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Guiding homebuyers through the offer’s fine print: Step 5

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In Part 5 of her eight-part series, Cassie Walker Johnson helps you help clients navigate the complexity and detail of the buyer offer. Continue reading →

Compass calling foul on MLS rules is hypocrisy

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The National Association of Realtors and MLSs need to be repaired, not replaced, independent broker-owner Courtney Poulos writes. Continue reading →

‘Not a shift, a transition,’ 2 reports say of homebuying market

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Is it a buyers’ market or not? In separate market reports published on Thursday, Redfin and Realtor.com aimed to answer the question by looking at home price, home sales and inventory trends, which signal that homebuyers are gaining the upper hand — bu… Continue reading →

The buyer intake plan for every real estate agent: Step 1

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In the first step of her eight-step system, Cassie Walker Johnson shares strategies for asking better questions and getting better results. Continue reading →

Massive downward jobs revision not budging mortgage rates

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Rebenchmarking that suggests the U.S. added 911,000 fewer jobs than previously thought generates political heat but was widely expected by economists and investors. Continue reading →

Here are the markets where homebuyers have the upper hand

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Realtor.com’s August market report revealed the emergence of a balanced market, with pockets of dominance for buyers in the Southeast and West. However, economic headwinds are suppressing sales, with contract signings and delistings rising annually dur… Continue reading →

Back to school, back to basics: An 8-step buyer plan for every agent

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Windermere agent Cassie Walker Johnson launches an eight-step series that will streamline the way you work with hopeful homebuyers. Continue reading →

4 key factors leading to increased real estate market anxiety

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From climate change to economic uncertainty, Carl Medford writes, these are the factors causing real estate market anxiety for potential buyers and sellers. Continue reading →

The American homeownership dream is primed for a comeback

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Stuart Siegel, President and CEO of Engel & Völkers Americas, writes that while the American dream of homeownership is not dead, it is changing. Continue reading →

What are the riskiest housing markets in the US? New data provide answers

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Metro areas in the southern and western U.S. dominate the nation’s riskiest markets. That’s according to new Attom data on home prices, underwater mortgages, foreclosures and more. Continue reading →