Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Mortgage rates have been rising above 7% since August, which has diminished the pool of home buyers,” Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist said. Yun also expressed concern about a possible government shutdown, which could worsen the conditions in the housing market. “It

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. However, rising mortgage rates and limited inventory have temporarily hindered the possibility of buying for many.” However, rising mortgage rates and limited inventory have temporarily hindered the possibility of buying for many.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2022

Retail housing market data from June showing early signs of a real estate slowdown was foreshadowed three months earlier in buyer behavior at foreclosure auctions. The downshift in buyer behavior at the foreclosure auction came two months before the downshift showed up in retail housing market data.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2023

It alleviated some pressure on mortgage rates, which declined over the past week. But uncertainties over the Federal Reserve ‘s (Fed) next steps are keeping mortgage rates high, with the 30-year fixed mortgage rate above 6.5% Other indexes show mortgage rates even higher. for the third consecutive week. ”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 29, 2023

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Despite sluggish pending contract signings, the housing market is resilient with approximately three offers for each listing,” Lawrence Yun , the chief economist of NAR, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

Bad news for mortgage professionals: not only are mortgage rates at their highest level in over two decades, they might not drop anytime soon. On Wednesday morning, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 7.29% at HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center and 7.49% on Mortgage News Daily. But it would require the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. Overall active inventory improved 7.9% The job market is solid, and the country’s total wealth reached a record high due to stock market and home price gains,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Buyers facing high mortgage rates are pulling out of their home-purchase agreements at the highest rate in nearly a year. in August 2022 and marks the highest percentage since October 2022, when mortgage rates surpassed 7% for the first time in two decades. The average interest rate on a 30-year-fixed mortgage was 7.07% in August.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2023

Mortgage rate shot up again last week as the bond market continues to grapple with a growing economy in the run up to the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 5.55% a year ago at this time. Other indices showed even higher mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The lack of housing inventory is a major constraint to rising sales,” Lawrence Yun , NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. In addition, NAR forecasts that mortgage rates will drop to 6.0% in 2024, and housing starts will fall 7.3%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The housing market will remain subdued until the Federal Reserve starts cutting rates next year, according to economists and housing pros following the central bank’s Wednesday announcement to leave the benchmark rate unchanged in the target range of 5.25%-5.5%. in 2024 and 5.1%

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2023

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The recovery has not taken place, but the housing recession is over,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. The presence of multiple offers implies that housing demand is not being satisfied due to lack of supply. Meanwhile, housing starts are forecast drop 5.3%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

While the growth rate is cooling monthly, we are still in a savagely unhhealthy housing market trying to get national inventory levels back to pre-COVID-19 levels. I have documented the history of these housing price crash addicts for a decade now. Housing inventory issue with no booming demand.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

An index of 100 is equal to the average level of contract activity during 2001, the first year examined. The volume of existing-home sales in 2001 was within the range of 5 to 5.5 The “seesaw” nature of pending home sales could indicate a turning point for the housing market, according to Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

An index level of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Contract transactions slowed a bit in September and are showing signs of a calmer home price trend, as the market is running comfortably ahead of pre-pandemic activity,” Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Who is crazy enough to write an American economic recovery model on April 7, 2020, and try to explain to people why housing isn’t going to crash due to demographics, good credit profiles and low mortgage rates? An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.” in October.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The direction of mortgage rates – upward or downward – is the prime mover for home buying, and decade-high rates have deeply cut into contract signings,” Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. “If year over year in 2022, to 5.19 million units.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2022

As a driver of the economy, housing should be bolstered by: Non-bank lending institutions to lend in lower-income areas and to minorities in the same way that CRA provides for banks Reducing government-insured and guaranteed mortgage loan fees. in 2001 to 44.8% The need for change in current mortgage underwriting guidelines.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 10, 2022

The Inevitable Cyclicality of Mortgage Lending. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on declining mortgage loans, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Conch Shell House in Mexico on the island of Isla Mujeres. Purchase vs. refi appraisals.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non lender appraisals, liability, markets with few sales, Bias, unusual homes, mortgage origination A California Winery With a 91-Acre Vineyard for $12,995,000 Red Soles Winery, a 91-acre vineyard. How does your market compare with Ryan’s?

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

That’s because scarce inventory is driving up prices, pushing many homes on the cusp over the seven-figure mark. Varies widely around the country. == Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 August 16, 2023) — Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 August 16, 2023) — Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 Just over 8% of U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 12, 2023

= I wrote in this newsletter 12 months ago about the bumpy – maybe even bruising – housing market of 2022 across Puget Sound and most of the country. It was a year of gyrating mortgage rates and stubbornly high home prices. Inventory continues to shrink to levels not seen since the days of disco, shag carpets and pet rocks.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

GIMME SHELTER: AMERICA’S HOUSING PROBLEM WORSENS This country is struggling – mightily – to put enough roofs over the heads of Americans. Housing inventory nationwide flipped from oversupply to undersupply about a dozen years ago when consumers and the banking industry began to slowly rebound financially from the Great Recession.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2021

There is a strong need for a once-in-a-generation response to address decades of underinvestment in housing. million housing units since 2001. In another study , released earlier this month, Seattle’s housing affordability index fell 20%, the second-sharpest year-on-year decline after Phoenix (23%) among major U.S.

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 12, 2022

Houston Real Estate Market Forecast: Current Data & 2022 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? While no one ever thinks they’ll be forced to sell in a down market, very few people predicted 9/11 (2001), Great Recession (2008), the collapse of oil prices (2014), or Hurricane Harvey (2017).

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