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Can 3-D printed homes help solve the housing crisis?

Housing Wire

To Ballard, 3D printing technology is evolving to solve a crisis in modern day America and the world: The failure to meet people’s demand for housing. A former Texas A&M cross country and track athlete and Episcopalian minister, Ballard in 2011 co-founded TreeHouse , a retailer to sell environmentally friendly home construction materials.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

months of inventory. Inventories across the county for all home types now stand at 2.2 Single-family inventory is unchanged from October at 2.1 Exclusive neighborhoods such as Medina and Mercer Island have roughly 4 months of single-family inventory. A little more than a third of inventory is under contract.

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HINTS OF SHARP INCREASE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION

Will Springer Realtor

It is developing several single-family and multifamily communities in King and Snohomish counties. “Family friendliness” remains a prime focus for developers of master-planned communities, but a new survey indicates health & wellness amenities are becoming increasingly important. in the last 12 months. LIFESTYLE CHANGE.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

Housing inventory nationwide flipped from oversupply to undersupply about a dozen years ago when consumers and the banking industry began to slowly rebound financially from the Great Recession. America’s shortfall is most acute with the most vulnerable, as affordable housing inventory has been shrinking for decades.

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Freddie Advice: How to Avoid Using “Bad” Words

Appraisal Today

More Objective Appraisals: A Practical Guide for Appraisers By Scott Reuter Single-Family Chief Appraisal Officer, Freddie Mac Excerpts: Changing the Mindset – Facts First What’s the number one thing appraisers should be doing when they develop an appraisal? Stick to the facts. Originally constructed in 1973, an 1100 ht.sq.ft.

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RISING INFLATION, RATES TRIP UP HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

The King County housing market has seen inventory increase by 55% in the past month, while the number of homes going under contract fell 22% from May to the lowest June level since 2011. Total Eastside inventory rose to 1366 active listings, up 52% in one month and 210% in a year. months’ inventory, up from 1.0

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

While these are promising developments, there will always be the affordability question. Between 2011 and 2019, the median household income in our area increased by about 34% but housing prices jumped 78%. ” The increased number of listings and slight slow-down of the market have helped boost inventory numbers. CONDO NEWS.