvement loans worth $2.39 in 2021 to $433 billion.

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Off-the-grid deals: Distressed property trends and market insights

Housing Wire

In a supply-constrained housing market , even landing a deal at foreclosure auction has become challenging, but those deals tend to be more readily available in markets or neighborhoods that are off the beaten path. It’s very, very market dependent right now. I’m still focusing on those markets with very low (retail) inventory.

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To Renovate or Not To Renovate Before You Sell

Keeping Current Matters

However, with so many buyers competing for available homes right now, renovations may not be as vital as they would be in a more normal market. A normal market has a 6-month supply of houses for sale, but today’s housing inventory sits far below that benchmark. Millennials closely follow Gen Z, taking on an average of 3.3

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DataDigest: iBuyers slide farther from hyped market disruption

Housing Wire

Offerpad is an instant buyer, or iBuyer, a company that gives sellers cash offers for their homes and attempts to resell the homes for a profit, sometimes after making renovations. “The largest, undisrupted market in the U.S.,” ” reads an Opendoor Technology Inc. For the same period this year, the company has 4,007.

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Could renovated foreclosure resales help solve the nation’s increasingly complex affordable housing puzzle?

Housing Wire

In 2021, McCormick resold two renovated properties that she originally purchased at foreclosure sale on Auction.com in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio. The Auction.com data was extrapolated using the public record data to arrive at the total market estimate of 140,000 resales to owner-occupants. Local Community Developers.

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How to price homes properly in a volatile housing market

Housing Wire

High-volume home sellers are in a bit of a pickle in today’s market thanks to rapidly rising mortgage rates last year. These are market-based decisions.” Kearney’s simple strategy for surviving as a high-volume seller in an environment where demand has dried up: listen to the market and do what it says.

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How to prepare a comparative market analysis (CMA) report

Housing Wire

A Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) is a detailed report that helps real estate agents evaluate and determine the market value of a property. A CMA report includes information on similar, comparable properties in the area, including recent sales, active listings and current market trends.

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