Calling all sellers. Do you want a quick home sale at a higher price, even in this troubled real estate market? Then open your calendar to April, uncap a bright yellow marker, and highlight the week of April 2–9th. This seven-day stretch has been identified as the best week to list your home in 2023.

Just how much extra cash can a seller potentially pocket and how fast can a home go from a new listing to the closing table?

During the best week to list, home prices are expected to be $8,400 higher than the typical week—and a whopping $48,000 above where we estimate price to be only 30 days later during May of 2023. Real estate listings are expected to receive 16.4% more views than in the typical week.

When is the best time to sell?

And…

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Based on data compiled by Credible, mortgage rates for home purchases have fallen across all key terms since last Friday.

  • 30-year fixed mortgage rates: 5.875%, down from 6.125%, -0.250
  • 20-year fixed mortgage rates: 5.500%, down from 5.875%, -0.375
  • 15-year fixed mortgage rates: 5.250%, down from 5.490%, -0.240
  • 10-year fixed mortgage rates: 5.250%, down from 5.875%, -0.625

What this means: Mortgage rates for home purchases fell significantly for all key terms over the weekend, with 30-year rates diving below the 6% mark. Borrowers may want to lock in a 30-year rate today, ahead of likely rate fluctuations. But homebuyers who want to take advantage of interest savings may want to consider 20-year rates, which are more than a quarter…

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  •                   Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA): “Long-term rates have already peaked. We expect that 30-year mortgage rates will end 2023 at 5.2%.”
  •                   National Association of Realtors (NAR) senior economist and director of forecasting, Nadia Evangelou: “If inflation continues to slow down—and this is what we expect for 2023—mortgage rates may stabilize below 6% in 2023.”
  •                   Freddie Mac: Forecasts the average 30-year mortgage rate to start at 6.6% in Q1 2023 and end up at 6.2% in Q4 2023.
  •                   The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 6.57% on Monday, according to Mortgage News Daily.
  •                   If rates continue to drop now, buyers could return to the…

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Weekly Review
Newsletter - 03/13/2023

Week of March 6, 2023 in Review

A deeper look at labor sector data shows the job market may be weaker than the headlines suggest. Plus, the latest forecast on home price appreciation and the Fed’s vow regarding inflation:

  • Jobs Data Shows Cracks in the Labor Sector
  • Leisure and Hospitality Led the Way in Job Gains
  • Continuing Jobless Claims Match 14-Month High
  • Home Prices Still Forecasted to Appreciate This Year
  • Fed Vows to “Stay the Course” in Inflation Fight

Jobs Data Shows Cracks in the Labor Sector

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that there were 311,000 jobs created in February. While this was stronger than estimates, revisions to the data from December and January…

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If you’re the type of homebuyer whose mood soars or plummets depending on the latest mortgage rates, then this week was a tough one.

Mortgage rates continued to climb this week, with the 30-year loan averaging 6.73%, Freddie Macreports. Rates began climbing more than a month ago and are now prompting concerns that they could again head back above 7%. This means today’s homebuyers will have to pay almost 50% more per month for home than they would have just a year earlier.

Still, economists are largely forecasting rates to trend downward in 2023, even if there are some blips ahead.

For now, “rates may rise further in subsequent weeks, depending on how strong other economic data is,” says Nadia Evangelou, senior economist and director of real…

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 It is looking like the housing market is getting back to normal.

Scripps News reports existing home sales have been trending downward for about a year straight. That data usually points to the market starting to bottom out, but experts say this may just be the market getting back to how it was before the pandemic.

According to Re/Max, at the end of last month, Nashville is leading in the number of listings popping up nationwide. The city also saw about 45% more homes listed compared to last year.

Experts are saying across-the-board sales may pick up again in May, according to Scripps News. Usually, there are more houses and people buying in the spring.

Also, without knowing what next year looks like and with big things going…

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Seattle among cities likely to see big slump in housing prices.

Some of the biggest cities in the U.S. that became boom towns during the pandemic are set to see a drastic decline in home prices, according to Goldman Sachs analysts.

In a recent note to clients, the strategists warned that by the end of 2024, home prices are set to plunge by 19% in Austin, 16% in Phoenix, 15% in San Francisco and 12% in Seattle. That's because those four cities have seen large increases in inventory, and supply is now overwhelming demand.

"While overall levels of housing inventory remain tighter than pre-pandemic levels, some vulnerable metropolitan areas have seen supply increase rapidly. Unsurprisingly, our home price appreciation forecasts have been most…

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Weekly Review
Newsletter - 03/06/2023

Week of March 6, 2023 in Review

Contract signings for existing homes surged in January while the latest appreciation data for December addressed concerns about a housing bubble. Read on for these important stories, plus news on unemployment claims and manufacturing:

  • Pending Home Sales Rose for Second Straight Month
  • Reports of a Housing Crash Not Supported by Appreciation Data
  • What’s Really Going on With Jobs?
  • Contraction in Manufacturing Continues

Pending Home Sales Rose for Second Straight Month

Pending Home Sales rose 8.1% from December to January, which was much stronger than expectations and follows the 1.1% gain in December. Sales were down 24.1% from a year earlier, though this…

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When you’re ready to buy your dream home, you’re committing to living in one location for a while. A great way to find out what it’s like to live somewhere before you commit is doing a little research about the neighborhood you’re interested in.

For example, reading reviews of residents who have shared their firsthand experiences of living in their neighborhoods will help you determine whether the zip code you’re interested in is the right fit for you and your family live in.

So, before you put your money on the line, take a peek around the neighborhood. We won’t use a certain cliché, but there is a reason the pros emphasize location when buying real estate. You can change your house—but you can’t change the neighborhood. And if your…

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