The North Pointe Office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty's bi-monthly Zoom office meeting covering the following topics: 1. A redesigned Realtors Property Resource (RPR), 2. Reducing liability when buyer uses a sight unseen clause in offer, and 3. Are we creeping toward a real estate housing bubble?
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Session #4
Date: Monday, April 12
Time: 9:30-10:45 AM
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Recording available on
TEAMHOMESALE
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What is RPR?
• 100% Owned by REALTORS®
o Created by NAR
o Provide data to meet demands of clients
• Exclusively for REALTORS®
o No third party or public access
o Branded to users
• No Cost Member Benefit
o Serves Residential, Commercial, Appraisers,
Associations and MLS’s
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Highlights of Changes
• Cleaner Look and Feel
o More white space
o Bigger fonts and images
• Search All Properties from One Spot
o Residential or commercial
• User-centric Homepage
o Shortcuts to tools and features
o Customizable ‘My Market’ area
• Upgraded Map Capabilities
o Easier, faster and more intuitive
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Advise the Buyer of All Known Material Defects
• Listing Agent - Seller Property Disclosure
(SPD) must be accurately and fully
completed
• Buyer Agent - Should review SPD with their
client
• Follow-up and document any questions
arising after thorough review
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Avoid Misrepresentation in
Listing Photos or Virtual
Tours
• Resist removing anything of
material substance
• Don’t overly enhance photos or
tours
• Standard of Practice 12-10
requires REALTORS® to present a
true picture to the public
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Watch Out for Red Flags
• Carefully view property during virtual showing to identify
observable defects
• Point out to Buyer and put them in writing after showing
• Follow-up with Listing Broker when Buyer wants more info
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Avoid Assuming Buyer’s
Duties
• Ask Buyer to write down anything
they’re concerned about
• Observe and report objectively
• Don’t make decisions for the
Buyer or assume something
“Isn’t a big deal”
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Protect Yourself . . . and Your Clients
in Writing
• Ensure AOS includes appropriate due
diligence periods and contingencies
• NEVER suggest that they be waived
• Use appropriate disclosures and
acknowledgements
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Sight Unseen Addendum to AOS
The Buyer(s) of this property are choosing to submit and negotiate terms of an agreement
without actually seeing the property. This agreement is contingent upon Buyer viewing the
property in person within ___________ (___) days of Seller and Buyer coming to terms with a
fully executed Agreement of Sale. If Buyer does not remove this clause in writing after viewing
property, this agreement will become null and void and all deposit money will be returned to the
Buyer. It is further agreed, that all time frames for inspections and mortgage application and
approval listed in this agreement will start on the day that Buyer removes this clause from the
agreement.
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1. Mortgage Standards Today Are More Stringent
• Recently released their latest Housing
Credit Availability Index (HCAI)
• Measures percentage of owner-
occupied home loans that are likely to
default
The HCAI Index today is
< 5%
(lowest it’s been since the
introduction of the index)
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2. Prices Aren’t Soaring Out of Control . . . Yet
• Normal price appreciation is +/- 3.8%
• In the four years prior to the crash,
home price appreciation averaged
double digits
We would need to have
3
more years of double digit
price appreciation
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8.5% 8.7%
12.5%
11.4%
6.4%
4.8% 4.7%
9.2%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: Core Logic & Black Knight
Annual Home Price Appreciation
Four Year Average: 10.28%
Four Year Average: 6.28%
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3. Homes Are in Short Supply NOW
• Normal real estate market is about six
months of inventory
• We have a shortage of homes today
versus an overabundance
The supply of homes is
180°
different than during the
market crash
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Months’ Inventory of Existing Single-family Homes for Sale
10.0
7.5
5.0
2.5
-0-
2004 2005 2006 2007 2017 2018 2019 2020
3.9
5.0
6.4
9.6
4.0
3.7
3.0
2.1
Source: NAR
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4. New Construction’s Key Role
• New construction of single-family
homes has always been a key indicator
• Are we above or below the average
annual # of units completed?
The country has had
13
straight years of completed
units below the 50 yr. average
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1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Average Annual
Units Completed
Single-Family Housing Units Completed
Four consecutive years of record-setting number of units
Thirteen consecutive years below 50-year average
Source: United States Census Bureau
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5. Despite a Rise in Prices – Houses Are Still Affordable
• Affordability formula has three
components: price, wages and rates
• Price is only one of the components
The average homeowner uses less
of their monthly income towards
a mortgage payment then
15 years ago
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Percent of Median Income Needed to Purchase the Median-Priced Home
1985-2000 2006 2021
21.2%
25.4%
14.9%
Source: NAR
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6. Homes Are No Longer Being Used As an ATM
• Equity in homes continues to build-up
• Homeowners are not cashing out the
equity that is gradually building up in
their homes
50%
of homes in the country have at
least 50% equity
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Total Home Equity Cashed Out (through Refinance in Billions)
Year Dollars
2005 $263B
2006 $321B
2007 $240B
Total $824B
Year Dollars
2018 $87B
2019 $108B
2020 $153B
Total $348B
Source: Freddie Mac
• Negative Equity ->
• Foreclosures/Short Sales ->
• Discounted Values ->
Prices Tumbled
Average home equity today
$190,000