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Logan Mohtashami’s 2023 housing market forecast

Housing Wire

The 2022 housing market was savagely unhealthy , with all-time lows in inventory leading to massive bidding wars and price spikes until the Fed put a screeching halt to all of it with rate hikes that resulted in the most significant one-year spike in mortgage rate history. Housing Inventory. Home price s. national home price decline.

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

Will Springer Realtor

fewer new listings, the rate of sales rose 1.7% Two data points stood out from the latest report by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service: The aforementioned new listings for all homes in the county – 2684 – is at a low not seen for an August since records were shared with brokers (like me) dating back to the mid-1990s.

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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 season has been shaped by slumping new listings, a slowly climbing number of homes sitting on the market from previous months, fewer closed sales compared to last year and prices moving plus/minus five percentage points year-on-year (YoY).

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

Will Springer Realtor

The number of newly listed homes more than doubled from December and increased moderately compared with the same time last year, according to data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Total inventory remains low, however, keeping prices higher on an annual basis. months’ inventory, up from 1.4 King had 1.8

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Raleigh Real Estate Trends + Forecast for 2022

Raleigh Realty

According to the latest census, the population in Raleigh grew by almost 64,000 residents between 2010 and 2020. As supply chain issues cause construction material prices to soar, buyers are more likely to consider purchasing a resale home vs. a new construction home. The largest population in Raleigh is 25 to 34 (18.9)

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Affordability Woes Prompt Historic Housing Slowdown

Will Springer Realtor

Worsening affordability issues and lower-than-usual inventory have prompted many consumers to watch this housing market from the sidelines – without the picket lines. New listings for all home types in King County stood at 2157, a whopping 25% drop from September to October. Single-family inventory narrowed to 1.7

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Expectations for 2024 in Seattle/King County Real Estate

Will Springer Realtor

The region’s real estate scene in 2023 will be remembered for rising home prices and scant new listings. As the year dims, all eyes fixate on 2024’s potential: a hopeful dance fueled by dreams of lower rates and a wave of new homes for sale. Buyers and sellers tiptoed through caution. Um, bye-bye! The number of U.S.