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Register: How to Increase Your Listings in a Low-Inventory Market
What: The housing market is facing a lack of inventory, and agents are constantly looking for ways to increase their listings despite the ongoing limitations. So how do you handle demand when there is no supply? In this webinar, agents will learn strategies and tips for increasing their listing inventory, even in the toughest low-inventory markets, and how to reach potential sellers when facing an inventory shortage.
When: Wed., April 6 at 3 p.m. ET
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London judge jails get-refusing ex-husband - The Jerusalem Post
UpEquity backer Next Coast Ventures raises $310M
Mortgage tech provider Blend pulls back on hiring, eyes Title365 layoffs
"I Think the Russians Were Surprised at How Cheap and Easy We Were to Buy." - German Marshall Fund
Keller Williams franchisee accuses John Davis of sexual misconduct; sues franchisor and Gary Keller
Court rejects REBNY bid to toss Compass antitrust suit
Wall Street Sinks Its Teeth Into Housing
Often seen as existential threats to the industry—or even to the whole current model of home buying and selling—Big Tech and Wall Street are now involved more than ever in residential real estate, from algorithmic-based iBuyers to venture capital-backed brokerage firms. Even as the influx of money and huge leaps forward in technology have created efficiencies and new opportunities, the dissociative, far-reaching power of these tools also have frightening implications.
Unemployment Rate Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels After Sustained Job Growth in March
The robust post-pandemic recovery in U.S. job growth had another strong showing last month, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Based on Friday’s report, the U.S. economy added 431,000 jobs in March, dropping the national unemployment rate to 3.6%—down from 3.8% in February. The latest data marks 11 consecutive months of job growth.
Q2 Trends: Sinking Inventory, Return of Cities, Millennials on the Move and More
The prime property market is ablaze as agents worldwide continue to experience record levels of activity. But increasingly, concern is mounting around inventory, which remains at an all-time low—even at prime price points. This trend is the most palpable in the United States, where bidding wars on select properties are still prevalent and aspirational buyers continue getting priced out of lower-tier luxury properties.
According to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), only 6% of all home sales are for properties in the $1 million+ price point.
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