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Here’s what you can expect from the 2024 housing market

Housing Wire

Going more in-depth than a Fed meeting, our virtual Housing Market Update event provides you with the strategy-building insights needed to operate in 2024. It’s a savagely unhealthy housing market out there, and these economists unpack what that means for you. Register for the virtual event on Dec.

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The 2021 housing market recap by Logan Mohtashami

Housing Wire

A bullish housing market. economic recovery was a false story and that we were about to embark on a second housing bubble crash due to forbearance. The housing market didn’t crash at all, in fact, more Americans bought homes with mortgages in 2021 than in 2020. What a year 2021 has been. These households got sub-3.5%

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Pending home sales fall to their lowest level in two decades

Housing Wire

Historically high rates harmed the housing market in October Annualized existing home sales remained below 4 million in October, the lowest rate since 2010. Meanwhile, new home sales posted a better performance as homebuyers pivoted to new construction amid waning existing home supply. New home sales fell 5.6%

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A closer look at housing markets across the country

Housing Wire

Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. from 2010 to 2020, Peoria’s population dropped 2.5%

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Beware of gloom and doom housing market crash headlines

Housing Wire

I’m talking about housing market crash headlines. The housing data has been wild this year. These dramatic peaks and valleys in the data have fed the demons of greed and fear that infest the minds our extreme housing bulls and the fierce housing market bears – leading to equally wild speculations about the future of U.S.

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Pending home sales up slightly in September: NAR

Housing Wire

For those new construction units, the national median new home price is projected to drop by 5.9% This underscores the importance of increased inventory in helping to get the overall housing market moving,” Yun added. They dropped below 4 million for the first time since October 2010, she added. in 2024, to $445,800.

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HECM program study assesses policy impacts of recent years

Housing Wire

The subsequent housing market crash sharply reduced that number to an average of about 50,000 originations per year from the late 2010s through 2020. Researchers estimated that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) incurred a net loss of approximately $10.4 billion from the program.