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The Similarities Between 2007 and Today

Appraisal Buzz

During the 2007-10 mortgage default meltdown, appraisals were a target of complaints and allegations by lenders, the GSEs, some state appraisal boards, and a few unscrupulous entrepreneurs. The post The Similarities Between 2007 and Today appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. We are seeing that as a profession again.

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Top of the list: An interview with Ben Caballero

Housing Wire

HousingWire : Now, at the point of contract where an agent or consumer sees a home entered by HomesUSA, what happens next? You said before 2007 that you were providing services for homebuilders manually. That began to change around 2007, and we were able to take on clients more efficiently. Ben Caballero : Not enough!

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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

Lamacchia Realty

That’s because fewer homes are being placed under contract. The Lamacchia Realty Target Pricing Model has been implemented in the selling process since 2007. The post Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market appeared first on Lamacchia Realty.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. Properties are still going under contract. Worried about missing out on a boom?

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Builders apply the brakes amid canceled contracts

Housing Wire

For this reason, the number of housing units “under construction” is the largest ever recorded in history because they were taking so long to finish. For the builders, they have a new problem: they had homes under contract and then mortgage rates jumped in the biggest fashion ever recorded in history.

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FED’S ACTIONS TAKE STEAM OUT OF HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

Seriously though, there must be a ceiling to rising rates that have all but extinguished a robust housing market. housing market is experiencing a price “correction,” defined as a 10% price drop from its most recent peak. Our market cooled faster than any other in the nation, according to one report.

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IS THE HOUSING MARKET HEADED FOR A CRASH?

Will Springer Realtor

There are at least five factors that make this housing environment far different – and more stable – than roughly a decade ago: Low inventory and lack of supply – There were some 4 million homes on the market nationally in July 2007 compared with about 1.1 The post IS THE HOUSING MARKET HEADED FOR A CRASH?