Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

They say housing leads the economy in and out of a recession. Currently, housing starts are back at the levels seen during the COVID-19 recession in 2020. Interestingly, employment for residential construction workers typically one of the first areas to experience declines before a recession has not yet seen its usual downturn. Several factors have been keeping labor steady, such as working through a backlog of orders and long turnaround times to complete projects.

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Outdated rules have allowed solicitors to bombard borrowers with unwanted calls or texts. While lenders arent to blame, consumers may hold them responsible.

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Inman

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Being different is a commitment to authenticity, perseverance and purpose, broker-owner Nick Schlekeway writes.

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Keeping Current Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2024

There’s a misconception going around that you have to put 20% of the purchase price down when you buy a home. But the truth is, many people don’t put down that much unless they’re trying to make their offer more competitive.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The housing industry is getting an early Christmas gift. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing-home sales in November rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.15 million, a 4.8% increase over the revised October number and a 6.1% increase year over year. The annualized rate is the highest seen since the tally of 4.22 million in March 2024 , and its the highest year-over-year increase since a 23% gain in June 2021.

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The option lets brokers access the MLS outside the traditional three-tier membership system. NAR says it is maintaining standards for the Realtor brand.

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Keeping Current Matters

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Waiting for perfect market conditions often means missing out.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Its late December so all the 2025 mortgage rate forecasts have been published. Unfortunately, all of them are already wrong. Most housing market analysts expect mortgage rates to spend the year with a 6 handle. The most optimistic predictions assume 2025 will see mostly low 6s for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage. And yet with pesky inflation data not falling as quickly or as far as expected, Fed chair Jerome Powell suddenly changed his language in the Fed meeting on Dec. 19.

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As other brokerages stumbled in 2024, Real saw enviable growth in agent count, transactions and share price with President Sharran Srivatsaa setting the tone.

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Inman

DECEMBER 19, 2024

NAR sent the cease-and-desist letter to Phoenix Realtors over its MLS Choice option, which gives brokers access to state-compliant forms and legal aid but may also violate its three-way agreement.

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Keeping Current Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In today’s digital age, it’s tempting to rely on automated tools for everything — including figuring out how much your house is worth.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic turned previously sleepy cities into boomtowns.Expanded or permanent work-from-home policies gave people more flexibility in where to live, and those in uber-expensive markets like San Francisco and Manhattan took advantage by moving to areas where they could get more space for less money. This created incredibly competitive housing markets in smaller cities that pushed sales and prices sky high.

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

After several atypical years, the real estate market is expected to settle into a new normal, with lower rates, more sales and improving affordability.

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Inman

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Existing-home sales rose 6.1 percent annually in November while three out of four U.S. regions saw increases from 2023, according to new data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

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Keeping Current Matters

DECEMBER 17, 2024

More entry-level homes – also known as starter homes – are popping up on the market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Despite 2025 housing market predictions changing fast , there are still key themes and trends for real estate leaders to watch to best serve their clients and business. Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist and vice president of research at the National Association of Realtors and upcoming speaker at the Housing Economic Summit, sat down with HousingWires Senior Director of Events Brena Nath to answer a few questions on what she thinks is to come for real estate in 2025.

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Cities and states across the U.S. are making it easier to build ADUs. Leaders hope those reforms will lead to more supply and improve affordability.

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Inman

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Bond market investors are focused on the latest "dot plot," indicating Fed policymakers only expect to bring short-term rates down by half a percentage point in 2025.

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Keeping Current Matters

DECEMBER 19, 2024

When you sell your house, ideally, you want it to go something like this: your house sells for top dollar, you get it sold quickly, and it all goes down without a hitch.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The criminal charges against the Alexander brothers are now affecting Side s civil lawsuit against them. Side has filed a preliminary injunction against Tal and Oren Alexander and their brokerage, Official Partners , that seeks to prevent them from dissipating, hiding or moving collateral for a loan that Side claims the brothers have defaulted on. Side a white-label brokerage that affiliated with Official Partners argues that the criminal charges filed against the Alexanders last week require

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Look for just two cuts next year half the number previously forecast as the Federal Reserve predicts inflation will remain high.

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Inman

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Find out how this young, first-generation Filipino-American entrepreneur worked her way up from receptionist to broker-owner.

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RIS Media

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Ask any real estate or mortgage professional what housing has been like in 2024, and the answer is likely chaotic. Ask consumers the same question, and theyll probably sum it up in one word: unaffordable. A continued trend of higher-for-longer mortgage rates will continue into 2025 accompanied by high home prices, but slight improvements are… The post 2025 Housing Market Predictions: What Economists Expect for the Year Ahead appeared first on RISMedia.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The American dream is synonymous with two ideas. One is the idea that anyone in this country can find a path to economic success regardless of their circumstances at birth. The second idea is the symbolic encapsulation of the first idea: homeownership. Owning a home is the signifier of economic success, but over the last few years, that milestone has gotten farther out of reach for first-time homebuyers.

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Two recent surveys of agent sentiment conveyed a general sense of optimism heading into the new year, though mortgage rate expectations may not match reality.

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Inman

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Likely catching the collective eye of Real co-founder and CEO Tamir Poleg and president Sharran Srivatsaa was Urban Nest's 2023 numbers, consisting of 2,500 deals valued at $1.5 billion.

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Speaker: Sarah Santa Ana, Real Estate Coach, Move4Free Realty

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BAM Media

DECEMBER 17, 2024

2025 is shaping up to be another challenging year for the housing market, but its not all bad news. 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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Home sales in 2024 have been well below historic norms. Higher prices, higher mortgage rates and limited inventory are making for a slow market among buyers and sellers alike. Real estate investors tend to be more insulated from these dynamics, particularly from mortgage rates, as they are more likely to buy properties with cash. But even investors have purchased fewer homes this year.

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Floods, fires and other climate events are changing the real estate landscape. Agents should expect more questions about risk factors and be ready to respond.

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Inman

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Ahead of his appearance at Inman Connect New York in January, eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja told Inman that change is inevitable and that his "North Star" is improving the experience of his agents.

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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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