Keeping Current Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Now that you’ve decided to buy a home and are ready to make it happen, it’s a good idea to plan ahead for the costs that are a typical part of the homebuying process.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

On this crazy day with the bond market, mortgage rates dropped to another yearly low after the CPI inflation print. How low? Mortgage News Daily came out with a shocking print of 6.11% mortgage rates for their top-tier borrowers, while HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center , which tracks actual loan lock data from Polly , is also at a year-to-date low of 6.44%.

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Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The downward trend hasn’t fired up buyers (yet), but predictions of more cuts this year could move rates closer to 5% and amp up the market next spring.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Investors who fund most mortgages have already priced in several rate cuts, so further declines could depend on what next week's "dot plot" says about expectations for the pace of future cuts.

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Keeping Current Matters

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Since the supply of homes for sale is growing and mortgage rates are coming down, you may be thinking it’s finally your moment to jump into the market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Mortgage rates have made almost a 2% move lower from the highs of 2023. Now that the jobs week data is in, the question is: can mortgage rates go even lower? The answer is yes, but we will need more economic weakness, better spreads and a more dovish Fed. While the Fed can be old and slow, the bond market, thankfully, is doing a lot of the heavy lifting and has already priced in a lot of Fed easing policy.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Ranchers turned real estate advisors offer unmatched expertise in land and ranch sales, expertly navigating complex transactions with deep knowledge of regulations, natural resources and property nuances.

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Keeping Current Matters

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

If you’re wondering what’s going on with home prices lately, you’re definitely not the only one.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Home equity continued to rise in the second quarter of 2024 as residential properties with mortgages collectively gained $1.3 trillion in equity over the past year. But growth began to slow during these three months, according to the CoreLogic Homeowner Equity Insights report published on Thursday. The aggregate equity gain was 8% year over year, bringing total equity on mortgaged properties to more than $17.6 trillion at the end of Q2 2024.

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Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The pre-sale renovation company, which got early support from NAR, also will change its marketing and be more transparent about its deals with agents.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

After learning that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was behind the entity that had purchased his Indian Creek Island home at a $6 million discount, homeseller Leo Kryss was not pleased with the brokerage, which double-ended the deal.

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Keeping Current Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Getting your house ready to sell? Here are a few tips on what you may want to do to prepare.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Lower mortgage rates over the past several months have led to increased affordability for prospective homebuyers, and this could lead to an extra competitive fall 2024 season. That’s according to a Zillow report released Thursday in which the Seattle -based real estate company said that “lower mortgage rates and rising inventory are giving home buyers a window of opportunity at an unusual time of year.“ Zillow noted that the U.S. median monthly mortgage payment in August had declined by mo

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Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Agents in four states — Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas — can now access 1.9 million shared listings, while REcolorado and IRES re-up their partnership.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The search platform is already live on the multiple listing service's website and comes amid a growing interest in using artificial intelligence to improve consumer home searches

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Keeping Current Matters

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

There are a number of reasons you may be thinking about selling your house.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

While inventory of unsold homes in the housing market in each of the last two years headed higher during September and October due to mortgage rate spikes, we’re seeing a more normal seasonal pattern now with inventory beginning to decline. We’re also seeing more home sellers withdrawing their listings to try again next year. In fact, for every two sales, there is another listing withdrawn from the market.

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Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A recent poll shows a split between major industry players when it comes to the National Association of Realtors’ performance — and its settlement.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Twenty-three-year-old Century 21 Scala Group agent Matt Torres shares his journey to the 2024 Paris Paralympics and the key to helping people with disabilities thrive.

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Eye on Housing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In 2023, the majority of homes started featured laundry connections on the first floor (72%), according to the Census’s Survey of Construction. Laundry located on the second floor or higher was the second most prevalent at 26%. The basement, garage, and other locations all had a 1% or lower share. In NAHB’s What Home Buyer’s.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In a traditional sense, the term “silver tsunami” refers to pent-up housing stock that older homeowners will eventually choose to sell, which would have the effect of flooding the market with new inventory. But if prior suppositions about this trend being overblown failed to convince people, new data might make things clearer. More than half (54%) of baby boomers have no intention of ever selling their homes, according to new survey data from Clever Real Estate.

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Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

According to a recent WAV Group poll of real estate professionals, only 28% want to keep the policy as-is, with many citing concerns over litigation.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

DHI Mortgage, Rate and CrossCountry Mortgage ranked as biggest employers of top-producing Latino mortgage originators by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP)

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Brownstoner

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

It was standing room only, and barely any of that, at a heated two and a half hour public hearing on the Arrow Linen rezoning application in South Slope held by Community Board 7 last night, where 29 residents had the chance to speak to the crowd and many others… Read More > The post Locals Clash Over Arrow Linen Site’s Future at Raucous Community Hearing appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Vetted by HousingWire | Our editors independently review the products we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. At the recent Keller Williams Mega Agent Camp , the shaky economy was a common topic of conversation. Most people used hushed tones and euphemisms to describe the “softening market” or “economic uncertainty”, but Gary Keller didn’t mince words: a recession is not only possible, but likely.

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Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The nation’s second-largest multiple listing service has been making it easier to enter the data (and keep it private). Is this the wave of the future?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Officials from the National Association of Realtors are meeting this week to discuss the so-called pocket listing ban — one of the industry's most polarizing rules.

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RIS Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

As Tom Petty sang, “The waiting is the hardest part.” Was he referring to homebuyer hopefuls? Not sure, but either way, it’s almost go-time for those who’ve waited patiently for mortgage rates to finally begin a downward trajectory after years of staying in the high sixes, sevens and even briefly the eights. Inflation has cooled,… The post Buyer Agent Playbook: 3 Reasons Clients Must Buy Now Instead of Waiting appeared first on RISMedia.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The mortgage industry has complained loudly and often that government regulation and investor requirements are contributing to spiraling costs that get passed on to consumers. And Rohit Chopra , the hard-charging director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , who is often the target of such complaints, apparently agrees. At least when it comes to redundancies with refinancings, that is. “We really think closing costs can be a significant obstacle to refinancing,” Chopra said

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Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

An amended complaint by a former project manager adds new claims and details to sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation allegations.

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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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