Tag Archives: Markets & Economy

How agents are handling (and calming) clients’ coronavirus fears

By Marian McPherson | March 3, 2020 - 10:10 pm |March 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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Three agents in Washington, Texas and Canada share how they’re quelling fears about a possible COVID-19 pandemic by relying on facts and statistics. Continue reading →

Could coronavirus outbreak delay Airbnb’s initial public offering?

By Patrick Kearns | March 3, 2020 - 5:03 pm |March 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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Bloomberg reported that Airbnb considered beginning the IPO process as early as March. Will uncertainty on Wall Street hold back the short-term rental giant from going public? Continue reading →

Fed issues emergency interest rate cut amid coronavirus uncertainty

By Patrick Kearns | March 3, 2020 - 3:28 pm |March 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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The stock market plummeted last week at a historic rate before rebounding Monday. Continue reading →

Home prices jump 10.5% in Idaho, drop in Connecticut

By Veronika Bondarenko | March 3, 2020 - 1:00 pm |March 3, 2020 Uncategorized

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Overall, home prices grew 4 percent year-over-year in January and are expected to keep rising fast, according to the latest CoreLogic report. Continue reading →

A real estate boom in an unlikely place

By Lillian Dickerson | March 2, 2020 - 3:47 pm |March 2, 2020 Uncategorized

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The upstate city of Rochester, New York, with a population of just over 200,000, is seeing some intense market competition. Continue reading →

These 15 markets are poised to become the next iBuying hotspots

By Marian McPherson | February 28, 2020 - 5:33 pm |February 28, 2020 Uncategorized

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A change in FDIC regulations will make it easier for iBuyers to enter markets in the North and South, according to home-value data platform Ownerly. Continue reading →

Real estate stocks slammed amid coronavirus market woes

By Jim Dalrymple II | February 28, 2020 - 2:58 am |February 28, 2020 Uncategorized

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Days of coronavirus-induced stock selloffs have driven the share price of numerous companies, including many in the real estate industry, plummeting. Continue reading →

Pending-home sales up in January

By Veronika Bondarenko | February 27, 2020 - 3:19 pm |February 27, 2020 Uncategorized

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The National Association of Realtors‘ Pending-Homes Sales Index climbed 5.7 percent year-over-year, according to data released Thursday. Continue reading →

Vacant zombie foreclosures see modest uptick in Q1

By Lillian Dickerson | February 27, 2020 - 5:01 am |February 27, 2020 Uncategorized

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The number of vacant homes in foreclosure increased by about 0.1 percent in Q1 2020, according to a report by Attom Data Solutions. Continue reading →

Coronavirus poised to wreak havoc on real estate

By Jim Dalrymple II | February 26, 2020 - 11:13 pm |February 26, 2020 Uncategorized

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Some agents are already seeing their business impacted from the spreading global disease. Others are preparing for the worst. Continue reading →