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Record down payments reveal a divided housing market

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According to a new report from Realtor.com, the national average down payment hit 14.4 percent and $30,250 in the fourth quarter. Continue reading →

Home values have surged at 2X the normal rate since pandemic

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Since 2020, U.S. home values have risen by 45.3 percent. In other words, more than 10 years of typical home value growth has been packed into a five-year period, a new report from Zillow shows. Continue reading →

Prominent brokerages hire StackWrap to organize tech stacks

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StackWrap has signed The Agency Texas and The Align Team of eXp. Additionally, the company aligned with enterprise email marketing company Happy Grasshopper. Continue reading →

Homebuyers remain sidelined despite more listing options

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Even with an uptick in new listings, homebuyers aren’t rushing into the market. Instead, demand has dipped, leaving a growing supply of homes sitting as buyers remain hesitant about their next move, according to Redfin’s latest data analysis. Over the … Continue reading →

Inventories on track to normalize in 40% of US markets this year

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After growing by 22 percent last year, inventory is “a bright spot for a market that’s been dealing with deep deficits in recent years,” according to ICE Mortgage Monitor report for February. Continue reading →

Orchard blooms in 2 new markets — Nashville and Phoenix

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Orchard customers can choose to “move first” using a buy-before-sell structure or seek a fast cash-offer sales scenario, as well as select a traditional sales process. Continue reading →

Authorities arrest missing San Antonio agent’s husband

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Real estate agent Suzanne Simpson has been missing since Oct. 7. Olmos Park authorities have arrested her husband, Brad, for obstructing a search of the couple’s home last week. Continue reading →

Zillow economist identities 11 cities primed for real estate investors

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Zillow Chief Economist Skylar Olsen said these markets are ideal cities for real estate investors to purchase properties in the coming years. Continue reading →

What does it cost to live near the country’s biggest landmarks?

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In some markets, prime real estate close to one of the nation’s leading destinations can be had for as little as $110,000. Elsewhere, it might cost a homebuyer several millions of dollars to live next to their favorite landmark. Continue reading →

Meet Inman’s 2023 ‘Person of the Year’: The Small Broker-Owner

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Small brokers may not get as much attention as the big guys, but they make up the majority of the real estate industry’s firms and manage to win David-and-Goliath struggles every day. Continue reading →