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Will Springer Realtor

Housing inventory nationwide flipped from oversupply to undersupply about a dozen years ago when consumers and the banking industry began to slowly rebound financially from the Great Recession. America’s shortfall is most acute with the most vulnerable, as affordable housing inventory has been shrinking for decades.

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

48% own homes, reflecting a steady rise since 2014. The market recalibration continues across King County with a sharp drop in new listings, Pending sales and closings while prices decline. Inventories are on the rise, so much so that one area is now considered a buyer’s market. Single-family inventory stands at 2.5

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

Sidenote: Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), which typically have lower interest rates than fixed-rate mortgages, have become an attractive option for new buyers financing a home. The spread between a 30-year and ARMs – in which rates can be adjusted typically after 5 or 7 years – is the widest since 2014. Some believe it can’t.