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Why Flyhomes is quitting the real estate brokerage business

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The cash offer pioneer is pivoting to a national rollout of its “Buy Before You Sell” bridge financing program. 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 →

It’s not just KW! Compass was hit with a telemarketing lawsuit, too

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A renter outside Portland, Oregon, sued Compass this week, saying its agents contacted her despite her phone being on the National Do Not Call Registry and multiple requests to stop calling. Continue reading →

2 Americas: Housing markets the Great Rebalancing has left behind

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The market has undeniably shifted from the extreme seller’s environment of the early pandemic. But in much of the U.S., buyers still face substantial inventory constraints, an Intel analysis shows. Continue reading →

10 reasons you should live in your 1st investment property

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In a market that is challenging even to the most experienced house flippers, living in your first real estate investment can provide the foundation for building lasting wealth, trainer Bernice Ross writes. Continue reading →

Broker Spotlight: Dirk Hmura, The Agency Portland, Oregon

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Learn how this managing partner got his start, what fueled his growth and expansion, and who helped him achieve his success. 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 →

Concessions surge as homesellers offer sweeter deals in sour markets

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In the first quarter of the year, 44.4 percent of homesellers included concessions in their deals, just shy of the record 45.1 percent seen at the start of 2023, according to new data released Monday by Redfin. Continue reading →

11 easy-to-copy, trending Instagram Reel examples 

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Focus on becoming the first person people think of when they think of your city, Jimmy Burgess writes, and your business will explode. Continue reading →

Tariffs, stalled construction threaten to end rent stability

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As of March, the median asking rent dipped slightly year over year to $1,610. That’s just a 0.6 percent decline from the previous year and a slight 0.4 percent increase from February. While those very subtle changes have offered some relief to renters,… Continue reading →