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Inflation moderates to 3.2% in October

Housing Wire

“Shelter inflation has been coming down slowly since the summer, as new residential construction activity ramped up in 2023,” said Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist for Bright MLS. Even though shelter prices dropped to 0.3% the prior month, they’ve increased 6.7%

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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

New home sales continue to be an outsized share of the housing market ,” Lisa Sturtevant, Bright MLS’ chief economist, said in a statement. The market for new homes is booming because the number of existing homes coming on the market has slowed to a two-decade low.

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What Will the Real Estate Market Bring in 2024? Market Corrections or Rising Property Prices?

Realty Biz

Only they have access to real estate comps, MLS listings, and local market trends that can help you buy, rent, sell, or invest in residential, commercial, or industrial real estate. In the long run, sellers will also profit from housing market corrections, for instance, when relocating or buying residential investment properties.

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Tips for Marketing High-Performance Homes

The Residential Specialist

Builders that received federal incentives for new construction could pass those savings onto buyers. His local MLS recently added more fields to list energy-efficient features. McCartney attaches the form to the MLS listing and publishes the list of green features in the property brochure and custom website.

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How to Find Out Who Owns Property in Your Neighborhood (Or Anywhere!)

HomeLight

Depending on location, the tax collector’s office in the county of your property in question may keep track of the following records: Property taxes (on both residential and commercial real estate). a top agent in New Bedford , Massachusetts, the MLS is his favorite sleuthing tool. “I I get everything from the MLS,” he says. “It

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Interested in selling it like Caballero? Work for a builder

Easy Agent Pro

He only sells new-construction residential properties and he works with volume builders only,” according to Katie Warner at BusinessInsider.com. He has also created a MLS platform, HomesUSA.com , “… for home builders to track the progress of their homes and manage listings” Warner adds. RealTrends.com. First, the cons.

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Why an Economic Downturn Represents the Best Time to Invest in Real Estate

The Close

Well, the good news is that inventory is going to increase. Many people, even real estate agents, don’t realize that there are actually three real estate submarkets happening in the residential space at the same time. Since then, new construction has continued to trail behind demand. And by 2060, the U.S.

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