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As insurance costs rise, real estate agents have more buyer concerns to assuage

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Now we are looking at a two- to three- business-day process and the buyer may not like the numbers they get back.” For some buyers, surprisingly high insurance premiums are causing them to second-guess the property they have selected. “I There has also been an uptick in the strength and scale of natural disasters.

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Buyers viewed just eight homes before making their purchase

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Right after the Great Recession, between 2009 and 2011, buyers viewed a median of 12 homes before purchasing, as inventory was plentiful. From 2004 to 2006, during the housing boom years, even though homes were moving at a rapid pace, buyers typically looked at nine homes.

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Foreign buyers are avoiding American homes: NAR

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Foreign buyers purchased $54.4 Out-of-country buyers purchased only 107,000 properties in that 12-month span — down 31% from the prior period. The dollar and sales volumes were the lowest since 2011, a year in which foreigners accounted for just $66.4 Foreign buyers who resided in the U.S. billion worth of U.S.

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Buyers and sellers agree: it’s a good time to enter the housing market

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points, but has steadily recovered over 60% of its COVID-19 pandemic loss when April’s HPSI hit its lowest reading since November 2011. While the state of the market shines brightly for prospective buyers and sellers, the economy overall is showing some slight hesitation. Compared to this time last year, the HPSI is still down 7.1

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Elevated borrowing costs remain the top worry for homebuilders

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In 2011, only 13% of homebuilders worried about the cost of labor, versus 87% in 2019. On the bright side, attracting buyers to the market last year was not a widespread difficulty, but homebuilders fear that might change. Rising inflation came in second among the most widespread problems of 2023, cited by 83% of builders.

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Seniors aging in place in Chicago could reshape city’s housing market

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First-time home buyers, especially millennials and Gen Xers, are facing an uphill battle when looking for a home, partly because baby boomers […] are planning to stay put.” The RMMI increased precipitously between 2011 and 2021. Boomers own 35.6% Despite owning 35.6% of the total population of the city’s metropolitan population.

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All-cash transactions gain traction amid high mortgage rates: Redfin

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metropolitan areas since 2011. Meanwhile, buyers offer bigger down payments to lessen the cost of monthly payments In September, buyers were typically putting down 16.1% In those cities, the typical buyer put down 25% of the purchase price. and 20.3%, respectively. respectively. in April 2023.

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