BAM Key Details: Black Knight is one of only six vendors approved by Fannie Mae to support their new valuation option: value acceptance plus...
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Sarah Lentz
Sarah Lentz started writing for BAM in late May of 2022 and quickly realized she was exactly where she wanted to be (and still is). Before BAM, she worked as a freelance writer. She lives in Minnesota with her four kids and, in her free time, is writing her next book.
Is Rent Affordability Getting Worse?
BAM Key Details: The Realtor.com® February Rental Report shows a decline in rent affordability in 26 major U.S. metros, despite a slight dip in rent...
The Real Estate Standoff: Existing Home Sales are Up, Despite Reluctant Sellers
BAM Key Details: According to the National Association of REALTORS®, existing home sales increased 14.5% month-over-month in February, breaking a...
What the 2023 Remodeling Impact Report Reveals about Outdoor Features
BAM Key Details: The 2023 Remodeling Impact Report: Outdoor Features by NAR/NALP revealed the contrast between REALTOR® recommendations for...
Redfin Reports First Annual Drop in Home Prices Since 2012
BAM Key Details: A new Redfin report highlights the first annual drop in home prices since 2012. Pandemic boomtowns San Jose and Austin are seeing...
Homebuilder Sentiment Improves for the Third Straight Month
BAM Key Details: After homebuilder sentiment in February saw the biggest improvement in a decade, builder confidence edged higher in March. The...
Seller Concessions on the Rise
BAM Key Details: A new Redfin report shows over 45% of sellers giving concessions to incentivize buyers, with a record 13% of sales involving both...
Why Realtor.com Says April 16-22 Will Be The Best Time To Sell in 2023
BAM Key Details: According to Realtor.com, the best time to sell property in 2023 is April 16-22. Sellers who list their homes during this window...
Top 20 Most Competitive Rental Markets in 2023
BAM Key Details: According to RentCafe’s Rental Competitivity Report, rental competition has significantly increased in the Northeast as New Jersey...
OpenAI GPT-4 Arriving this Month — and It’s Multimodal
BAM Key Details: Open AI GPT-4, the newest iteration of OpenAI’s Large Language Model—the tech behind ChatGPT—is arriving this month. And it’s...
10 Skills Every Real Estate Agent Needs to Develop
In any career field, some skills are more important than others. And if you’ve been growing your business as a real estate agent, some of the top 10...
Plunk Partners with 3 Tech Startups to Shake Up the Real Estate Industry
BAM Key Details: Plunk, the world’s first and (so far) only real-time AI-driven property valuation platform is partnering with emerging proptech...
Housing Risk Report Spotlights Most Vulnerable Markets in Q4 2022
BAM Key Details: According to a special Housing Risk Report released by ATTOM, California, Illinois, and East Coast markets top the list of areas...
Could This Solve Housing Affordability Issues?
BAM Key Details: Housing market experts in Zillow’s Home Price Expectations Survey (ZHPE) say relaxing zoning rules would be one of the best ways to...
The Debate on Returning to the Office: What it Means for Real Estate Agents
A recent CNBC article pointed out that commercial real estate is in for a shock as corporations large and small plan to have agents return to the...
21% of Home Listings were Affordable in 2022
BAM Key Details: A new Redfin report shows only 1 in 5 home listings was affordable for the typical U.S. household in 2022, down from 2 in 5 in...
10 Most Popular Metros for Relocation
BAM Key Details: A new Redfin report shows a record share of home buyers on Redfin.com looking to relocate as high housing costs drive 24.9% of them...
Maximize Your Return: Tax Filing Strategies for Real Estate Professionals
For most people, tax time is not something to look forward to. And for self-employed professionals like you, it can be downright...
12 Months After Its Peak, Rent Growth Continues To Slow
BAM Key Details: January 2023 saw single-digit rent growth for the sixth consecutive month, after 12 months of slowing from a peak of 16.2% rent...
Record Appreciation for Black-Owned Homes: A New Report from Zillow
BAM Key Details: A new Zillow report shows record appreciation for Black-owned homes during the pandemic, shrinking the home value race gap to its...
Rising Mortgage Rates Decrease Home Values as Buyers Flock to Affordable Areas
BAM Key Details: A new Redfin report reveals a $2.3 trillion loss in home values since the June 2022 peak, with the Bay Area losing more home value...
Strong Start, Weak Finish? Fannie Mae’s Revised Forecast for the 2023 Housing Market
BAM Details: The Fannie Mae ESR Group reports a strong start in 2023 for the economy and housing market and no longer expects a recession in Q1. ...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Reduced Mortgage Insurance Premiums
BAM Key Details: The Biden-Harris administration has announced action to save homebuyers and homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages $800 per year by...
As Mortgage Rates Climb, Buyer Demand and New Listings Fall
BAM Key Details: The latest Zillow® market report shows home prices are stabilizing as home sales have increased, while sellers continue to hold...
Social Media Trends Report from HubSpot
BAM Key Details: The 2022 Social Media Trends report by HubSpot and Talkwalker identified 2022 as the year of “the now consumer” and identified key...