Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2024

New listings data has been moving lower over the last few weeks. I usually wouldn’t care too much about this as its a data line that can be volatile week to week but now it’s been three weeks. The moves haven’t been significant and our weekly pending contracts data picked up this week. But, we need to see more growth in new listings data just to grow from 2023 levels. 2023 new listings data was the lowest ever on record, so it’s already a low bar.

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Real Estate News

MAY 18, 2024

High-volume OC team returns to Compass; Redfin Next in 25 new markets; 7-office Corcoran affiliate merges with NJ firm; Christie's Real Estate enters Vietnam.

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Inman

MAY 18, 2024

This journey is not without its challenges, broker Bob Mathew writes, but the rewards — enhanced transparency, consumer trust and a more competitive marketplace — are worth the effort.

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Real Estate News

MAY 18, 2024

Both Homes.com and Realtor.com claim to be No. 2 in the battle to unseat Zillow as home search champ. A look at CEO claims, what’s at stake and how we got here.

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Inman

MAY 18, 2024

This Memorial Day, Dr. Lee Davenport writes, in addition to words of gratitude and affirmation, it's even more important that our veterans have access to affordable housing choices that accept their hard-earned benefits.

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BAM Media

MAY 18, 2024

The home was just days away from escrow when Sacramento real estate agent Matthew Hindy discovered four squatters had moved in. CBS News Sacramento covered the story in a report posted to YouTube. Imagine you’re days away from selling a clean, vacant property when another agent tips you off that something suspicious is going on. That’s how Hindy found out his client’s property on 14th Street in Sacramento had been broken into by four people.

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Marco Santarelli

MAY 18, 2024

The housing market in the United States is witnessing unprecedented shifts , with the median home price soaring to an all-time high of $434,000 in April, according to a recent report by Redfin. Despite the slowdown in the housing market compared to the frenzied activity during the pandemic, prices continue their upward trajectory due to a fundamental imbalance between supply and demand.

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Brownstoner

MAY 18, 2024

Crown Heights Villa With Woodwork, Parking Asks $3.995 Million A striking house in the Crown Heights North Historic District stands apart from its neighbors and boasts parking along with some fine period details. Located at 1290 Pacific Street, the standalone brick house is wide at 30 feet, with deep eaves and… Read More > The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: New Life for Bed Stuy Stable appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Tom Ferry

MAY 18, 2024

Crafting an Effective Real Estate Marketing Content Calendar Creating a real estate marketing content calendar is like planning a huge trip across various terrains. An effective content calendar is more than a map to take you where you need to go. The post Your Real Estate Marketing Content Calendar – 10 Steps appeared first on Tom Ferry.

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BubbleInfo

MAY 18, 2024

He’s using the Zillow metric for the month-over-month change and the delta for the Case-Shiller Index should be similar – San Diego home prices have been going up close to 2% per month in early 2024. The increases could hold up too, if rates come down substantially (doubtful) or sales dry up and just the […] The post Market is Stable (For Now) first appeared on bubbleinfo.com.

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