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Monday News You Can Use - 05.20.2024 May 20, 2024

 

 To your buyers: There is something controversial at the end - Mistakes to Avoid when buying a home! 

Rents are rising -
except in Sunbelt Sates 

 
 
First Time Buyers spend 36.5% of...
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Monday News You Can Use - 05.13.2024 May 13, 2024

 

More sellers paying Capital Gains Taxes - see below - we met with legislators to raise the limits
 

 

Notes from the Mid Year NAR Meetings in DC are linked below.Taken from the...

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Monday News You Can Use - 05.06.2024 May 06, 2024

 

Feds not Lowering Rates - Mortgages near 7.5%.

Don’t wait for the rates to drop. 

All major cities are seeing prices rising.

 

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Conversation Advancers to use with
any Statement your client makes:

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Monday News You Can Use - 04-29-2024 Apr 29, 2024

 

Housing prices and interest are up -.Affordability stinks

Many developers are offering rate buy-downs - new homes surge! 

Importance of Language

Home Services Settles 

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Conversations Advancer of the Week:

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Monday News You Can Use - 04.22.2024 Apr 22, 2024

 

Interesting article talking about yields in markets across the US Atlanta comes in at 5.8%, in the upper third!  This is sustainable and looks to be what will be normal the next few years. Interactive Map (picture of it below) is available in the article link at...

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Monday News You Can Use - 04.08.2024 Apr 08, 2024

 

Getting beyond the hype, here's an interesting article from REDFIN about their average agent's productivity for 2023: 27 Transactions is very high for $16,000,000 in volume> Average price would be $592,000—And the Redfin agent earned about $3,600 per...

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Monday News You Can Use - 04.01.2024 Apr 01, 2024

 

An article on the reasons for current home prices.

Good conversation ideas to discuss with your clients.

Rents are going up!

13 Features buyers like in homes - #9 is critical.

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Conversation Advancer
(remember you're...

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Monday News you Can Use - 03.18.2024 Mar 18, 2024

BIG NEWS 

NAR settles commissions lawsuit?

Looks like we’re on our way.  

I don’t agree we’ll settle at 4.2% commission (30% off the 6% that they claim is standard). It will require Buyers Representation forms to be completed. The settlement looks like it...

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Monday News You Can Use - 03.11.2024 Mar 11, 2024

 

25 of the Happiest US Cities 

Freddie Mac’s Report on Housing Outlook - no real surprises but a good read (especially the Silver Tsunami part)

Something lighter - Bathroom trends. They were so serious I couldn’t stop laughing! 

Higher mortgage...

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Monday News You Can Use - 03.04.2024 Mar 04, 2024

 

Something to know, and I expect more of these articles- “How to Negotiate Real Estate Agent Commissions  Be prepared

Why regional banks have too much exposure! 

Surprise :) Fewer houses selling with higher interest rates 

Florida...

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