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Will iBuyers survive a buyer’s market?

The iBuyer concept is fresh and exciting, but it remains untested throughout a full market cycle By Ben Caballero [This column was first published by Housingwire.] Venture capitalists are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the iBuyer business model. I thought it would be interesting to see what they are doing in my local…

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April 2019 HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index

TEXAS NEW HOME MARKET STABILIZES IN MARCH HomesUSA.com™ Reports Sales, Prices, and Sales Pace for New Homes Flatten Dallas, Texas – April 23, 2019 – New home sales, prices and sales pace were all flat in Texas last month, according to new data released by HomesUSA.com™ for March, based on data from local Multiple Listing…

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Mar 2019 HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index

Texas New Home Market Surprises in February HomesUSA.com™ Reports Sales Up, Prices Down, Sales Pace Stable, But the Future? DALLAS, March 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New home sales in Texas rose slightly last month, while the average new home price for the state fell slightly as the sale pace of new home sales stabilized,…

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Feb 2019 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index

DALLAS, Feb. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The average new home price in Texas rose last month statewide, despite signs that the state’s once red-hot new home sales market is continuing to cool, according to new data released by HomesUSA.com™ for January. The new data shows the average new home price in Texas was up a…

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3 Points to Success in Life

Self-Reliance Don’t blame others! If someone stole from you, lied to or cheated you – you can be upset and disappointed, but do not dwell on it. Though you may be justified, it will be a waste of your time. Blaming others for your bad situation NEVER helps. Here’s an example of self-reliance. A very…

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7 Keys to Success in Business

On February 16th, HomesUSA.com™ CEO, Ben Caballero, was the Keynote Speaker for the 2019 Think Realty Conference and Expo. Caballero presented the audience with seven (7) words, asking that they create a mental image of what each word meant to them; those words were Purpose, Goals, Creativity, Specialization, Focus, Passion, and Persistence. He emphasized how…

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Caballero Becomes World’s First $2-Billion Real Estate Agent

Top-Ranked Realtor® 2018 Sales Totaled Nearly 5,800 Homes for a Volume of $2.27 Billion DALLAS, Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ben Caballero, the first Guinness World Record holder for home sales, broke his world record for an individual real estate agent, selling 5,793 homes totaling $2,270,911,643 in a single year. That’s according to data from local MLSs of the Houston Association of…

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Jan 2019 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index

Dallas, Texas – January 24, 2019 – Texas’ red-hot new home sales markets may finally be cooling according to new data released by HomesUSA.com™for December. The new data shows total home sales and pending sales dropping statewide last month, including lower sales numbers in the nation’s biggest new home sales market, Dallas-Ft. Worth, as well…

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Dec 2018 – HomesUSA.com™ New Home Sales Index

Days on Market statewide was relatively flat, so new homes sold at about the same pace in November as they did in October in Texas, according to HomesUSA.com™. But the big news for November was the increase in the average price of new home sales in Texas for the sixth straight month. Average new home…

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