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The rapid appreciation seen across the country in the past few years is no more, according to the latest Case-Shiller report numbers…
Annual home price growth was 6 percent in July, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index, released Tuesday. While that would seem to bode well for homeowners, annual appreciation actually was higher the month before, at 6.2 percent. That means price growth is indeed slowing, as observed yesterday by Redfin.
S&P Dow Jones Indices Managing Editor and Chairman of the Index Committee, David M. Blitzer says the slowdown can be seen across the country, as sales of single-family homes have dwindled over the past year. Despite a gain in housing starts, housing affordability has continued to decline, he said.
“Rising home prices are beginning to catch up with housing,” said Blitzer in a prepared statement. “Year-over-year gains and monthly seasonally adjusted increases both slowed in July for the S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller National Index and the 10 and 20-City Composite indices.”
“The slowing is widespread: 15 of 20 cities saw smaller monthly increases in July 2018 than in July 2017,” he added. “Sales of existing single-family homes have dropped each month for the last six months and are now at the level of July 2016.”
Regionally, Las Vegas, Seattle, and San Francisco reported the highest year-over-year gains among the 20 cities tracked by the index. Las Vegas saw a 13.7 percent gain, Seattle saw a 12.1 percent increase and San Francisco saw a 10.8 percent increase.
“Since home prices bottomed in 2012, 12 of the 20 cities tracked by the S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller indices have reached new highs before adjusting for inflation,” Blitzer concluded. “The eight that remain underwater include the four cities which led the home price boom: Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix and Tampa. ”
“All are enjoying rising prices, especially Las Vegas which currently has the largest year-over-year increases of all 20 cities,” he said. “The other cities where prices are still not over their earlier peaks are Washington DC, Chicago, New York and Atlanta.”
The S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index is a composite of single-family home price indices that is calculated every month; the indices for the nine U.S. Census divisions are calculated using estimates of the aggregate value of single-family housing stock for the time period in question.
The nine divisions are:
CoreLogic serves as the calculation agent for the S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index.
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Join us for a free informative discussion Wednesday November 7th from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Newport Coast Community Center. Tim Lappen, a noted Real Estate and family office Attorney, will be leading a roundtable discussion on the tax implications when you sell your home, and the benefits of PROPOSITIONS 60 AND 90 RSVP by November 5th to Allie@CanadayGroup.com !
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Appeal to ultra-wealthy buyers’ reptilian brains, and focus on the luxe creature comforts that everyone appreciates
This summer we’re looking at the state of the luxury agent and broker in today’s increasingly complex real estate market.
What does it take to market a $20 million property? How would you market a $135 million listing? These questions were posed to panelists at the Inman Luxury Connect conference in Miami in 2007, and they are as apropos today as they were then.
Not surprisingly, what it takes to market to the wealthiest buyers in the world works at most other price points as well.
At that conference, I first became aware of Jurgin Klaric’s and Clotaire Rapaille’swork on culture codes and how they vary from country to county. Understanding these codes is critical if you want to successfully represent luxury clientele.
According to Jurgin Klaric, “Forget about location. Marketing to the ultra wealthy is all about niche marketing and appealing to the factors that anchor luxury in the buyer’s country.”
Clotaire Rapaille, the marketing consultant to numerous Fortune 100 companies, also emphasizes the importance of being “on code” when you work with buyers and sellers. In his book, The Culture Code, he identifies what’s on code for Americans as well as those from numerous other countries.
Both men believe that the reptilian brain, rather than the cortex, regulates the buying process. The cortex handles logical thinking. The reptilian brain is located in the brain stem and cares almost exclusively about its creature comforts.
You can experience the power of the reptilian brain at any buffet table. While the cortex admonishes you (“You’re supposed to be dieting!”), you load up your plate and then go back for seconds.
As Rapaille puts it, “the reptilian always wins.” In other words, the brain’s desire for food, comfort and other primal triggers outweighs logic.
This same pattern also applies to real estate. Put yourself in your buyers’ shoes. The logical part of your brain may tell you that a particular property is in a bad location, has street noise and is going to take a considerable amount of money to repair.
“You shouldn’t buy this,” your cortex shouts.
You write the offer anyway because, “There’s something about this house that I love.”
Thus, to successfully market to the luxury buyer, or to any buyer for that matter, you must be on code.
What are the codes for luxury? Rapaille’s clients spend $200,000 per day to consult with him about this issue. Based on his work, here are a few key anchors for the ultra-wealthy.
American society places a high value on safety. For the ultra-wealthy, safety is often an obsession.
While they’re concerned about protecting their assets, an even greater concern is the safety of their families. Many ultra-wealthy clients refuse to list their properties on the multiple listing service (MLS), have virtual tours or videos that display the art in their homes or allow unvetted buyers to view their properties.
Instead, these properties are “discreetly marketed” by select agents who have the right contacts, the in-depth experience to shepherd the transaction from listing to close and the ability to refrain from ever violating their clients’ privacy or discuss their transaction.
According to Rapaille, the reptilian brain wants to feel dominant. Consequently, the ultra-luxury buyer normally wants the house on the hill or something else that says, “I’m the biggest, and I’m the best.”
Successful luxury agents know how to tap into this code and find the most exclusive properties with the best views for their buyers.
Our decision to purchase almost any product is tied to all five senses. Most agents do an excellent job of staging properties visually, but Rapaille’s work shows the way to the reptilian brain is through smell and taste.
The aroma of fresh-baked cinnamon rolls is virtually irresistible as is the clarion call of chocolate or a cold drink on a sweltering summer day.
The reptilian brain loves to relax basking in the sun.
In terms of your staging, it’s important that the master bedroom is staged as a retreat from the stresses of the day. This means plenty of pillows, an open book with a coffee cup or a wine glass on a night stand, lots of fluffy towels and bath products that create a spa-like atmosphere.
When showing an estate, find out what the buyers’ favorite type of music is prior to the showing and have that music playing in every room. Make sure the temperature is comfortable, and if it’s cold, light a fire in the fireplace.
Another approach involves giving clients a true luxury experience. Let prospective luxury buyers experience the luxuriousness of the listing. Serve caviar and champagne by the pool, and seal the deal with decadent chocolate.
Additional triggers include fresh flowers on the table, white linen table cloths and live music playing in the background while dining.
Most of the codes discussed above are pretty much universal. See part 2 of this series to discover the luxury buying codes from both the U.S. and other countries.
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Katie Lance shares advice on how to connect with potential clients using these social media vehicles to build the know, like and trust factor before you even meet in person.
The real estate agents and brokers who are making the most out of Instagram and Facebook are not just posting in the feed periodically.
Even when posting consistently, one of the things that will help you get more traction overall with Facebook and Instagram is to use Stories.
Those little bubbles at the top of your social media news feeds are prime real estate and a great opportunity to showcase your story behind the story.
Facebook Stories and Instagram Stories are two emerging opportunities for real estate pros. But how can you use them effectively to group your business? Here are a few key tips (and mistakes you’ll want to avoid).
Have fun with the text, the fonts and the colors. Being creative is really key, but I’d also say if you’re using Instagram for business, stay consistent with the colors on your website. For example, we use a lot of reds and blues because those are the colors that you’ll see on our website.
So maybe you’re posting to your Facebook and/or Instagram account a few times a week, maybe even once or twice a day, but what’s that backstory?
I love to share things on my Stories account — like things with my kids. I love to drink a great glass of wine. I love to share my garden.
But I also share the backstory of doing things for our business.
This doesn’t mean you have to capture every moment of your life, but as you’re out and about, look at your life as content.
As you’re in between appointments, leaving a listing appointment, just leaving your home inspection or out on a broker’s tour, take the opportunity to showcase that you’re out and about.
Don’t miss out on that simple opportunity. This idea of storytelling is so powerful.
We first saw it with Snapchat. Now we see it with Instagram Stories. Now, it’s on Facebook.
Keep in mind, when people click on your story, they’re not just passively looking at your content through the news feed. They’ve intentionally clicked on your story, which is entirely a whole different experience.
If you want to get more traction with Instagram Stories, the biggest tip I can give you is, as you’re out and about in your community, put in the geo-location of the city that you’re in.
The reason for that is, when you’re out and about and you put in the geo-location of your city, your Instagram Story is likely to be seen by more people who happen to be viewing what’s happening in your local area. This is because when you geo-tag your Instagram Story, you can actually click on that, and you can open up the larger story that’s happening for your local area.
This is especially cool, not just for cities, but also if you happen to check in at an event or check in somewhere like a small business, because you can see what else is happening in your local area.
So geo-tag your Instagram Stories, and use hashtags when appropriate.
Don’t go too hashtag-crazy, though — use one or two hashtags as needed. One thing you can do on your Instagram Stories is shrink down those geo-locations and the Instagram hashtags so they don’t take up your entire story within Instagram Stories.
Make sure you interject a little bit about who you are personally, whether it’s your family, your passions, your hobbies or your interests. People really appreciate that. That’s how they really get to know the real you.
As I always say, people connect with you and refer business to you because of your experience and your expertise — but they really connect with you and refer business to you over and over again because they relate to you.
If you don’t know where to begin, try starting out with the following:
Also remember: these Stories last 24 hours. You can download them to your device to repurpose the content if you’d like. And if you have a personal Instagram account, you can post your Instagram Stories right to Facebook too.
Lastly, Stories are viewable on mobile and desktop, which is even more reason to incorporate it into your strategy.
You might be a little nervous and anxious the first time you create your Instagram Stories and Facebook Stories, but the more you do it, the better you’ll get.
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Tom Ferry’s tips to dominate – even in a changing marketplace
At our recent Success Summit, I spoke to 6,000 agents about the impending market shift coming to our industry. No one is forecasting a devastating, 2007-2009-type recession, but make no mistake: we’re due for a downturn and a return to a “new normal” market devoid of the incredible demand and appreciation we’ve witnessed lately.
“Bravo!” to those who’ve made it through the last recession. But, for those with less than 10 years in the industry, you’ve never witnessed anything like it. Behold — this type of paradigm shift will require all of us to adjust our mindset and tactics. With that in mind, here are five ways agents can continue to dominate in a changing marketplace over the next 18-24 months.
Ask yourself this important question
Are you a hobbyist, or are you running your own business?
Let’s face it, the majority of people who have a real estate license are hobbyists. They don’t treat their trade as a business. They don’t know their numbers. They’re not concerned with innovation and marketing.
But as we enter a changing economy, being a hobbyist simply won’t work. These agents will not survive.
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you do treat your trade like a business. Now is the time to make that commitment even stronger, ditch any of your “hobbyist” tendencies and shift your strategy to run your business by design.
Diversify your lead generation strategy
Let me tip you off about something: no one outside of your immediate family cares if you put in a half-baked effort to generate leads. People will simply find another agent to help them sell their house.
They don’t need you. But if you want to survive in a changing market, you need them. And that means doing a better job of marketing yourself.
It means operating from a marketing strategy and putting as many proverbial “lines in the water” as possible to attract buyers and sellers in your marketplace.
The very best agents have four to six diversified lead sources. Download 9 Ways to Win Every Listing in our free List & Win bundle, so you can succeed when the market shifts.
Commit to using a CRM
The best agents I know practically live inside their CRM.
Yet our research shows 64% of agents have absolutely no contact relationship management (CRM) solution.
News flash: Gmail is not a CRM!
You need an organized way to keep in contact with people. You need those people segmented into buckets. You need a systematized approach that dictates the frequency with which you’ll contact them.
Never forget the consumer has many choices.
If you’re not staying in communication and delivering value relentlessly, your days are numbered.
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It’s easy to get caught up in the lead rat race. After all, more leads = more revenue. However, that equation only holds true if your operations and processes can scale to meet the demand. And if those very processes that deliver your brokerage from lead to close don’t eat into your revenue with unseen, redundant technologies, inefficient processes and bulky workflows.
On the other hand, when you purposefully design your processes and introduce the right technology systems, you can not only handle more demand, you can accelerate the growth of your business.
Don’t just give your agents more leads. Give them more time.
The core focus of your brokerage operations is to maximize your agent productivity. And productivity is not just a measure of how many leads an agent can covert, but a culmination of factors over the course of their time at a brokerage.
How long does it take to hire and get an agent on-boarded?
How efficiently can they push a transaction to close?
How quickly are they compensated for their sales?
The time these processes take is valuable time — and money in your brokerage’s pocket and your agents’. To fully optimize each agent’s productivity, you need to examine and ultimately optimize your office processes. Here’s how
Perform a process audit and map your current workflow.
Once you have gathered all the necessary information, you’ll be able to identify bottlenecks in your workflow. You’ll see where time can be saved and efficiencies can be found. Then, you can move on to designing a more streamlined process.
Lastly, once you have re-designed your office processes, you’ll need to begin implementing your new processes and introducing any technology you’ve selected.
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Residential starts plunged 12.3 percent to 1.17 million in June, the lowest in nine months, according to a new Housing Starts report from the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released Wednesday.
Building permits fell 2.2 percent to 1.27 million while single-family home starts decreased by 9.1 percent and multi-family home starts dropped 19.8 percent. In total, 1.26 million new houses were completed in June, unchanged from last month but 2.2 percent above what it was in June 2017.
“It’s alarming that the single-family construction permit growth is decelerating at a time when homeownership is rising and millennials are reaching their peak age to really enter the market and buy their first home,” said Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sam Khater. “The growing imbalance between demand and supply is the reason home prices continue to escalate.”
In May, the rate had jumped 4.8 percent to 1.34 million, leading many to believe that new housing development would continue growing. On Tuesday, the National Association of Home Builders released its monthly Housing Market Index, revealing that developers remain optimistic that the housing shortage would be a boon for new construction.
“The market has a long way to go to get back to a normal level of 1.2 million single-family starts,” said Danielle Hale, chief economist at realtor.com. “If starts grow like they’ve grown in the last quarter, it’s going to take until March 2022 to get back to average starts at that level.”
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