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HOUSING ‘TRIFECT’ PUTTING SQUEEZE ON BUYERS

Will Springer Realtor

Others are specializing in the design and construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as detached backyard homes (also known as “ mother-in-laws ”). The national trend for new construction, however, is generally moving in the opposite direction. In the 1990s, one-third of new homes were smaller than 1800 sq.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

Builders are trying to catch up and, according to federal officials , there are more housing units under construction today than at any time in the last 50 years. An annual survey released this month by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said renters put the probability of ever owning a home at 40%, down from 44% last year.

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Signs of Inflation Expand Well Beyond Housing Prices

Will Springer Realtor

>> And in a different metric, Seattle-area home prices have risen 55% from December 2015 to the start of this year, according to Case-Shiller, a home-price index from S&P CoreLogic. >> Through February, the number of existing home listings across the U.S. million new homes as of the start of this year.