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Red-hot US housing market begins to cool

Housing Wire

Though the demand for homes remained strong across the United States in August, there are clear signs that the housing market is past its peak. Still, the 69,563 homes that went into contract represented a 9% decrease from the high point set in May 2021. Why today’s housing market makes speed and agility crucial for lenders.

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Portland, Maine housing market is a “full-on frenzy”

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But the East Coast seaside town was gaining popularity way before then – millennials , especially, began flocking to the Portland housing market in 2020 to take advantage of the city’s growing startup scene of biotechnology , bioscience and biopharma. A balanced market, Davin said, requires five to six months.

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Pending home sales were flat in April, but the South is a bright spot

Housing Wire

After falling for the first time since November 2022 in March , pending home sales remained unchanged in April, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. annual drop recorded in March.

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Insatiable demand drives July pending home sales up 15% annually

Housing Wire

The seasonally-adjusted index measuring signed contracts was up 15.5% year over year, largely on the back of pent-up demand from buyers who were unable to strike deals during the spring, said Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors. “We As states reopen, Yun expects the market to remain hot.

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Rising insurance costs, ample inventory create a unique market in Southwest Florida

Housing Wire

Unlike many other metropolitan areas across the country , the housing market in Southwest Florida is comparably flush with for-sale inventory. “I There is also some pent-up desire to sell being released by a steadier interest rate environment and an overall slower market. In comparison, the average U.S.

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Experts optimistic about home sales in 2021

Housing Wire

drop in November , according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. It’s the fourth consecutive decline, but many housing industry observers see big potential for the year ahead. However, contract signings rose 21.4% pending home sales dipped to the tune of 0.3% in December following a 2.6%

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The current challenges to increasing the homeownership gap

Housing Wire

This article is part of our housing market economic update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. April was National Fair Housing Month. In February, NAR in partnership with Realtor.com released The Double Trouble of the Housing Market report.