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Is the savagely unhealthy housing market back?

Housing Wire

Just when I thought days on market were returning to normal, that number for existing homes fell back down to 22 days. If the days on the market are at a teenager level or even lower, it’s never a good sign for the housing market. Instead, active listings are near all-time lows, which wasn’t the case from 2012-2019.

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This savagely unhealthy housing market needs higher rates

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors reported Thursday that existing home sales for April came in at 5.61 million , with double-digit home-price growth driving a housing market that is still savagely unhealthy. My rule to get the housing market out of the unhealthy stage is that we need total inventory back between 1.52

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The housing market is now savagely unhealthy

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for February came in as a miss of estimates at 6.02 You can see why I have been on team higher mortgage rates for some time now because we don’t have any other way to get off this madness. This level is still within my 2022 forecast sales range between 5.74

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The housing market correction will be deep, and ugly

Housing Wire

You think things are bad in the housing market now? Stick around and see if mortgage rates climb into the 7% range. Even the most battle-tested industry players are preparing for one of the strongest housing market corrections in decades. Blake Bianchi, CEO of Future Mortgage.

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Why industry watchers expect mortgage rates to fluctuate in coming weeks

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates, which climbed upward one day and went down the next in the wake of the recent wave of bank failures, will continue to be volatile before it stabilizes, industry watchers said. “The As that uncertainty drains away, mortgage rates will have smaller day-to-day swings.” What does it mean for buyers, sellers?

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Home prices soared in March amid record demand

Housing Wire

soared 18% year-over-year in March 2021 to a median of $356,000, according to a report Redfin released Friday that provided stark evidence of a housing market where demand greatly exceeds supply. Homes sold in March were on the market for 21 days, per the report, the shortest period between listing and sale since 2012.

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Homebuilders are primed for an even better 2024

Housing Wire

And with the ability to buy down consumers’ mortgage rates while still maintaining double-digit margins, new construction grew to comprise roughly 30% of total housing inventory in 2023, more than double a normal year. million housing units due to a severe lack of supply produced between 2012 and 2019. million and 7.3