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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%. At the current sales rate, this represents a supply of 7.8

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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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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%. compared to June 2022.

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US housing market is now worth a record $52 trillion: Zillow

Housing Wire

Fueling this increase is new construction, according to Divounguy, even though the 1.3% A steady flow of new homes have hit the market this spring and summer, as homebuilders worked diligently to remedy the housing inventory shortage. Additionally, nearly 16% of total home sales in August were new homes.

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BrightMLS Issues New Study on Off-MLS vs. On-MLS

Notorious ROB

Last year, I wrote something up on BrightMLS’s Off-MLS Study saying that the conclusions of the report were overstated and based on thin and problematic data. In particular, I had issues with the data presented: Simply put, there is a large discrepancy in the median sale price between On-MLS homes and Off-MLS homes.

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Home pricing rules: don’t go if you don’t know

Housing Wire

Secret #2 Sometimes, especially in a low-inventory market, your potential seller client may know about comparable sales you didn’t capture. Private sales, for sale by owner and other sales not found in your MLS could be really good comparable homes, so ask good questions and don’t just assume your seller is overpriced.