Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A pair of top-producing agents are returning to Coldwell Banker Realty. She has more than 25 years of real estate industry experience, and she specializes in lake properties and new construction. In 2023, she closed 57 transaction sides for a total of $29.979 million in sales volume. This earned her the No.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

For the first time since November 2022, pending home sales fell in March, posting a 5.2% The monthly drop resulted in the Pending Home Sales Index recording a reading of 78.9, The lack of housing inventory is a major constraint to rising sales,” Lawrence Yun , NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. year over year.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Real estate agents often make the mistake of believing their clients will remember them forever but they dont. Its up to us as agents to stay engaged and stay in contact with our clients. Content: Agents can include any combination of data and information. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.

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Marco Santarelli

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Florida housing market is undeniably hot right now, making headlines with a record-breaking $285 million new construction home hitting the market. According to Realtor.com , this ocean-to-lake estate is poised to shatter records as the most expensive new construction single-family home in the country. Absolutely not!

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

While I hate to be the bearer of bad news, that era is almost most definitely drawing to a close. home sales in nearly 30 years as high mortgage rates frustrate buyers, the market is reshaping real estate once again, placing buyers on the back foot and swinging the pendulum back to favoring sellers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Led by Jamison Frost and Valen Lindner, the team has closed more than $1 billion in career sales and is known for representing some of the most exclusive properties in Park City. The move grants them membership in the Christies International Real Estate Masters Circle, an exclusive designation for top-producing agents.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients. So let your personality shine.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The new single-family home sales rollercoaster ride continues. After rebounding in August from a drop in July, new home sales were back down again in September, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Sales of new single-family homes in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 603,000, down 10.9%

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

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% In June, the sales pace of new homes fell 2.5% from a month prior, but down 3.6%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Buyers want affordable new homes, yet new construction listings are still playing catch up with their high-priced counterparts. Avoid financing, and you risk missing out on a sales growth opportunity. Construction loans Inventory levels in the real estate market arent what they used to be. Why is that important?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2024

While they may not be as trendy as they once were, a well-crafted real estate agent Facebook page is still the best way to generate leads on social media. Your Facebook page can help you build your personal brand, network with other agents across the country (hello, referral partners!) This is the best option for your business page.

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BAM Media

DECEMBER 17, 2024

As broker-owner Lisa Chinatti and Zillow Chief Economist Skylar Olsen noted on a recent Knowledge Brokers Podcast , this will be another year for the skill-based agent those who can adapt, strategize, and lead their clients through market uncertainty. Existing Home Sales: Improving slightly to 4.25 million, up 4.8% million in 2025a 4.8%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2021

The total number of homes under construction increased 1.2% — the 12th consecutive monthly increase and its highest level since 2007. Permits for new construction by homebuilders dropped 3%, largely because lumber and building material costs kept prices high. Presented by: Move Sales.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

Sales from 2022 to 2023 were down 14%,” Mark Fischer, the CEO of the Indiana Realtors Association , said. “We We were up year over year in inventory , but we were at a 25 year low on new listings.” With existing inventory down, Schuler said new construction has taken on a larger role in his market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Despite all the external factors cooling down overall home sales – high interest rates, less spending power among residents, lack of inventory— real estate transactions are still hot in certain key areas. Despite reported stagnated sales and slow growth in inventory, why are these specific Sunbelt areas still considered attractive for buyers?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

month-over-month in January , new home sales were down again in February, decreasing 2.0% Year-over-year, new home sales were down 6.2% At the end of February, an estimated 407,000 new homes were still for sale, which at the current sales rate represents a 6.3 After dropping 4.5% in February.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

After a sharp decline in July , new home sales rebounded in August, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Sales of new single-family homes in August were at a seasonally adjust annual rate of 685,000, up 28.8%, but down 0.1% However, the faster sales pace was not good news for inventory.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2020

I’ve talked to an agent and they’re like ‘Oh yeah, I had this coming soon and I already had an offer on it.’ In Ada County specifically, where Boise is located, the number of homes for sale dropped from 1,697 last October to just 355 in October 2020, a 79% decline. “But But last week, I listed a home for $1.17

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Instead, the Michigan-based eXp agent created her Facebook business page shortly after passing her licensing exam in 2011 and named it “Gogo’s Real Estate.”. “I I told everyone ‘Hey, I’m a brand new agent and I’m learning this as I go and I’m going to take you guys on the ride to see what it takes to be a Realtor.’

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

More than a quarter of single-family homes for sale during the first quarter were new-construction homes — nearly 26%, and March housing starts jumped nearly 20% month over month to the highest level since 2006, per the latest report from Redfin. A healthy housing market is considered roughly six months of supply.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

So, the author tried to use new construction prices from back in April to describe the whole U.S. We have significantly fewer home sales happening. Supply of homes for sale is very low, and most of the year we’ve had more buyers than sellers. There’s just no sign of sales volume increasing. housing market now.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2021

National median home prices reached $370,528 for the month of April, a 22% increase year over year and a new record, according to a recent study from Redfin. The number of homes for sale also sank to a record-low average of only 19 days on the market. Regional numbers also reflect the enormous difference in house sales from April 2020.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2024

Real estate technology firm Rechat announced a strategic partnership on Monday with Peerage Realty Partners that aims to expand tech tool and service offerings for Peerage agents and brokers. ” Peerage Realty Partners serves luxury home markets through 206 offices and 6,100 sales representatives across the U.S. and Canada.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The team specializes in buyer and seller representation as well as new construction. million in sales volume. Compass launched operations in Wisconsin in 2021 and currently operates eight offices with 175 real estate agents. In 2022, the Husky Homes team closed 121 transactions and more than $48.4 It even ranked No.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

RE/MAX has seen a steady stream of agents and new franchisees over the past three weeks. In late November, the firm announced that Elizabeth Ruehrwein, a top agent in the Rehoboth, Massachusetts area joined RE/MAX Integrity , leaving Lamacchia Realty , previously known as Keystone Property Group.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With the seamless integration of the homegenius Platform, consumers can: Connect with experienced real estate agents. titlegenius by Radian, provided by Radian Settlement Services, allows homebuyers and sellers to easily manage their title transaction and closing online and receive real-time updates from their agent for a cohesive experience.

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Keeping Current Matters

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Purchaser demand is so high, the market is running out of available homes for sale. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed that, while home sales are skyrocketing, the inventory of existing homes for sale is dropping dramatically. housing inventory.”. months…This is the all-time record low months of supply.”.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The Des Moines housing market has had a record-setting year for home sales, which local Realtors credit to low mortgage rates, the work from home phenomenon and Des Moines’ affordable lifestyle. That, along with the tech jobs Des Moines has to offer and low mortgage rates , means new builds are more affordable for younger buyers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2022

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. There’s been a real surge in life sciences and biotech,” said Ross Clark, a Compass agent based in San Diego’s tony La Jolla neighborhood. I sold a home to a hedge fund guy in New York. “I

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Burlington has seen an influx of people even prior to COVID,” Claire Kavenaugh, a local eXp Realty agent said. Some buyers simply picked the area for its New England charm, but local Keller Williams agent Andrew Mannix has noticed a lot of people using the opportunity to work remotely as a way to move closer to home.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The housing market faced a lot of uncertainty when COVID-19 caused the real estate industry to pause under shut-downs, but low interest rates and the desire for more space has turned this year into a boom time for real estate agents. HousingWire caught up with real estate agents across the U.S. It’s crazy,” Lamacchia said.

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BAM Media

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Inventory Recovery and New Construction Lead the Way Housing inventory is rebounding, with November 2024 marking the highest number of homes for sale since December 2019. The South and West, however, are closing the gap faster, thanks in part to robust new construction activity. first appeared on BAM.

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Realtor.com

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Compare that with a preexisting home’s median price of $396,300 , and it’s clear that buying brand-new might set you back tens of thousands of dollars extra. But homebuyers should also know that they can lower the costs of new construction right when they make the purchase through some smart negotiation tactics. .

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

After record sales in 2021, demand for new construction waned throughout 2022 as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates cutting into home buyer’s purchase power and making financing new development projects even more costly for builders. What do you expect to see in terms of incentives for agents moving forward?

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

You may have heard the good news: In recent weeks, several mortgage and real estate brokerage execs have exclaimed that we may have already reached the bottom of the market. For prospective home buyers and sellers, that could mean a gradual decline in mortgage rates , which would unlock inventory and—dare I say—sales activity.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Take a look below to see the latest from last year’s winning organizations who answered the question: What new products or projects has your company taken on since its last TECH100 win? “Kiavi launched a new construction financing product. The solution covers 90% of the U.S.

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Realtor.com

OCTOBER 15, 2020

However, just because a house is new doesn’t mean it’s free of flaws. There are a lot of factors that could make a brand-new home a less than ideal purchase. So, before closing on a new-construction home, here are some things you need to consider. “Those answers will help me gauge the strength of construction.”.

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