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Before the Fed sped up tapering, mortgage rates saw little change

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With mortgages likely getting more expensive for borrowers down the road, the rates for 30-year loans have been holding steady for weeks. Continue reading →

Knock partners with HomeSmart to roll out services in Baltimore

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Baltimore puts Knock at 70 markets nationwide, up from 14 at the start of 2021. The tech-enabled home loan solutions platform will offer its full gamut of products to the region’s consumers. Continue reading →

Home sells for $1M over asking and, well, San Francisco is just insane

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The home’s previous owner purchased the property from the same agents two years earlier for $1.4 million, only to turn it around earlier this year for a whopping $3.5 million — reportedly in just three days. Continue reading →

‘It’s a hopeful sign’: Builders forge ahead on new home starts

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Builders kicked off construction on 129,400 new housing units in November — a half-percent increase on a month when starts typically decline, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading →

Instashowing partners with Rhode Island Association of Realtors

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Instashowing, a company that specializes in top-of-transaction technology, has announced the formal partnership with the Rhode Island Association of Realtors to provide its showing management tools to more than 6,000 members. Continue reading →

Aspen puts kibosh on short-term rental, new construction permits

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Last week, the city council voted unanimously to put a moratorium on all new construction and short-term rental permits in an effort to combat the city’s increasing lack of affordable housing. Continue reading →

Zillow listings now link buyers with down-payment assistance info

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The Seattle-based home portal has added a new listing feature that connects a buyer with details about down-payment programs in their area. Continue reading →

New log4j cybersecurity flaw has exposed millions of users to hackers

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Government officials said the flaw is already being “widely exploited” by nefarious bad actors, meaning there’s a good chance anyone reading this is at risk. Here’s what you need to know. Continue reading →

2021 broke records for days on market, median price and more

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A new report from Redfin describes 2021 as “remarkable” and identifies numerous records that fell over the past 12 months. Continue reading →

First-time homebuyers likely to be hit hardest by inflation in 2022

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Real estate coach Brian Buffini shared his annual predictions for the year ahead during a webcast in which he urged agents to hunker down on the fundamentals of their training and get back to basics in preparation for a market shift. Continue reading →