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Dave Stevens on understanding this housing market

Housing Wire

I have been part of the mortgage banking industry since 1983 — 39 years to date through different housing markets. In many ways it was similar to today, with one exception: When I started, I hadn’t been spoiled by a housing market like the one in 2020 and 2021. economy, especially the mortgage and housing sector.

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Working with buyers in the nation’s hottest housing market

Housing Wire

Austin, Texas might be the hottest housing market in the country. In addition to the same demographic factors driving growth elsewhere — all those millennials buying homes — the number of companies relocating there is a huge draw. year-over-year increase in home values. It is just a super tight housing market.

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Build-for-rent is a bet on the ‘new normal’ housing market

Housing Wire

“With many homebuilders feeling the impact of rising mortgage rates on new-home sales, delivering units for rent is expected to continue to become a larger segment of the overall single-family housing market.”. on an annualized basis, according to Fannie Mae , to as much as 20%, according to some market forecasts.

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Homes in high-risk wildfire areas are more affordable

Housing Wire

million homes are located in areas at high risk of wildfire across the states of Washington, Oregon and California, with a total estimated home value of $3.3 In the 12 months ending August 2020, homes in high-risk ZIP codes sold for an average of 3.9% More than 4.5 trillion, a new Redfin report said.

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What Impact Will the Infrastructure Bill Have on the Housing Crisis?

Appraisal Buzz

The infrastructure upgrades inside the bill could significantly impact some of the housing market’s problems. The Current Housing Crisis. In the past few years, home prices have risen to the point where we are in another housing crisis.

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Single-family rental market slammed by headwinds

Housing Wire

The nation’s single-family investment-property sector and the lenders serving those borrowers face some major challenges in 2023 as rent growth is slipping, vacancy rates growing, home-value growth faltering, and a possible recession looms. . by the end of 2023,” the MBA’s December market-forecast report states.

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What’s The Leaven Causing Home Prices to Rise Today?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

THE RISE IN HOME PRICES IN THE YEARS LEADING TO 2008. On many of my appraisals at that time, my opinion of value would not support the contract price. Perhaps they were drinking the Kool-Aid that some are drinking today, that market value is whatever the purchase price is. Housing Bubble-Icious.

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