Bidding wars | firsttuesday Journal

Bidding wars decline nationally, remain high in California

by Madison Hart | Jan 7, 2022 | Real Estate | 0

Bidding wars have returned to pre-pandemic levels, declining on a national scale — California’s bidding wars remain high.

Close-up: Sellers in 2021

by Casandra Lopez | Oct 25, 2021 | Real Estate, Recessions, Your Practice | 0

Who is selling in 2021?

Bidding wars continue to inflate prices, and homebuyer resentment

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jun 21, 2021 | Home Sales, Real Estate, Recessions | 0

Homebuyers are ready to go to war in 2021, and agents are on the frontlines.

Summer 2020’s unseasonably hot housing market

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 7, 2020 | Fundamentals, Home Sales, Recessions | 0

With the economy several months deep into the 2020 recession, this summer has seen surprisingly high competition from homebuyers.

Discouraged, fewer homebuyers enter bidding wars in 2019

by Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 26, 2019 | Home Sales | 0

The housing market is slowing down in the Golden State and the nation as a whole. In California,...

Fewer bidding wars offer California homebuyers relief

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 22, 2019 | Home Sales | 0

Bidding wars are still more common here in California than elsewhere, but the rate is declining.

California’s hottest housing markets are too hot for comfort

by Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 6, 2018 | Bay Area, Home Sales | 1

San Jose was the hottest housing market in California during 2017 and is poised for another big year in 2018.

The top bidding war strategies to get an offer accepted

by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 28, 2018 | Home Sales | 2

Consider these data-driven strategies to improve your client’s chances in a bidding war.

The importance of the homebuyer’s offer cover letter

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 2, 2016 | Marketing Flyers, Real Estate | 1

In a highly competitive buyer’s real estate market, buyers and buyer’s agents turn to the offer cover letter to personalize the homebuying process and distinguish their offer in the seller’s mind.

Brokerage Reminder: Going once, going twice, but not gone

by ft Editorial Staff | May 13, 2014 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 0

Real estate auctions have been around for decades. They rise and fall with market conditions,...

Are we in for another housing bust?

by Jeffery Marino | May 7, 2014 | Real Estate | 1

It’s on everybody’s mind: is the California real estate market poised for another downturn?

Your buyer: your bidding war

by Nicole Jessen | Sep 24, 2013 | Real Estate | 1

Together, speculators and agitated end users have driven the current rise in home prices. This crowding, paired with a near normal new monthly supply of available housing for sale, is forcing multiple bids to be submitted the instant a property hits the MLS, or when the for-sale sign goes up.