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Existing-home sales have nowhere to go but up in 2024? 

Housing Wire

Elevated mortgage rates and high home prices pushed sales of existing homes down again in October to the lowest monthly pace since August 2010. million, according to the N ational Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales dropped 4.1% in October from the prior month , reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.79

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

Will Springer Realtor

Annual sales across King County totaled 21,515 homes – down an incredible 24% from the year before and the fewest since 2010 (20,761). We know buyers are eager to purchase properties, as 39% more homes went under contract in January (1719 units) compared with the previous – admittedly quiet – month. fewer (1842) than on Jan.

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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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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

. >> The Puget Sound region suffered from a severe lack of new construction in the decade ending in 2020, according to U.S. Kitsap County had the fewest number of units built per household formed between 2010 and 2020 (0.55). List price: $3.495M ($782/sq. UPDATE: This home is now under contract, pending inspection.

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IS THE HOUSING MARKET HEADED FOR A CRASH?

Will Springer Realtor

Memories of the Great Recession still linger for anyone linked to the real estate industry – including the estimated seven million households that lost their homes to foreclosures around 2008-2010. One-tenth surveyed said they have added language to contracts that require buyers to share in the materials costs if they continue to rise.

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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. It’s going to stop getting worse.”

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HOME BUYERS FACING ‘TRIPLE-WHAMMY’ EFFECT

Will Springer Realtor

The House version, HB 1782 , is backed by developer and Realtor® lobbyists, Habitat for Humanity and environmental groups, according to The Seattle Times. between 2010 and 2020 to edge out Denver (22.9%) and Portland, Ore.-Vancouver, The aim is to generate more multi-family housing, from duplexes to fourplexes. Vancouver, Wash.

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