Real Estate News

JANUARY 15, 2025

When the Fed lowers interest rates, a drop in mortgage rates often follows but recently, the opposite has happened. Heres why.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Social media is a powerful tool for real estate agents, but knowing what not to post is just as important as knowing what to share. Expert Jessi Healey outlines the top mistakes to avoid, from posting too much to ignoring comments, so you can maintain a polished, professional and trustworthy online presence.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 14, 2025

Your credit score plays a big role in the homebuying process.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

The 10-year yield and mortgage rates have been on a wild ride lately, even testing my top-end forecast at 7.25%, but today, the 10-year yield fell after remarks by Fed President Chris Waller about whether the Fed would do even more rate cuts than the market was anticipating. His statement on this, in a CNBC interview : If inflation continues on this path through the beginning of 2025, it’s reasonable to think that possibly rate cuts could happen in the first half of the year.” This w

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Its one thing to see L.A. wildfires on the news and in social media. Its another to see the destruction and heartbreak in your own neighborhood. The Broke Agent , who lives in the area, has seen plenty of SoCal agents going above and beyond to help their fellow residents in any way they can. People love to take shots at real estate agents. Feels like they are often the public punching bag.

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Eye on Housing

JANUARY 16, 2025

The NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of 68 for the fourth quarter of 2024, up five points compared to the previous quarter. Remodelers are more optimistic about the market than they were earlier in the year, corroborated by NAHBs recent analysis of home improvement loan applications. Demand in many parts of.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Todays housing starts data exceeded estimates; however, a closer examination of the report with the builder confidence reveals that the recent rise in mortgage rates , approaching 7.25%, has negatively affected builder sentiment. Since late 2022, our analysis indicates that mortgage rates in the 6%-6.5% range are positive to grow sales, whereas rates at 7% and above especially 7.50% or higher significantly impact the builder data.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 16, 2025

There’s one essential step in the homebuying process you may not know a whole lot about and that’s pre-approval.

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Inman

JANUARY 15, 2025

Investors bid up shares of mortgage lenders and real estate companies after "relatively benign" CPI report ends speculation that inflation worries might force the Fed to raise rates this year.

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Brownstoner

JANUARY 16, 2025

The controversial Arrow Linen rezoning, which would see the development of two 13-story apartment buildings on a currently low-rise Park Slope site, was the subject of yet another heated public hearing last week, this time at the City Council. Sixty-eight people testified in front of the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises… Read More > The post Pol, Locals Call for More Affordability in Planned Arrow Linen Development appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

Mortgage and property tax payments are not the only expenses that prospective homeowners need to consider. Homeowners associations (HOAs) are commonplace, and more of them are requiring owners to pay up, according to a survey by Realtor.com. Realtor.com’s report found that 40.5% of listings in 2024 had some sort of HOA fee and these expenses became even more costly.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 17, 2025

Wondering what to expect when you buy or sell a home this year? Here’s what the experts say lies ahead.

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Inman

JANUARY 15, 2025

Lim, who vacated the presidency of Christie's International Real Estate in 2023, will be tasked with growing RE/MAX at a time when the brokerage has struggled with falling revenue and U.S. agent count.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 15, 2025

As the fires rage on, some agents are working on the front lines to help displaced residents facing big losses while navigating scarcity and price-gouging.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) released an in-depth study this week in which they argue that decades of policy missteps have created a shortage of affordable housing across the U.S. and are pushing homeownership out of reach for millions of Americans. The full study , which was published in the January edition of The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, goes back 20 years to examine the origins of the current housing crisis.

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Marco Santarelli

JANUARY 15, 2025

If you're trying to pinpoint where the real estate action will be in 2025, look no further! According to Zillows analysis, the hottest housing markets for 2025 will be largely concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest, with Buffalo, NY topping the list again. These markets stand out due to their mix of relative affordability, job growth, and a fast pace of sales.

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Inman

JANUARY 14, 2025

After languishing on the market for more than a decade, the basketball legend's Highland Park, Illinois, estate is now a timeshare, with co-ownership beginning at $1 million, plus 2 percent annual expenses.

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Eye on Housing

JANUARY 17, 2025

Fueled by solid demand, single-family construction moved higher in December despite several headwinds facing the industry, including high mortgage rates, elevated financing costs for builders and a lack of buildable lots. Overall housing starts increased 15.8% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.50 million units, according to a report from the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Youre bound to find variability in the total cost estimates related to the damage and destruction caused by the wildfires in Southern California , but some of the variations are exacerbated by what is included versus what is excluded in these estimates. According to CoreLogic , the total damage cost estimate for the Los Angeles wildfires as it relates to insured properties is currently at $30 billion.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 13, 2025

Have you ever stopped to think about how much wealth you’ve built up just from being a homeowner?

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Inman

JANUARY 13, 2025

As wildfires rage across California, destroying over 9,000 homes and displacing thousands of residents, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) have emerged as a critical housing solution five years after being approved in Los Angeles.ADUs, also known as granny flats, in-law apartments, or casitas, are independent living spaces attached to or located on the same property as single-family homes.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 14, 2025

After improving earlier in the year, sentiment plunged between the third and fourth quarters of 2024, though flippers were less pessimistic than landlords.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

There were 45,000 new listings for single-family homes across the country this week, which is a big jump. That’s 12% more sellers than a year ago. This is the trend that will be the theme for 2025. It seems more sellers are coming out every week and that will keep inventory pushing upward. Mortgage rates pushed this week close to 7.25%. Its only two weeks into January and mortgage rates have hit the high end of the range we forecasted for the entire year.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 15, 2025

Are you hesitant to sell your house because you’re worried no one’s buying with rates and prices where they are right now?

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Inman

JANUARY 17, 2025

Dozens of high-profile celebrities have lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires since last week, including Mandy Moore, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more.

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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.

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