article thumbnail

How Smart Investors Decipher & Respond to Real Estate Market Cycles

The Close

While tracking market cycles is widely accepted in the stock market, it has been strangely ignored in real estate investing. Unfortunately, we as investors are mere mortals and don’t have infinite time on this earth. However, the reality is that the market is already shifting. Stage 1: The Turn.

article thumbnail

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

Housing Wire

Just last month, Canada’s prime minister proposed a two-year ban on some foreign investors buying Canadian real estate to try to tame price growth. foreign buyers have always been less than 300,000 of total home sales for many years. The days on market grow, which gives people more choices and less forced bidding.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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

Housing Wire

I am not talking about investors; I am talking about primary resident homeowners. From Realtor.com : Even with demand weakness in recent months, days on market are still low. From the NAR : In the last existing home sales report, you can see the year-over-year decline on the days on market data. From Redfin.

article thumbnail

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

HomeLight

Myles Daniel , a real estate investor in Greenville, SC, spoke with HomeLight about the types of challenges or situations that can require a fast sale. Whatever the case, you can either pursue an off-market sale with a cash buyer, or, depending on your level of flexibility, sell on the open market with a few shortcuts worked in.

article thumbnail

Trying to Sell Your House in 7 Days?

HomeLight

By eliminating lender involvement, you open up sales to non-traditional buyers, such as house flippers , buy-and-hold investors , and iBuyers. With this route, you don’t list your home on the market. After all, investors are buying the property for business reasons, so their profit margins are usually top-of-mind.

article thumbnail

13 Legit We Buy Houses for Cash Companies in Texas That Sellers Love

HomeLight

In Texas, it typically takes around 86 days — nearly three months — to sell a home on the market using an agent. That includes an average of 32 days on market , plus the typical 54 days a buyer needs to close on a purchase loan. Individual investor fees may vary. stars on Google based on 355 user reviews.

article thumbnail

6 of the Top We Buy Houses for Cash Companies in Atlanta

HomeLight

Simple Sale , a solution from HomeLight, is an online platform where sellers in Atlanta (and across the country) can request a cash offer for their home. Simple Sale has a network of cash buyers on its platform, and partner investors have a wide range of investment strategies, including fix-and-flip and buy-and-hold.