Will Springer Realtor

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Sales activity across the county is at historic lows; no October has experienced fewer listings in King County – not even close – since at least 1992 when records were first archived online. New listings for all home types in King County stood at 2157, a whopping 25% drop from September to October. Closed sales fell 0.9%

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2021

“There is a strong desire for homeownership across this country, but the lack of supply is preventing too many Americans from achieving that dream,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). A surprising 3% used the time to build a new house. million home sales. AUGUST HOUSING UPDATE.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 8, 2022

Well, I am only a single real estate professional with one opinion but, for me, the solution includes enacting a blend of corporate and federal dollars toward incentivizing the development of affordable for-purchase housing that targets under-served communities whose residents would otherwise find homeownership difficult to achieve.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 9, 2021

One aspect of rising housing prices is ballooning materials costs for new home builders. You have read here before how lumber prices have soared about 250% in the past year, prompting real concern among developers who are seeing profits dwindle. Among other revised national forecasts from NAR: New-home sales will rise 20%.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2022

Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors® said in late July: “There are indications that mortgage rates may be topping or very close to a cyclical high.” An independent estimate from 2018 claims roughly 40% of the nation is in a flood-risk area. That’s 40% more homes than we have today. >>

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The House version, HB 1782 , is backed by developer and Realtor® lobbyists, Habitat for Humanity and environmental groups, according to The Seattle Times. That includes 7% down from first-time buyers and 17% on average by repeat buyers, according to data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). CONDO NEWS.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It is developing several single-family and multifamily communities in King and Snohomish counties. The company forecasts an 8% YoY increase in new communities for 2021 across the U.S. ” Forward-thinking developers will go beyond trails and lap pools, “which have become ordinary,” suggests the experts from Burns.

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