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The U.S. Needs More Housing Than Almost Anyone Can Imagine
Source: The Atlantic --- How many homes must the United States’ expensive coastal cities build to become affordable for middle-class and working-poor families again? Over the past few weeks, I asked a number of housing experts that question. I expected a...
October Was a Spooky Month for the U.S. Housing Market
Source: Mansion Global --- Would-be buyers are turning their backs on the turbulent U.S. housing market in droves, according to new data released from Redfin on Monday. The number of pending sales, the amount of deals being scrapped and the proportion of homes seeing...
Housing market cools off as mortgage rates rise
Source: Click Orlando --- ORLANDO, Fla. – Between economic uncertainty and booming interest rates, the once red-hot housing market is starting to cool off. Buying a home during the pandemic was extremely competitive as a combination of low mortgage rates, low...
When real estate agents fire clients
Source: The Real Deal --- Breaking up is hard to do. But even the most tolerant real estate agents reach their limits and have to bid farewell to a client from time to time, as three brokers shared in interviews with The Wall Street Journal. Compass agent Cindy...
Mortgage demand rises 2.2% as interest rates decline slightly
Source: CNBC --- Mortgage applications rose 2.2% last week compared with the previous week, prompted by a slight decline in interest rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Refinance applications, which are usually most...
How Real Estate Agents Are Using QR Code Technology To Simplify The Home-Buying Experience
Source: Forbes --- The popularity of QR codes have seen many ups and downs over the course of its almost 30-year existence, but with the need for contact-less menus and transactions during the pandemic, barcode technology is coming back in a big way. From...
