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Affordable housing inventory is limited due to foreclosure prevention efforts

Housing Wire

A key source of affordable housing inventory was cut in half over the last three years, resulting from well-intended but heavy-handed efforts to keep delinquent borrowers in homes. That key source of affordable housing inventory: distressed properties sold to third-party buyers or repossessed by lenders at foreclosure auction.

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Residential construction jobs now 7.6% above pre-COVID level

Housing Wire

After a month of very little change in April , the construction sector had a solid month of job growth in May, according to the U.S. Construction gained 36,000 jobs in May, with residential building adding 5,000 jobs and residential specialty trade contractors gain 11,700 jobs. The post Residential construction jobs now 7.6%

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Off-the-grid deals: Distressed property trends and market insights

Housing Wire

I’m still focusing on those markets with very low (retail) inventory. Data from Auction.com , which accounts for close to half of all foreclosure auctions nationwide, shows foreclosure auction volume in the first quarter of 2024 was at 49% of its Q1 2020 level — or 51% below its Q1 2020 level. in Q1 2023. and up from 56.8%

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Zillow calls timeout on iBuying, but competitors won’t

Housing Wire

Zillow will keep trying to sell existing home inventory, plus renovate and try to resell homes it has purchased under contract, according to a company press release. We have not been exempted from these market and capacity issues and we now have an operational backlog for renovations and closings. construction workers.

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US housing market is short 5.5 million homes, NAR says

Housing Wire

According to the lobbying group, construction of long-term housing fell 5.5 The NAR is calling for a “major national commitment” to build more housing of all types by expanding resources, addressing barriers to new development and making new housing construction an integral part of a national infrastructure strategy.

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Here’s how wholesale lenders and brokers are navigating near-8% mortgage rates

Housing Wire

Mortgage lenders are betting on down-payment assistance programs, buy-down options and renovation products to provide brokers opportunities to win in a market with mortgage rates nearing 8%, a lack of inventory and high home prices. “It’s hard for brokers to win deals now. .”

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Relocation Trends for Buyers in 2022

Appraisal Buzz

Millennials Still Prefer Renovating. Although the Sun Belt has seen impressive growth, the homeowning population as a whole would rather renovate than relocate. Millennial homeowners led the way, with 75% of them renovating between 2020 and 2022. Inventory Shortage Won’t Be Solved.

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