Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2022

What I mean by a credit bust is that after the housing bubble burst in 2005 into 2006, we saw a massive increase in supply. These were forced credit sellers, which means these sellers don’t sell to buy a home like a traditional seller does. Total inventory levels. NAR: Total Inventory levels 1.22

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In addition, this is the fourth straight month of inventory declining, while days on the market are growingl! Plus, available housing inventory remains near historic lows.” ” One of the housing economic realities that I have been trying to stress this year is that a traditional seller of a home is typically a buyer as well.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Presently, the demand for existing homes outpaces the available supply, raising potential concerns for both sellers and buyers. Employing targeted marketing strategies is equally vital to optimize exposure to potential buyers, minimize days on the market, and maximize the final sales price.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2021

This elevated level of competition may be starting to wear on buyers’ confidence and could be holding back sales volumes. “Last month, existing home sales recorded their best bottom line in any April since 2006,” Speakman said. ” While borrowers battle it out in the bidding trenches, unsold inventory sits at a 2.4-month

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

Sellers saw a market where their homes sold quickly and often above list price as multiple buyers competed to have the winning bid. . Higher mortgage rates and home prices are expected to moderate buyer demand as the erosion of affordability takes a toll.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Housing went into recession in 2006 and prices weren’t collapsing that year either. Part of the issue is that mortgage rates moved up so fast that many sellers quit this year as well. Key thing to remember: A traditional seller is also usually a buyer. Housing inventory. Home sales. million in 2005.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2021

But — in the same beat — Caporale added, “There is still a massive influx of buyers, and I am not seeing a significant drop in demand.” 2021 is projected to have the most home sales since the 2006 housing bubble, with the U.S. There’s buyer fatigue and real questions about affordability.” on pace for 6.29 July was the plateau.

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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. Housing inventory issue with no booming demand. Total Inventory had been growing from 2001-2005; total listings data in 2005 was at the higher historical range of 2.5

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

below its 2006 peak. Additionally, there are move-up buyers with larger budgets who are relocating to more affordable areas where they’re financially able to outbid local residents. Home prices in 19 of our 20 cities now stand at all-time highs, with the sole outlier (Chicago) only 0.3%

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Housing demand weakened noticeably as growing concerns about affordability contributed to non-seasonal declines in sales, resulting in a slight increase in inventory and more moderate price appreciation,” states the Federal Reserve’s most recently released Beige Book report — based on data and reports current as of mid-July.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 25, 2024

It kept inventory down, which propped up prices, but sales are down nearly 22%, and buyers are hungry. A year later, still no crash, which had more to do with the decrease in inventory than the decrease in sales. A lot of it had to do with anemic inventory. Average prices for closed sales increased by 3.4%

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 25, 2024

This scarcity in inventory exerted upward pressure on prices, although it coincided with a 19% decline in sales. Despite this decline, motivated buyers were out there trying to secure a home while also trying to navigate lower affordability and low inventory. Average prices for closed sales increased by 7.2% Sales Decline by 18.9%

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 30, 2024

This scarcity in inventory had the effect of keeping prices high, but there was a substantial decrease in sales, approximately 19%, leaving prospective buyers eager. This resilience is more attributable to the reduction in inventory rather than a decline in sales. Maine Sales Decreased by 18.9%

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Cornerstone

APRIL 30, 2021

Here’s a quick recap of why selling can be a smart move this spring: Springtime normally shows an influx of buyer activity. It’s an ideal time for sellers to take advantage. Sellers who may have been reluctant to list in the past few years are now considering it. Spring is a favorable season for move-up buyers.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 26, 2023

ANTHONY LAMACCHIA'S 2024 REAL ESTATE MARKET PREDICTIONS Anthony is obsessed with tracking the data and in this article written at the end of 2023 he explains how the market is shaping up based on trends and what Buyers and Sellers can expect in 2024. In typical rate rising cycles, there is a lack of buyers.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 28, 2022

It will be much like 2021, with record-breaking amounts of home sales, more record-breaking home price appreciation, and more buyers fighting over homes. At that time we had an extreme overabundance of sellers and not enough motivated buyers. That is an extraordinary statistic and has kept inventory very low.

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McKissock

MARCH 15, 2022

Traditional buyers are replaced by new ones (investors). When traditional buyers are replaced by new buyers who are starting to invest in real estate, this is an indication of a possible bubble. Where financing becomes difficult to obtain, lenders pull back and may constrict availability of credit.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

But with rising mortgage rates, still-rising home prices, and record-low levels of inventory, this might be easier said than done. Although this was not the strongest showing for new home sales due to supply chain issues, and material and labor shortages, 2021 was the best year for existing home sales since 2006.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Redfin, on the other hand, has had agents as employees since Glenn Kelman founded it in Seattle in 2006. Living on commissions often means getting paid more for convincing a buyer to increase their acceptable price range or coaxing a seller to hold out for a more lucrative deal. It was as boring as it sounds like.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 12, 2021

Amid the challengers for buyers, there is an expectation for housing activity to continue puffing its Thomas the Tank Engine without a misfire – at least through early summer – before possibly lowering a gear. One of the reasons for the continued home-sales intensity – in any season – is a key group of “new” buyers. million units.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 5, 2022

Excerpts: Lending was not very prudent prior to the crash of 2008 as suggested by the trend in the median credit score (FICO), a measure for credit worthiness; for newly originated first-time purchase mortgages the median FICO score was 686 in Q1 2006 versus 740 in Q4 2020. For more details and graphs, click here. To read more, click here.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Biden administration’s $2T infrastructure plan includes $213B allocated for housing, with a focus on low- and middle-income homeowners and potential buyers. Lawrence Yun also said this figure will be the highest rate of sales since 2006. Both are welcome signs for buyers but they should not be interpreted as a trend.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

That’s where buyers are paying about 42% more in their monthly mortgage payments for the same house today than they did a year ago. Sidenote: Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), which typically have lower interest rates than fixed-rate mortgages, have become an attractive option for new buyers financing a home.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 14, 2022

I’m always looking for something new ;> Nearly Two-Thirds of Homebuyers and Sellers Are Hesitant to Move Somewhere With Climate Risk. Meanwhile, 15% of buyers and sellers said climate change caused them to search in a different part of their area. percent, the highest level since 2006. To read more, click here.

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