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Homeowners are staying in place twice as long as they did 20 years ago: Redfin

Housing Wire

housing market for multiple reasons, Redfin said. were 65 and older as of 2020, up from 13% in 2010,” the report reads. Long homeowner tenure, particularly among baby boomers, is an obstacle for young first-time buyers trying to break into the market,” the report read. “A

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Mortgage rates continue to climb beyond 7%

Housing Wire

What does it mean for the housing market ? However, persistently high mortgage rates pose a significant affordability challenge to buyers and sellers (not to mention the workers of a trillion dollar-plus industry). In July, 26% of existing homes sold to cash buyers while 7% of new homes sold to cash buyers.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

FPI's apparent belief that most of the high-end development sold ended up as empty pied-a-terres while wealthy buyers bid up the prices is incorrect. That article came out in 2014 right as the housing market was peaking. I am merely interpreting what I think are the critical issues established this proposed tax.

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HOME BUYERS FACING ‘TRIPLE-WHAMMY’ EFFECT

Will Springer Realtor

The affordability question is becoming more difficult to justify too, as home prices and interest rates rise amid other challenges facing buyers.“That’s Buyers with the deepest pockets may wait, however. market in the last decade, reported FilterBuy.com. between 2010 and 2020 to edge out Denver (22.9%) and Portland, Ore.

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Why Buy Land for Sale in Ohio in 2022? (7 Reasons)

The Robert Weiler Company

News’ researchers examined the cost of daily life and housing relative to household income. First-time home buyers are choosing Ohio. Millennial home buyers are flocking to Ohio. cities and ranked them across 12 metrics in four categories: job opportunity, home affordability, livability, and housing market forecast.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

DID SOMEBODY SAY, ‘HOUSING BUBBLE?’. Are we in a housing bubble? The housing market has become bubbly,” said economist Enrique Martinez-Garcia of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He was one of the authors of a recent report that found signs of a housing bubble in the real estate market.

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What Is a Foreclosure and How Does it Work?

Quicken Loans

That’s why many home buyers turn to foreclosed homes in hopes of getting more space in a better area and with a much lower price tag. Foreclosure purchases thrived in 2009-2010 when a recession-battered housing market hit its peak foreclosure rate. In an REO, the bank is the sole owner of the property.