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Luxury home sales rise 41.5%, making biggest jump since 2013

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In the largest increase since 2013, luxury home sales rose 41.5% The growing supply of luxury homes for sale means that wealthy buyers have more options to choose from and a better chance of finding a home that checks all of their boxes. in the third quarter, according to a new report from Redfin.

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“It seems impossible:” Bergen County, NJ’s housing market is vexing agents and buyers

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At the height of the pandemic there were bidding wars and all that, but it didn’t seem impossible, but now it seems impossible to get our buyers into homes,” said Heather Corrigan , a RE/MAX Signature Homes agent based in Closter, a borough that is 24 miles north of Manhattan and renown for its schools.

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Buyers viewed just eight homes before making their purchase

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Right after the Great Recession, between 2009 and 2011, buyers viewed a median of 12 homes before purchasing, as inventory was plentiful. From 2004 to 2006, during the housing boom years, even though homes were moving at a rapid pace, buyers typically looked at nine homes.

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Buyers are overpaying, but are there signs of a bubble?

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Home prices have skyrocketed in the past year, and data from Redfin backs up what buyers, sellers, and agents have known for months. year-over-year to $336,200 in February – the largest increase since July 2013, according to the latest report from Redfin. The post Buyers are overpaying, but are there signs of a bubble?

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Condo sales rebound as buyers snatch up deals

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Condos sales are rebounding because buyers are finding great deals,” said Redfin’s Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather. and is the largest premium since at least 2013, when Redfin began recording this data. The post Condo sales rebound as buyers snatch up deals appeared first on HousingWire. Single-family home sales grew 23.3%

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Equity surge boosts homeowner net worth by $208K: John Burns 

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Meanwhile, homeowners who bought in January 2000, January 2006 and January 2013 have received boosts of $414,000, $338,000, and $343,000, respectively. At a more granular level, the study shows that home equity increases benefits to buyers across all segments. Overall, U.S. homeowners held $31.8

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No, Wall Street investors haven’t bought 44% of homes this year

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The first chart below, provided by Freddie Mac , shows where large institutional buyers rank as a percentage of the marketplace. The 1000-plus block buyers accounted for just 0.4% So, to make a long, convoluted story very simple: there is nothing in the data to show that Wall Street has been the big buyer of homes in the U.S

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