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New Home Construction Expectations for 2022

Appraisal Buzz

Of course, the construction industry has been facing some pressing challenges, including hitches in global and national supply chains. This makes new home construction a continued challenge, even as demand exists to accelerate new housing. between 2012 and 2021. Things may be taking a turn for the better in 2022, though.

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Home sale prices reach record highs — again

Housing Wire

In looking at more than 400 metros, Redfin found that homes sold during a four-week period ending April 18 were on the market for a median of 21 days, the shortest time on market since 2012. And on top of that, builders are struggling to construct new homes given an ongoing lumber shortage.

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Housing affordability ends 2022 at record low

Housing Wire

At the end of the fourth quarter, the index stood at its lowest level since the NAHB began tracking the data on a consistent basis in 2012. In addition, Q4 also saw average mortgage rates reach a series high of 6.80%.

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Existing home sales dip downwards for fourth month

Housing Wire

For the NAR, this is a record high and marks 111 straight months of year-over-year gains since March 2012. “Lack of inventory continues to be the overwhelming factor holding back home sales, but falling affordability is simply squeezing some first-time buyers out of the market,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.

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Are you prepping for worst-case commission lawsuit outcomes?

Housing Wire

With the scrutiny of The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and multiple lawsuits concerning how buyers’ brokers get paid, many brokers say it feels like an all-out war on the real estate industry. billion in commissions they paid to buyers’ agents in the past eight years.

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These markets are attracting the most out-of-state real estate investors

Housing Wire

Following extensive renovations that took nearly a year to complete, the property was resold to an owner-occupant buyer in July 2020. The data shows 30% of all properties purchased via online REO auction in Allen County were to out-of-state buyers, ranking 36th highest among 198 U.S. 75% out-of-state buyers); Calhoun County, Ala. (60%);

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” It re-emerged in the AI scene in October 2012. Geoff Hinton, a professor at the University of Toronto, and two students, constructed a viable neural network. will identify which buyers require immediate contact from the listing agent.