AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoBuyer Leverage: Phoenix buyers have more homes to choose from and are negotiating harder, prompting sellers to offer concessions. In Toronto, October sales fell 7.9% year over year and the benchmark price dropped 4.3% to $916,400, though buyers still have room to negotiate. Housing Finance: California voters approved an $11.25 billion housing bond, adding long-term state debt to fund affordability efforts. Tax-Sale Caveat: Vancouver auctioned more than 60 properties, including homes that sold well below assessed values—but owners have a year to reclaim them by paying overdue taxes, leaving winning bidders waiting for a refund plus interest. Market Outlook: Savills expects UK house prices to fall 1.5% as mortgage rates stay above 5%, while New Zealand prices have barely moved in real terms over a decade. Homebuying and AI: Zillow’s CEO argues that searching for a home is a personal milestone people won’t want to hand off to an AI agent—a view that also protects the company’s role in connecting buyers with listings, agents and mortgages.
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