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

Housing Wire

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. But that does still leave an estimated 11.1

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As home prices increase, sellers have the upper hand

Housing Wire

points, but has recovered more than half of its early pandemic-period decline when April’s HPSI hit its lowest reading since November 2011. August’s HPSI survey revealed both a confident seller’s and buyer’s market, however, Fannie Mae reported September buyers showing more hesitancy. Presented by: NAMB. As of Oct.

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Seller Filed a Racial Bias Complaint Against Me

Appraiserblogs

Could it be because of the racial bias complaint filed against me by an unhappy Seller… Fannie Mae accomplished what they set out to do in July 2011, when they initiated their Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) and the Uniform Collateral Data Portal. So what’s caused the sudden loss of income?

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

Housing Wire

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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What Home Buyers Should Expect in the Spring of 2023

Hank Miller Team

That message however, is often taken at face value and some home buyers expect a bargain basement spring. Best advice as to what home buyers should expect in the spring of 2023.understand understand that it's not the spring of 2011. Home buyers had a rough couple of years. Preparation is the key to success.

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$1.3B South Florida indie brokerage returns to Keller Williams

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Finkelstein Reader initially joined Keller Williams in 2011 as the leader of the Laurie Finkelstein Reader Real Estate Team. Her team served buyers and sellers in Broward County, Florida.

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Homebuyers increasingly seek ARMs as mortgage rates soar 

Housing Wire

Though price growth has cooled and prices have begun to come down, high and still climbing mortgage rates mean many of today’s buyers face larger home payments than they would have when home prices were at their peak Hannah Jones, economic data analyst at Realtor.com. Buyers, builders and sellers take a step back as inflation persists .

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