Marley Malenfant, Author at HousingWire https://www.realtrends.com/blog/author/mmalenfant/ Empowering Real Estate Decisions with Trusted Insights. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 02:38:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/cropped-RealTrends_bug.png?w=32 Marley Malenfant, Author at HousingWire https://www.realtrends.com/blog/author/mmalenfant/ 32 32 242052225 Residents flee city life for wallet-friendly housing     https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/07/residents-flee-city-life-for-wallet-friendly-housing/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/07/residents-flee-city-life-for-wallet-friendly-housing/#respond Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:05:33 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/07/residents-flee-city-life-for-wallet-friendly-housing/ Los Angeles County lost 40,036 residents between July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2020, according to Livabl. During the pandemic, reasons for moving varied. United Van Lines provided some data for outbound residents from New York and California in 2020. 

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/07/residents-flee-city-life-for-wallet-friendly-housing/feed/ 0 2412 Home prices surge in every segment of market https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/home-prices-surge-in-every-segment-of-market/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/home-prices-surge-in-every-segment-of-market/#respond Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:32:07 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/home-prices-surge-in-every-segment-of-market/ Home prices haven’t leveled off yet, despite reports of more inventory. According to a home price appreciation report from Redfin, the second quarter brought good news for homeowners in all price points. But, luxury home prices saw the biggest surge, followed by affordable homes at 18.7%.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/home-prices-surge-in-every-segment-of-market/feed/ 0 2404 Lone Wolf acquires data analytics company Terradatum https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/lone-wolf-acquires-data-analytics-company-terradatum/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/lone-wolf-acquires-data-analytics-company-terradatum/#respond Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:01:48 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/lone-wolf-acquires-data-analytics-company-terradatum/ In a move to help bolster their data analytics, Lone Wolf Technologies acquired multiple listing services company Terradatum. 

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/lone-wolf-acquires-data-analytics-company-terradatum/feed/ 0 2402 Single-family home sales fall, cause market cool off https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/02/single-family-home-sales-fall-cause-market-cool-off/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/02/single-family-home-sales-fall-cause-market-cool-off/#respond Mon, 02 Aug 2021 19:38:21 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/02/single-family-home-sales-fall-cause-market-cool-off/ New single-family home sales fell 6.6% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 676,000 in June, the third straight monthly decline, according to the Census Bureau. Additionally, May’s estimate was revised downward by 45,000 to 724,000. The number of new single-family houses for sale increased 7%, reaching the highest level since November 2008, though approximately 30% of homes for sale were homes that had not yet been started.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/02/single-family-home-sales-fall-cause-market-cool-off/feed/ 0 2395 Congress doesn’t extend eviction ruling https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/congress-doesnt-extend-eviction-ruling/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/congress-doesnt-extend-eviction-ruling/#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:56:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/congress-doesnt-extend-eviction-ruling/ Without the moratorium extended, potentially 10 million American renters could be at risk, according to this CNBC report. However, landlords and smaller rental providers are also facing economic hardship.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/congress-doesnt-extend-eviction-ruling/feed/ 0 2391 New England Real Estate Network MLS adds shareholder https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/new-england-real-estate-network-mls-adds-shareholder/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/new-england-real-estate-network-mls-adds-shareholder/#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:27:48 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/new-england-real-estate-network-mls-adds-shareholder/ As a shareholder, Greater Newburyport Realtors gains inclusion in an MLS accepting listings throughout New England. They have representation in NEREN’s governance and are eligible to be included in various leadership and committee positions. Board members provide leadership to the MLS and its 12,000 plus system users. 

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/new-england-real-estate-network-mls-adds-shareholder/feed/ 0 2390 Asian Real Estate Association (AREEA) releases top-performing agents list  https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/asian-real-estate-association-areea-releases-top-performing-agents-list/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/asian-real-estate-association-areea-releases-top-performing-agents-list/#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:37:08 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/asian-real-estate-association-areea-releases-top-performing-agents-list/ Have some champagne on ice and a pat on the back. The Asian Real Estate Association of American (AREEA) recently released its A-list. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate agent Blair Myers tops the list by transaction sides.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/30/asian-real-estate-association-areea-releases-top-performing-agents-list/feed/ 0 2389 Real estate investors adding to inventory in 19 markets   https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/29/real-estate-investors-adding-to-inventory-in-19-markets/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/29/real-estate-investors-adding-to-inventory-in-19-markets/#respond Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:10:31 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/29/real-estate-investors-adding-to-inventory-in-19-markets/ In our everyday discussions with real estate agents, there seems to be a cold war between deep-pocket real estate investors and buyers. The idea is that buyers can’t compete with investors who are usurping homes with all-cash offers, leaving little inventory behind. A closer look at some data suggests that’s not always the case. 

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/29/real-estate-investors-adding-to-inventory-in-19-markets/feed/ 0 2388 Home sales profits take dive in second quarter https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/29/home-sale-profits-take-dive-in-second-quarter/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/29/home-sale-profits-take-dive-in-second-quarter/#respond Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:52:32 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/29/home-sale-profits-take-dive-in-second-quarter/ The housing oven is still hot but the stove is cooling off for home sellers. In a housing sales report from ATTOM, profit margins for home sellers dropped in the second quarter, marking a rare decline during a time that usually produces some of the best returns for sellers.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/29/home-sale-profits-take-dive-in-second-quarter/feed/ 0 2384 Engel & Völkers agent competes in Tokyo Olympic games  https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/28/engel-volkers-agent-competes-in-tokyo-olympic-games/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/28/engel-volkers-agent-competes-in-tokyo-olympic-games/#respond Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:46:57 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/28/engel-volkers-agent-competes-in-tokyo-olympic-games/ When the Engel & Völkers real estate agent is not working with clients, he’s training with the Canadian national rugby team. Right now in Tokyo, Hammond is living his dream.

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