New Home Sales

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This Week's Codes and Standards, April 15

According to interior designer, author, and HGTV host Vern Yip, modern homes are getting more popular all over the U.S., even with "hardcore traditionalists."

In the Mood for Modern

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Home Features That Boost Sale Prices

In February, new-home sales increased 4.9 percent over the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual 667,000 pace, according to the latest data from the Department of Commerce.

11-Month High for New-Home Sales

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Beyond the Close—Determining a Salesperson's Most Important Trait

AtlasRTX makes chatbots for home builders sales teams. This software solution to may revolutionize the marketing process, and may be a sign of the sales experience homebuyers come to expect

Let's Chat, Bot

A new study finds that iBuyers, institutional buyers like Redfin and Opendoor, have a growing presence in the Phoenix real estate market.

iBuyer Impact in Phoenix

According to the Department of Commerce, new-home sales in January were down to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 607,000.

January 2019 New-Home Sales

The share of conventional loans for all new-home sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 was 76.9 percent, a 10-year high, per new analysis of Census data. 

Buyer Financing More Conventional

Following the Commerce Department's new-home sales data release for December 2018, experts are weighing in on supply, demand, and the one-year high for new construction homes sold that haven't been built yet.

Expert Calls for 'Grain of Salt'

New data from the Department of Commerce show that new-home sales in December 2018 posted a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 621,000, down 2.4 percent annually.

December Sales Data

When correctly marketed, high-performance homes sell faster and at higher prices than do code-built, comparable homes, according to Phoenix-based realtor Jan Green.  

5 Keys to Selling High-Performance Homes

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