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Younger generations are more likely to pursue home renovations this year

Housing Wire

But most still have plans to purse home renovations and younger generations are leading this new focus on home improvement. Emmy Award-winning home improvement platform This Old House conducted a survey of 2,000 homeowners on their renovation plans for 2025. But renovation plans remained top of mind for most of them.

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Most prospective buyers want turnkey homes, despite higher prices

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But survey data released Thursday by Bright MLS found that some standards were top priorities for some buyers. The Maryland-headquartered MLS conducted a survey in mid-December that included 700 prospective homebuyers who were renting or living with others. ranking bedroom count as the most important feature. and 35.6%, respectively.

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New NAR commission lawsuit, this time from home reno companies

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On Tuesday, two Ohio -based companies that specialize in the acquisition, renovation and management of distressed real estate properties in Northeast Ohio, Abandoned Homes Project Scattered Site I LLC and Scattered Site II LLC., The suit is not seeking class action status, and the plaintiffs made no demands for injunctive relief.

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How to write creative real estate listing descriptions + examples

Housing Wire

A well-written property description also allows you to highlight aspects of the home that would not otherwise be readily available via MLS, such as a newly renovated kitchen or a brand-new septic system. Its your chance to emotionally connect with the buyers and create the desire for them to come see the home in person.

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Portrait of a pre-foreclosure peacemaker

Housing Wire

The most powerful evidence of equity stripping shows up in subsequent resales (flips) of pre-foreclosure purchases that occur within 30 days of the original pre-foreclosure sale — indicating the pre-foreclosure buyer would have little time to add value to the property through renovation. I give them everything. Here are your options.

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Why real estate professionals must return to old-school thinking in 2025

Housing Wire

Additionally, with cooperative compensation removed from MLS systems, alongside the new requirement for buyer-agency agreements, agents must speak up and share their value clearly and confidently. For homeowners , stay top-of-mind by providing ongoing valuelike market insights or renovation adviceso they return when its time to sell.

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Could renovated foreclosure resales help solve the nation’s increasingly complex affordable housing puzzle?

Housing Wire

In 2021, McCormick resold two renovated properties that she originally purchased at foreclosure sale on Auction.com in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio. Most of the renovated foreclosure resales came from local community developers like McCormick who sell a handful of renovated foreclosures a year in communities they care about. “I