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The housing market is losing steam

Housing Wire

This has dampened new home sales and quickened home-price growth.” ” Mark Palim, deputy chief economist at Fannie Mae , said anecdotal reports of builders delaying or turning down orders to clear a growing construction backlog appears to be borne out by the recent housing starts data. percent,” Palim said Tuesday.

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Mortgage market affordability and inventory challenges

Housing Wire

In Portland, Oregon, for example, one loan officer noted that new listings doubled in the second half of May from 800 to 1,900 new listings. In Seattle, Dan Keller reported 47% of all listings had price reductions. Slow construction and restrictive zoning laws. Institutional Investors.

Inventory 390
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Rising costs, COVID cases dip builder confidence

Housing Wire

fell to a four-month low in January as builders expressed concerns about higher house prices, COVID-related supply chain issues and construction costs. The gauge charting traffic of prospective buyers decreased five points to 68. How to gain more listing visibility in a shifting housing market. Homebuilder confidence in the U.S.

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The nation’s housing market is on a correction course

Housing Wire

Homes listed for sale are increasingly seeing asking-price reductions, and both construction and home sales — both existing and new — are slowing.”. in 2021, Freddie Mac reports. trillion in 2021,” the agency’s quarterly forecast states. Supply chain disruptions and cost inflation moderated somewhat for new homes.

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Higher rates flip the homebuilders’ fortunes (again)

Housing Wire

They don’t ever have to have the conversation about how low their total payment is in the new home they’re buying, unlike some of their buyers (which explains higher cancellation rates). months of the supply is active listings, 68K 5 months of the supply is still under construction, 280K 1.6 When supply is 4.3

Inventory 423
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Pending home sales drop, but there’s a silver lining

Housing Wire

But many would-be buyers have also been thwarted by comically low resale inventory, as well as supply chain constraints and escalating materials costs that have made life difficult for homebuilders. And even with another month-to-month drop, pending home sales were 13% higher in January 2021 than they were in January 2020.

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December 2021 South Florida Housing Report

Lamacchia Realty

The Lamacchia Realty South Florida Housing Report presents overall home sale statistics and highlights the average sale prices for single families, condominiums/townhomes in Broward County, Miami-Dade County, and Palm Beach County for December 2021 compared to December 2020. Broward County. Miami-Dade & Palm Beach Counties. What's Ahead?