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Sellers Expect Bidding Wars, Other Perks in Hot Market

Home sellers have big expectations of multiple offers, bidding wars, and high prices when they list their home for sale, according to a new survey from realtor.com® of 657 homeowners planning to sell in the next 12 months. Twenty-four percent of homeowners expect to get more than their asking price, and 29% of sellers plan to ask for more than what they think their home is worth, the survey shows.Home sellers are looking to cash out on the red-h

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New-Home Construction Slows as Costs Increase

Housing starts dropped in April as builders saw rising building costs hamper inventory and affordability. Housing production fell 9.5% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.57 million units, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday.While homebuilding is down, the demand for new homes continues. The latest homebuilding data is “discouraging at first glance,” said Lawrence Y

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Welcome to the Team Walter Taylor Dealing the Bay Area

iPro was founded on the idea of building a better living with champion real estate services. We focus on incorporating and mastering the latest technologies and perform all types of real estate transactions. Our team of professionals set a stronger standard of business and give superior results.Click here for information on becoming a salesperson.

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Where Property Taxes are Highest

Property taxes can vary considerably based on where you live. Homeowners in some metro areas pay thousands of dollars more per year than owners elsewhere. Home shoppers will want to factor in these added costs when they buy to avoid unexpected tax surprises.For example, the median real estate tax in Las Vegas—the lowest of the 50 largest metros analyzed—is about $7,700 cheaper than in New York, where property taxes are highest, according to a

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More Buyers Paying Cash to Win Bidding Wars

Cash is often king. Buyers who can make an all-cash offer on a home can stand out when competition is tight. Cash purchases tend to pose less risk that a deal will fall through from a low appraisal, have fewer financing hang-ups, and tend to make for faster transactions.All-cash deals comprised 20% of sales over the first two months of this year, up about 5% compared to a year ago, according to a new analysis from realtor.com®. The majority of c

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Demand Surges for Cheapest Homes on the Market

Demand for homes in some of the lowest-cost neighborhoods in the country is surging in the red-hot housing market, prompting neighborhood revitalization projects to spread.U.S. ZIP codes where the median home price is less than $100,000 have posted a 42% jump in home values in the past three years, according to an analysis by CoreLogic and The Wall Street Journal. That’s double the increase in ZIP codes where the median price was between $

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5G Network Availability Becomes Major Selling Point for Homes

Super-fast 5G connection speeds could become a future selling point for homes. Eighty-seven percent of consumers say that a home with access to fifth-generation cellular internet speeds and networks makes the property more valuable, according to a new survey of 1,000 U.S. adults commissioned by Verizon. What’s more, 62% of real estate agents believe that the next year or two will bring more opportunities to advertise home access to a 5G network

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Welcome to the Team Ahmad Salem Dealing the DFW Area

iPro was founded on the idea of building a better living with champion real estate services. We focus on incorporating and mastering the latest technologies and perform all types of real estate transactions. Our team of professionals set a stronger standard of business and give superior results.Click here for information on becoming a salesperson.

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How to Preserve Housing Stock

Housing inventory is at a record 50-year low, and with mortgage forbearance set to expire soon for millions of homeowners, the risk of foreclosure is on the rise for many households.In order to keep homeowners in their homes, and to avoid a further decrease in already scarce housing stock, action is needed on the part of lawmakers and GSEs, said the authors of a new paper titled Protecting Homeownership From the Impact of COVID-19, which was

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Fast Home Sales Leave Some Sellers Homeless

Homes are selling quickly and that has caused a problem for many home sellers. With housing inventories at record lows and buyer competition strong, home sellers are finding it difficult to purchase a new home to move in to before they must leave their existing home. Some sellers are even declining offers on their current home because they can’t find a place to move to, or they’re exploring other options like short-term housing or asking for

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