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Pending home sales up slightly in September: NAR

Housing Wire

Despite the slight gain, pending contracts remain at historically low levels due to the highest mortgage rates in 20 years,” Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist said in a statement. Furthermore, inventory remains tight, which hinders sales but keeps home prices elevated.” Year over year, all four regions saw declining transactions.

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CoreLogic projects low mortgage rates and high prices into 2023

Housing Wire

over the next three years – nearly a percentage point lower than the average of the 2010-2019 decade. However, Nothaft expects that mortgages originated today, with a contract rate of 3% or lower, are more likely to have a relatively long life and lenders will not see them coming into refinance anytime soon.

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Housing activity to remain limited by mortgage rates, home prices: Fannie Mae

Housing Wire

million units, declining from its final estimate of total sales in 2022 and marking the slowest annual pace since 2010, according to its Economic and Strategic Research Group. “We Inventory remains tight , and the overall housing stock is well below what long-run demographic trends suggest is needed, according to the group.

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Appraising Airbnb Properties

Appraisal Today

It’s been on and off the market since 2014, four years after a lengthy construction project there was completed. Most recently, the 2010 build became one of the most expensive homes on the market when it hit the market in early August at the greatly reduced $26 million listing price. And now, the chateau is again up for grabs.

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High Financing Hurdles Lead to Low Housing Activity in Seattle/King County

Will Springer Realtor

The number of homes going under contract – known in the industry as Pending sales – fell to 2340, an August figure not seen in King since 2010 when there were only 1580 in the heart of the housing crisis. Inventory was little changed from July to August. months’ inventory, down from 1.5 Condo inventory stayed at 1.8

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Mostly Positive Start to 2024 Housing Activity in Seattle/King County

Will Springer Realtor

Total inventory remains low, however, keeping prices higher on an annual basis. Annual sales across King County totaled 21,515 homes – down an incredible 24% from the year before and the fewest since 2010 (20,761). months’ inventory, up from 1.4 months’ inventory (2.0 Single-family inventory rose to 1.6 King had 1.8

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King County Home Buyers and Sellers in ‘Re-Evaluation’ Mode

Will Springer Realtor

Mortgage rates are high, home prices are high, there’s no inventory.” The number of single-family homes going under contract (Pending sales) fell 8.7% is on track to sell only 4.16M homes this year, the fewest since the Great Recession and the June inventory figure is believed to be the lowest for the month on record.

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