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Property taxes have been rising. Here’s what it means for housing

Housing Wire

“If somebody is concerned about that (taxes), I always put it back on the buyer and ask them, ‘Do you have any control in the increase of your rent payment?’” single-family home was $3,901, up 3% compared to 2021, ATTOM reported. For sure, it can dampen demand and, by extension, harm prices in some markets.”

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Homes in high-risk wildfire areas are more affordable

Housing Wire

million homes are located in areas at high risk of wildfire across the states of Washington, Oregon and California, with a total estimated home value of $3.3 Redfin said that for Bay Area homebuyers who are priced out of San Francisco , where the median home sold for $1.45 More than 4.5 trillion, a new Redfin report said.

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Empty-nesters own twice as many large homes as millennials with children

Housing Wire

This has put a strain on the inventory of three-bedroom-plus homes, making it harder for a millennial to buy one. Another 17% of millennials, regardless of it they have children or not live with a family member in a home that the family member owns or rents, while 10% live in a home owned or rented by a non-family member.

Inventory 419
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Think US home prices are high? At least we aren’t Canada

Housing Wire

As you can see above, other countries have experienced steep home-price growth and Canada is leading the way. housing market follow Canada? In short, the answer is no, we won’t have the type of home-price velocity that Canada has experienced because our housing market is more diverse than theirs.

Buyers 525
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HOUSING ‘TRIFECT’ PUTTING SQUEEZE ON BUYERS

Will Springer Realtor

All this, while we prepare to experience in a few years the largest wave of potential home-purchase demand in our nation’s history. As the chart shows, a historically large segment of Millennials is inching toward 36, the median age of a first-time home buyer in the U.S. income can qualify for financing on a median-priced home.

Buyers 36
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8 Experts: Sky-High Housing Prices Won’t Fall

Empire Appraisal Group

USA TODAY spoke to eight experts to find out if a housing crash is on the horizon. For one, they say the housing market in 2021 is not like the boom-bust cycle leading up to the Great Recession. Given the strong housing market and price appreciation, banks are more likely to work with borrowers to restructure their loans.

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Exactly what to say when your clients ask these big questions

Cornerstone

The long answer: Here are several solid reasons why: Housing inventory remains at record lows , while buyer demand has reached record highs. A prospective home seller is looking at a great opportunity to sell rapidly and at a lucrative price. If there’s a surge of foreclosures, will home values start to decline?

Clients 62