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‘Voluntary moves are gone’: Why today’s buyer looks so different

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More buyers today are moving because they have to. Here’s what they look like — and how agents are courting their business in a down market. Continue reading →

Will an inventory shortage stymie spring? Look to 1994 for clues

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This spring won’t be easy for homebuyers and their agents, but history is full of examples in which the supply of homes went down, but sales kept chugging along, according to an Inman analysis. Continue reading →

Will spring be a bust? 4 decades of housing data tell a complex story

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Past periods of high inflation and high rates — be it in 1979, 1980 or 1990 — have caused the housing market to stall. But they also didn’t crush it forever, according to an Inman analysis. Continue reading →

2023 may sink some agents — and that may not be a bad thing

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Economic downturns have historically shrunk the number of practicing Realtors. But those who stick around can end up doing even more deals, economists told Inman Intel. Continue reading →