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6 strategies to get more from your MLS searches

Housing Wire

It’s time to get more creative, aggressive and profitable with your MLS searches. 6 strategies to actively and creatively mine your MLS 1. Maybe there’s a builder spec home that doesn’t have 3 offers on it, something that’s back on the market or a for-sale-by-owner home that isn’t getting showings.

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Unsold homebuilder inventory is ticking up as new home sales slow

Housing Wire

After a boost in July, the sales pace of new homes slowed in August, according to data published on Wednesday by the U.S. In August, the sales pace of new homes fell 8.7% On a year-over-year basis, new home sales were up 5.8%. The seasonally‐adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of August was 436,000.

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Pending home sales fell 2.7% in May though demand remains strong

Housing Wire

After holding steady month over month in April , pending home sales were back down again in May, dropping 2.7%, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Year over year, pending home sales were down 22.2%, a larger decrease than the 20.3% annual drop recorded in April.

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Pending home sales jump again in January, but don’t get too excited

Housing Wire

January’s pending home sales picked up right where they left off in 2022, posting the second consecutive month of increases, according to data released Monday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). month-over-month increase in December , the Pending Home Sales Index rose 8.1% After posting a 2.5% compared to a year ago.

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New home sales dip 2.5% in June, but continue to be an outsized share of the housing market

Housing Wire

Despite yet another increase in homebuilder sentiment , the sales pace of new homes declined month over month in June, according to data published on Wednesday by the U.S. In June, the sales pace of new homes fell 2.5% On a year-over-year basis, however, new home sales were up 23.8%. from a month prior, but down 3.6%

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Why the US MLS system is the envy of other countries

Housing Wire

Multiple Listing Services (MLS) by those trying to disparage the system. In the process, they had to rent a home for four months between their sale and their purchase given “simultaneous closings” are not a practice there. It’s easy to understand what a market without an MLS would look like and why it doesn’t work. experience.

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February pending home sales disappoint, but maybe we’re turning a corner?

Housing Wire

Pending home sales rose for the third month in a row in February, but at 0.8%, the uptick over January was less than is typically seen in the run-up to the spring housing market. Pending home sales decreased in all four regions compared to one year ago. Pending home sales rose 0.4% Pending home sales rose 0.4%

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