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Experts optimistic about home sales in 2021

Housing Wire

However, contract signings rose 21.4% Realtor.com’s Housing Market Recovery Index showed significant contract growth, specifically in Portland, Las Vegas, Denver, Los Angeles, and Boston. There is a high demand for housing and a great number of would-be buyers, and therefore sales should rise with more new listings,” Yun said.

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Appraising Luxury Homes

Appraisal Today

Both inventory levels and new listings increased significantly in recent months, leading to an 18 percent increase in sales and a 1.6 Even more telling, contract signings for homes priced at $1 million or more have increased by 11 percent over last year, and demand remains high among affluent buyers. percent, respectively.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

This year’s “cold down” is stark, with 36% fewer new listings and about 26% fewer homes under contract (Pendings) for all King County home types combined as well as single-family structures alone – and that’s simply from October to November. A little more than a third of inventory is under contract. Prices declined 5.4%

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

based on 2020 data from the U.S. >> Insights from 12,000 consumers and over 300 architectural designers show that 51% of residents will work from home in 2022, up from 33% before the pandemic. . >> Kitsap County had the fewest number of units built per household formed between 2010 and 2020 (0.55).

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

Many residents struggle to find and keep a home that they can afford, accentuated by soaring housing prices since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Homes considered “affordable” tend to be at or below 80% of median family income levels and only 23,877 units have been constructed across the state since 2020 – about 3.3K

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FINDING THE KEY TO UNLOCK ‘STUCK’ HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE

Will Springer Realtor

. >> Homeowners are open to space-saving tradeoffs in new construction, with 85% willing to consider island seating over a separate dining space in the kitchen. King County experienced a 28% jump in Active listings (homes on the market on June 1) compared with the start of May. Uniquely designed, the home looks south toward Mt.

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100+ YEARS IN, ZONING LAWS INCH TOWARD HOUSING EQUITY

Will Springer Realtor

The first makes permanent a pandemic-related policy that exempts affordable housing from the design review process. A report by RentCafe claims Seattle metro added 36,952 units to the rental market between 2020 and 2022. >> Seattle alone saw a 29% (1213) monthly increase in new listings. Various times. 5 and Dec.

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