Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2023

And while this situation is certainly far from ideal, according to a report published Thursday by the National Association of Realtors and Realtor.com , even with the existing level of homes available for sale, the housing affordability and inventory shortage issues wouldn’t be so severe if there were enough homes for buyers at all income levels.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Now, a year and a half later, with rates up to 8%, buyer affordability is significantly diminished. Coming from the frenzied pandemic market where inventory was at historically low levels , sellers are holding the line and buyers are still the ones competing in this market. In the graphic to the right, you can see this more clearly.

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Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 21, 2022

Now, months later, with rates up nearly 100% from the start of the year- January mortgage rates were hovering in the low to mid 3’s and this week reached 6.28%- diminished buyer affordability is causing a big downshift in demand. Rising prices weren’t favorable but with historically low mortgage rates , they were still affordable for buyers.

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 13, 2021

This highlights the importance of Avoiding the 9 Most Common Mistakes Buyers Make. Buyers Beware? Top Ranked Realtors: Paige Martin & The Houston Properties Team. For certain parts of the economy, usually in the upper-income brackets, they didn’t carry a lot of debt and they couldn’t go out to spend their money.

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