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Home sales will be weak in 2024 regardless of “soft landing”: Fannie Mae

Housing Wire

“In order to achieve a soft landing, economic growth will have to slow to a rate that is below trend for some time in order for the unemployment rate to rise sufficiently to cause wage growth to slow consistent with a 2% inflation target over the long term, but not so slow that the economy falls into a contraction,” the ESR group said.

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“It’s crazy”: Homebuilders big and small struggle to finish projects

Housing Wire

homebuilder, housing starts, lumber, builders, builder confidence, construction. Owing to a historic inventory crunch, new construction is playing a more prominent role in the housing inventory landscape in decades. of homes for sale were new construction. million homes are under construction, the highest level in decades.

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Appliances for FHA appraisals

Appraisal Today

= 32% of Homes for Sale in the Fourth Quarter Were Newly Built — Just Shy of the Record High Redfin reports new construction has taken up a growing share of the for-sale housing pie because homebuilding has increased and the number of individual homeowners selling has decreased. Nationwide, 31.8% That’s comparable with 31.9% percent from 13.3

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

Appraisal Today

A three-year renovation, ending in 2009, converted the upper floors into the 7,000-square-foot penthouse. Some appraisers feel that lenders should not provide them with the purchase and sale contract. Then that contract does not serve to color, cloud, or otherwise bias a value opinion. We all know this is true. percent from 6.57

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Appraisals – Check the Water Source!

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on real estate market, USPAP and contracts, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. The number of potential buyers will decrease as rates go up in many markets. USPAP and the Contract. Some appraisers do not like having a copy of the contract.

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Home Prices Rising Toward Record Highs – Again

Will Springer Realtor

Home prices continued to confound buyers by climbing toward record highs as summer began. The slippage in listings under contract – which is currently at the third-slowest annual pace this century (after 2008 and 2009) – is a barometer for future sales. from May to 3242 units – the highest monthly figure since last September.

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CubiCasa – Home Measurement From Inside A House

Appraisal Today

It seems an inflection point occurred where we really noticed the effect of higher mortgage rates on buyers. Some buyers have backed off due to declining affordability, and others have become much more sensitive to price. Will buyers adapt to a new environment of higher rates, or will we continue to see fewer buyers playing the market?