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Why home-price growth is still up 18% year over year

Housing Wire

While the growth rate is cooling monthly, we are still in a savagely unhhealthy housing market trying to get national inventory levels back to pre-COVID-19 levels. Housing inventory issue with no booming demand. Housing inventory issue with no booming demand. crash, especially from 2012-2019. million listings.

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Mortgage credit availability dips as home prices surge

Housing Wire

Mortgage credit availability dropped in March, a sign that lenders tightened credit standards amid insufficient inventory of homes for sale and rising mortgage rates. A decline of the index, benchmarked to 100 in March 2012, indicates that lending standards are tightening while an increase suggests loosening credit.

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Why industry watchers expect mortgage rates to fluctuate in coming weeks

Housing Wire

The Federal Reserve ‘s decision to raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday signaled that officials are still focused on bringing down inflation to 2% while monitoring how much recent bank failures slow lending in the economy and cool demand. What does it mean for buyers, sellers? Median prices were down 12.3%

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Economic Turbulence Prompts Seattle Area Market Concern vs. Year Ago

Will Springer Realtor

Unless the listed home is in a favorable location, priced competitively and move-in ready, activity has been somewhat muted as prospective buyers and sellers wait for economic conditions to improve. Sellers who priced their homes appropriately enjoyed busy open houses in their first weekend on the market followed by multiple offers.

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Why now is not the time for FHA premium cuts

Housing Wire

While the position of the Fund has strengthened in recent years and continues to do so largely as the result of a robust housing market driven by low inventory, low interest rates, and solid home-price appreciation, there are many reasons to proceed cautiously and to continue to prepare for the unexpected. billion draw on the U.S.

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OK to average adjusted comps on appraisals?

Appraisal Today

In Sacramento, Invitation Homes went on a rampage in 2012 and 2013, and purchased more steadily in subsequent years. to 305,219—the lowest third-quarter level since 2012. ”… Question 2: does the lending industry owe the appraiser a living? Investor purchases of U.S. homes dropped 29.7%