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Realtor.com® Data Details Best Markets for Investing in 2024
What’s the best bet for investors in real estate in 2024? Realtor.com® data suggests that homes in neighborhoods with good affordability and high listing viewership may be a starting point. In fact, the top 10 markets for investing drew nearly twice the viewership on listings than the national average, according to Realtor.com’s data. For investors…
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Mortgage Rates See Surprising Rise This Week
Mortgage rates reversed course from their consistent decreases as of late, possibly due to a stronger than expected September Jobs report, seeing a surge that hasn’t been seen since this past April. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) grew from last week’s average of 6.12% to a current average of 6.32%, according to the latest Primary…
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How Much Does Your ‘Frankenstack’ Tech Strategy Cost?
Why do so many brokerages pursue a costly and outmoded “best-in-class” tech strategy when it rarely delivers on its promises? Despite good intentions, assembling a patchwork of standalone tech tools creates a fragmented mess that hinders productivity and drives up costs. The allure of having the “best” often blinds broker/owners to the inefficiencies and frustrations…
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Inflation Sees Smallest Annual Increase Since February 2021
Inflation continues to spiral downward toward the Federal Reserve’s goal of 2%, pointing to further interest rate cuts in the coming months and other positive signs for the housing market. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)—one of the main measures for inflation—rose 2.4% year-over-year in September, only 0.1 percentage points down from August’s rise of 2.5%.…
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