Housing Wire
JANUARY 20, 2025
New contracts for home purchases are coming in very low this month. We counted 10% fewer home sales for the week than the same week a year ago. In the fourth quarter of 2024, sales were coming in at 5% to 10% more than the year prior. Those sales gains have evaporated and even reversed. Buyer activity has been dropping for several weeks and there are now fewer homes in contract than a year ago.
Keeping Current Matters
JANUARY 20, 2025
It’s easy to get caught up in the idea of waiting for the perfect moment to make your move – especially in today’s market.
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Housing Wire
JANUARY 20, 2025
Inaction is easy. Its quiet; unwritten; immune from critique. It sits undone; confidently static. But if buyers and sellers were compelled to transcribe their inaction, it would read like a sociopaths diary entry: We could have watched you grow up, but your grandpa and me werent willing to give up our 2.875% rate to move closer to you. Your mother and I could have sent you to good schools, but we just didnt have the energy to problem-solve a new monthly payment.
Real Estate News
JANUARY 20, 2025
Industry veterans and pro musicians channel their hopes into a song thats meant to point people toward positive change in a time of "so much hate.
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Housing Wire
JANUARY 20, 2025
Cybercrime losses rose to a record high of $12.8 billion in 2023, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report , and 2024 saw more of the same. Consider these stats: FundingShield reported that 45.5% of loans processed in Q4 2024 had issues that lead to wire fraud risks. NDP Analytics reported that in just one month in 2024, 19% of firms reported a seller impersonation fraud attempt.
Real Estate News
JANUARY 20, 2025
In a first for the industry, NMMLS mandates floor plans on all listings and hopes other MLSs will follow its lead. Plus, Waco Realtors joins NTREIS.
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Real Estate News
JANUARY 20, 2025
While the firms are operating at very different scales, they're each focused on growth, with KW gaining ground in Toronto and LPT nabbing 11 Livian teams.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 20, 2025
In this weeks episode of the PowerHouse podcast, HousingWire President Diego Sanchez talks with Lower CEO Dan Snyder about the digital lenders recent acquisition of Neat Labs , its in-house tech development efforts and coaching programs for top producers. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. To start the conversation, Sanchez asks a question about Lowers most recent acquisition.
Inman
JANUARY 20, 2025
Costs and lawsuits are on the rise. Make sure that your marketing and practices don't set you up for a fair housing violation or accusation with help from Dr. Lee Davenport.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 20, 2025
A comprehensive report on homeowners insurance released by the Treasury Department this week outlined the cost of climate challenges on homeowners. Notably, the report found that homeowners in areas with the highest risk of perils paid 82% more for homeowners insurance than those in ZIP codes with the lowest climate risks and had nonrenewal rates that were 80% higher than those inlow-risk areas.
Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant
Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.
Inman
JANUARY 20, 2025
Agents told Intel that artificial intelligence has "significantly" boosted their productivity while others reported less promising results. See what tools they're using that other agents are not.
Estate Agent Today
JANUARY 20, 2025
Homebuyers need to be prepared to be disappointed about missing the Stamp Duty deadline, a mortgage industry figure has warned.
Eye on Housing
JANUARY 20, 2025
The worst on record rental affordability conditions, depleted excess savings of the pandemic era, and high mortgage rates halted the post-pandemic trend of young adults moving out of parental homes. The share of adults ages 25-34 living with parents or parents-in-law hovered just above 19% in 2023, stagnant from 2022, according to NAHBs analysis of.
Calculated Risk Real Estate
JANUARY 20, 2025
Although total housing starts decreased 3.9% in 2024 compared to 2023, completions increased sharply year-over-year. There were 1.731 million total completions and placements in 2024, up 12.5% compared to 2023, and the most since 2006. Not counting Manufactured homes, there are 1.628 million completions in 2024, up 12.4% from 1.449 million in 2023, and also the most since 2006.
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Bigger Pockets
JANUARY 20, 2025
Weve got great news for investors, agents, lenders, and first-time homebuyers: housing inventory is about to risebig time.
Estate Agent Today
JANUARY 20, 2025
Property buyers in Spain are facing higher costs when purchasing a home.
RIS Media
JANUARY 20, 2025
Above, Carol Perry Providing consumers a cohesive experience from contract to closeand beyondis the name of the game for HomeSmart International Founder and CEO Matt Widdows, who recruited friend, business partner and confidant Carol Perry to be part of his team as he launched the company nationally. With nearly 20 years of experience in the… The post A Seamless Experience From Transaction to Close appeared first on RISMedia.
Estate Agent Today
JANUARY 20, 2025
Estate agents are among firms feeling overwhelmed by anti-financial crime compliance.
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Marco Santarelli
JANUARY 20, 2025
Are you feeling that nagging sense of dj vu? All this talk about a housing market crash in 2025 might be conjuring up some uneasy memories of 2008. But hold on a second, while it's natural to feel a bit jittery, the truth is, the situation is nowhere near as bleak as some headlines would have you believe. In fact, the evidence suggests that predictions of a significant housing market crash in 2025 are largely overblown.
Estate Agent Today
JANUARY 20, 2025
If you plan to sell your home anytime soon, you need to ensure it hits all the right chords in prospective buyers. No matter how hot the market gets, it matters to ensure your property has all the right features that buyers wont resist.
Brownstoner
JANUARY 20, 2025
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Estate Agent Today
JANUARY 20, 2025
Alto is partnering with home-moving app Snappily to host a webinar on market regulation and compliance for agents in 2025.
Speaker: Sarah Santa Ana, Real Estate Coach, Move4Free Realty
Networking is one of the crucial elements in every real estate organization's success. Both agents and real estate companies need to maintain robust networking links. This is why social media is essential for any real estate professional! Social media enables you to stay in touch with your present clients, maintain connections with your past clients, and engage potential customers and investors.
RIS Media
JANUARY 20, 2025
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced the release of its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the fourth quarter, which posted a reading of 68, up five points compared to the previous quarter. The NAHB/Westlake Royal RMI survey asks remodelers to rate five components of the remodeling market as “good,” “fair”… The post Remodeling Market Sentiment Improves in the Fourth Quarter of 2024 appeared first on RISMedia.
Estate Agent Today
JANUARY 20, 2025
The Scottish Government has continued to see its property tax take rise and a leading agent in the country is calling for the money to be used more effectively.
Brownstoner
JANUARY 20, 2025
There are only a handful of listing photos for this Queen Anne standalone, but they give a tantalizing glimpse of some fine interior details, including built-ins, stained glass, mantels, wood floors, and pocket doors. On a corner lot at 2404 Foster Avenue, it is spacious indeed, with generously sized entertaining… Read More > The post South Midwood Queen Anne With Porch, Parking Asks $3.5 Million appeared first on Brownstoner.
Estate Agent Today
JANUARY 20, 2025
Proptech firm PEXA is hoping to rollout its digital exchange platform to the sales market after hitting 100m worth of remortgage transactions.
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BAM Media
JANUARY 20, 2025
Weve all heard of ChatGPT by now, but MOST real estate agents are probably using about.0001% of its potential to revolutionize their business. So, consider this your public service announcement: the game has changed. If youre not leveraging tools like ChatGPT, youre leaving time, money, and opportunities on the table. AI, and specifically ChatGPT, is transforming how Realtors can streamline tasks, connect with clients, and grow their businesses.
AAOA
JANUARY 20, 2025
Key Takeaways Vacancy rates have leveled off for the first time in three years as apartment demand reaches its highest point since 2021. If demand continues to grow, landlords may gain more pricing leverage, potentially leading to rent hikes starting in 2025. Investors are returning to the apartment market, with transaction activity rising in cities like Denver, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
Bigger Pockets
JANUARY 20, 2025
Want to retire early? Then, STOP buying rental properties.
AAOA
JANUARY 20, 2025
Hula Hoop. Pet Rock. Rubiks Cube. All fads that had their moment and, every once in a while, resurface with a new generation. There is another old/new idea that is becoming a more popular option in an expensive and competitive real estate market: renting by the room. A look back in history would show that renting by the room is not a new concept; in fact, it has probably existed for thousands of years in one form or another.
Speaker: Trey Willard, Realtor/Team Leader at Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
In order to create continued success in today’s real estate market, realtors need to utilize an arsenal of technology that will increase their efficiency and presence on social media. Using technology to manage your prospects and tap into their needs through websites, social media, and other channels is critical for real estate success in 2022 and beyond.
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