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How to use market data in your listing presentations
October 29, 2020
Altos data is an absolute must-have for listing presentations - especially in a world where sellers have done their own research on Zillow, and..
How to answer: "How's the market?"
October 23, 2020
Looking for an at-a-glance answer to “How’s the market?”? Look no further than Altos’ Market Action Index – our proprietary index that lets you..
Key Stats to Watch: Average Days on Market
October 8, 2020
Average Days on Market (DOM) is a measure of market velocity - how long it takes homes to sell. A non-seasonal increase in DOM could indicate some..
Why Foreclosures are Unlikely Despite 4 Million Mortgages in Forebearance
September 28, 2020
I have a good friend whose tourism business has been devastated by the pandemic. His company went from many millions of dollars in revenue to..
Investors, Flips, iBuyers and Price Increases
September 8, 2020
In this week's US national real estate market video, we take a look at a novel metric in the housing market: Price Increases. Specifically, the..
Altos Webinar: The Key Data to Watch Right Now in Real Estate
August 26, 2020
This year's market is unique, making it harder to rely on historical trends for insights - what key data should buyers and sellers be watching..
New Video: The Strongest Seller's Market We've Ever Seen
August 24, 2020
With 73,000 new listings hitting the market this week and more than 80,000 transactions, total inventory is now under 600,000 for the first time..
New Video: Home Prices 8% Higher Year over Year
August 17, 2020
Prices this week are basically unchanged at $354,990. Because in a normal year prices peak June 30th, and then pull back in the fall, all of a..
New Video: Home Buyers Are Relentless This Year
August 10, 2020
This week, I looked at how different this year is than previous years. For one, we're seeing people ignore the usual start-of-school season and..
Webinar Replay: An early look at Fall 2020 real estate
August 5, 2020
In case you missed it, we hosted another webinar last week where we looked at the Fall real estate market. This time I also dove into the..