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Realtor.com® Forecasts the 10 Best Markets for First-Time Homebuyers in 2025

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Homeowner Newbies Should Put Harrisburg, PA, at the Top of their Search List For first-time homebuyers, the Mid-Atlantic and Florida are the best places to kickstart their home ownership journey in 2025. That’s according to the 2025 Realtor.com® Best Markets for First-Time Homebuyers report, which ranked Harrisburg, Penn., as No. 1 followed by Rochester, N.Y., Villas, Fla., Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., Altamonte Springs, Fla., Lansing, Mich., North Little Rock, Ark., Baltimore, Tonawanda, N.Y., and Wilmington, Del. “Last year saw historically low activity for first-timers, with the group accounting for only

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Bright MLS December 2024 Housing Report: Buyers Rush to Close on Home Purchases at the End of the Year

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However, a record low number of sellers listed their home in December Home sales activity surged across most of the Bright MLS service area in December. While transactions are still low by historic standards, the number of closed sales was much higher than in December 2023. Closed sales also increased by 4.2% from November. In December, the number of new pending contracts was also higher, with 2.1% more pending sales in December

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WINTER 2024 RCN CAPITAL INVESTOR SENTIMENT INDEX

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REAL ESTATE INVESTOR OPTIMISM PLUMMETS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER Insurance issues join high finance costs, limited inventory and rising home prices as biggest challenges. Investors unenthusiastic about Trump proposals for higher tariffs and mass deportations. Real estate investor sentiment fell by 27 points from the prior quarter to its lowest point in a year, according to the Winter 2024 RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Company Investor Sentiment Index™. Thirty-five percent of investors

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4Q24 Fix and Flip Survey is now LIVE!

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REI INK has partnered with the National Private Lenders Association and John Burns Research and Consulting to give you the chance to participate in a survey of fix-and-flip market conditions. We are excited to announce that those who complete the survey are now able to download FREE fix-and-flip data for up to 3 markets of their choosing, in addition to data on market conditions (sales, prices, rents, demand, supply, and affordability). Survey closes Wednesday, February 5th at

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Redfin Reports New Listings Rise 8%, Giving the New Year’s Buyers More Homes to Choose From

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Supply increased from a year earlier to close out 2024, while pending home sales posted a small decline as mortgage rates remained near 7% New listings increased 8% year over year during the four weeks ending December 29, while the total number of homes for sale rose 10%, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Redfin is taking a break from analysis this week, but please

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U-Haul Growth Metros and Cities of 2024: Dallas is Top Metro for In-Migration

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Charlotte and Phoenix are also leading metros, while Ocala (Fla.) is the No. 1 growth city for the second time in three years The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, better known as the DFW Metroplex, is the leading U-Haul Growth Metro of 2024. Charlotte, Phoenix, Lakeland and Austin complete the top five U.S. growth metros, meaning they saw the largest net gains of U-Haul® customers taking one-way equipment into and out of

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