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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory drops by 11,000

Housing Wire

The housing market faced some serious obstacles last week as the 10-year yield broke over 4%, mortgage rates rose to over 7%, purchase apps fell again and we are still trying to find the elusive seasonal bottom for housing inventory. Here is a quick rundown of the last week: Purchase application data was down 6% weekly. 1 song of the year.

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HOUSING ‘TRIFECT’ PUTTING SQUEEZE ON BUYERS

Will Springer Realtor

NAR’s Housing Affordability Index is a good measure of whether a household earns enough to qualify for a mortgage on a typical home. None of the Seattle-area counties were on the list. >> King County new listings fell 13% from June to July (2158), led by a 20% slide in Seattle (690).

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

MAY HOUSING UPDATE Even after a few weeks of mortgage rate jumps, the Seattle/King County housing market is displaying surprising strength. This is welcome news for both buyers and sellers, as most lenders will deny mortgage applications on a condo in active litigation. 2015-built, 2-story home (with basement) along 63 ft.

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Signs of Inflation Expand Well Beyond Housing Prices

Will Springer Realtor

The boost in equity was helped most simply by saving more while in “pandemic hibernation” and from many homeowners refinancing mortgages amid generationally low interest rates. >> >> Through February, the number of existing home listings across the U.S. of all mortgages in the country. There are 2.54

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RISING INFLATION, RATES TRIP UP HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

This, coupled with a significant portion of homeowners standing pat with mortgages at or below 4% interest (and other factors) is causing the market to lose steam. Home shoppers often focus on the direction of mortgage interest rates, which have jumped more than two percentage points this year alone to a range of 5.75%-6.0%