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The homebuilders got lucky this time

Housing Wire

There is one simple reason for this: it’s not 2008. However, the glaring difference today versus the recession of 2008, is that in 2007 the builders had to deal with over 4 million active listings as competition for their pricey new homes. 291,000 homes are still under construction: 5.7 In the last report, the builders had 9.0

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Existing home sales are working from a historic low bar

Housing Wire

It happened in 2008 and then didn’t happen again until 2023. Our housing market tracker counts weekly active single-family listings, those homes that aren’t in the contract, and the raw available number of homes for sale. This is a positive for housing in 2024 as most sellers are buyers.

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Some mortgage companies expanding despite challenges

Housing Wire

increase year over year for properties under contract, indicating that demand in the city remains strong,” said Elizabeth Anne Stribling-Kivlan, Compass’ senior managing director. When we help bring distressed properties back to the market, it’s up to 31% less expensive than a new construction home.”. during the same time.

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Top 10 Things Appraisers Wish Real Estate Agents Understood

McKissock

” “That cost does not equal value on homes, and picking comparable sales just to hit contract prices is unethical. ” Appraisers are unbiased and must follow guidelines “I wish they understood that we cannot always ethically hit the sale contract price.” Was the seller highly motivated? .”

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Value of a Pool for Homes?

Appraisal Today

Often, the MLS mentions that the sellers will fill in the pool, but I don’t know if that has ever happened. The sellers originally bought the land for $12 million back in 2010. Shortly after, Oatman Architects was brought on for the construction, which wrapped three years later in 2013. Where I live, very few homes have pools.

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Appraiser Has Very Big Problems With Borrower

Appraisal Today

During the two-year renovation, the seller, who bought the home in 2017, updated the kitchen with a Bosch cooktop, Gaggenau appliances, and soft-close doors. An example of this in real estate appraisal is the purchase and sale contract. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 6.24

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2024 Texas Real Estate Housing Report

Listing Spark

On the heels of the largest run up in home values in recorded history, we saw an abrupt and heavy shift that’s been challenging to grapple with for sellers and buyers. Days on market climbed, sellers’ became restless and our month’s supply of inventory finally started to grow. The only problem, nobody wanted a 7.5% in 2022 to 3.4