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#RealEstate #Housing Starts Climb 4.3 Percent in May #HomeBuyers Return #buyersagent
Housing Starts Climb 4.3% in May as Buyers Return and Builders Aim to Speed Up Work The numbers: Construction of new houses rose 4.3% in May as a reopening U.S. economy and ultra-low mortgage rates drew more buyers and encouraged builders to start to speed up work....
#Boston #ma sees highest national rates of #homeflipping #realestate #buyeragent #buyerbroker
Boston Massachusetts sees highest national rates of home flipping Home flipping is up in the first quarter of 2020 to the highest it’s been since 2006, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions. The report noted that 7.5% of all home sales in the first...
#Boston #ma leads the nation in #housing #realeastate bidding wars #buyersagent #broker
Boston Massachusetts leads the nation in bidding wars Whether it’s a blessing or a curse is in the eye of the beholder, but Boston’s housing shortage has helped propel the city to the No. 1 spot in the nation for bidding wars on homes sold by Redfin in May, according...
Homebuying Demand Rises For Eighth Straight Week #homebuyers #homesforsale #buyeragents
Housing inventory also seeing increases as purchase applications are up 13% when compared to June 2019. The post Homebuying Demand Rises For Eighth Straight Week appeared first on theMReport.com. Selecting the Right Homebuyer's agent Unlike most other real...
Why #inflation presents a golden opportunity for #homebuyers #buyerbroker #buyeragent #broker #realestate
Why inflation presents a golden opportunity for buyers Economic news is not a place for the timid these days. Unemployment levels that rival the Great Depression, and just this week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell projected a 6.5% decline in gross domestic...
Pending #HomeSales up 28.5 Percent Monthly #realestate #homesforsale #buyeragent #homebuyer #homebuyers
Newly-Pending Home Sales up 28.5% Monthly The average home price is now over $330,000, but inventory remains a concern. Click through for more information. The post Newly-Pending Home Sales up 28.5% Monthly appeared first on theMReport.com. HOMEBUYERS BEWARE!...
Mortgage Rates Were Rising, Then Hit a Record Low of 2.9 Percent—What’s Going On?
Anyone who’s planning to buy a home, or thinking about refinancing the loan on their current abode, has probably been giving mortgage interest rates a lot of attention—and getting frustrated as they fluctuate up and down. The average interest rate for the most common...
Summer Home-Buying Season Heats Up as #RealEstatePrices Surge #homebuyer #homebuyers #buyeragent #realestateagent
What Recession? Summer Home-Buying Season Heats Up as Prices Surge An official recession, a deadly pandemic, and a national reckoning on racism aren’t blunting the housing market’s rebound. As the summer home-buying season gets underway, median home prices are...
Home Flipping Represents Growing Share of Home Sales
Analysis of the report says the flipping has “gradually taken up a larger portion” of the housing market. Click through for more information. The post Home Flipping Represents Growing Share of Home Sales appeared first on theMReport.com. Homebuyers: For access to all...
Exterior Things Not to Miss During a Home Video Tour #realestate #homebuyer #buyeragent #buyerbroker
Take Me Outside! 11 Exterior Things You Shouldn’t Miss During a Home Video Tour In the age of coronavirus, video tours are quickly becoming the go-to alternative to in-person tours. But for prospective buyers, there’s more to the process than asking your...
Gauging Housing Relief Efforts
According to FHFA Director Mark Calabria, there is still more work to be done in the mortgage finance system. The post Gauging Housing Relief Efforts appeared first on theMReport.com. HOMEBUYERS BEWARE! Book Review This book is an excellent first step in a complicated...
Perks of #Homebuying in a Down Market #homeforsale #buyersagent #downmarket
Learn how to navigate low home prices and interest rates. By Elizabeth Weintraub It's never easy to time the market for the optimal price and interest rate when buying a home. If the real estate in your area is in the middle of a down market, it is normal to wonder if...
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Buying a home is like buying a car, on steroids. It’s the biggest investment you are likely to make so the stakes are incredibly high. I knew that having an agent represent me was a good idea.
What I hadn’t grasped was how important it is to find one who is not connected with the selling side in any way—through an agency that also represents sellers, as most do, at least in Mass. In researching buyer agents, I found Tom through the Mass. Assoc. of Buyer Agents (MABA).