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For the love of real estate

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Transcendent enthusiasm, like falling in love, grabs hold when buyers find a home they adore, Brad Inman writes of the couple who bought his Spanish-style West Hollywood home earlier this month. Continue reading →

The spring sizzle fizzles: Economic jitters chill buyer demand

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Despite a flood of new listings, buyers are cooling off from high prices, rising mortgage rates and economic uncertainty, according to new reports from Zillow and Redfin. Pending homes sales declined 3.4 percent year over year during the four weeks end… Continue reading →

Bessette Flavin becomes Louisiana’s largest C21 affiliate

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The newly formed brokerage is the result of a union between two longstanding, family-owned brokerages: Century 21 Bessette Realty, with 35 years in the business, and Flavin Realty, with 49 years of experience. Continue reading →

Home prices kept rising in Q1 but fewer cities saw double-digit gains

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According to a new report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 83 percent of U.S. metro areas saw year-over-year price increases for single-family existing homes, down from 89 percent in the final quarter of 2024.  Continue reading →

Federal layoffs are fueling an inventory surge in nation’s capital

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Active listings in Washington, D.C., have surged 25.1 percent year over year, the largest jump on record and nearly double the national increase of 14.2 percent, new Redfin data released Wednesday shows. Continue reading →

Buy now; hesitation creates opportunity, Barbara Corcoran says

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Barbara Corcoran, the founder of The Corcoran Group and longtime Shark Tank investor, is urging homebuyers to move now, while others are sitting on the sidelines. In a recent TikTok video and appearance on Fox & Friends, Corcoran made it clear: ec… Continue reading →

A ‘herky jerky’ start to the spring buyer season isn’t deterring agents

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Economic anxiety and rising mortgage rates curbed hopes of a robust spring, but economists tell Inman a strong new-home market offers a sliver of hope that the coming months will be better. Continue reading →

This spring, East Coast agents see signs of emerging buyer’s market

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Inventory is up and rates are down as fewer buyers face stiff competition and successfully find homes in less than a month, according to new data shared by BrightMLS. Continue reading →

Pending home sales jump as buyers eye lower mortgage rates

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According to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), contract signings jumped 6.1 percent in March. That represents the biggest monthly gain since December 2023, when pending sales rose 7 percent. In contrast, February on… Continue reading →

Home-sale prices dipped in 11 metros as buyers show caution

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As of April 20, home-sale prices fell across 11 U.S. metro areas, marking the first time this many markets have seen year-over-year declines since September 2023, data released Thursday by Redfin found. Continue reading →