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Builders apply the brakes amid canceled contracts

Housing Wire

However, for the first time in recent modern-day history — due to supply chain issues and other factors — housing completion data has lagged behind housing permits and starts. For this reason, the number of housing units “under construction” is the largest ever recorded in history because they were taking so long to finish.

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Maintain that Workfile

Appraisal Buzz

Adoption of the Square Footage-Method for Calculating, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z765-2021 upended the long-standing routine and methodology for thousands of appraisers. All the talk and attention given to appraisal modernization, appraisal waivers, desktop and hybrid appraisals contributes to anxiety.

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

Appraisal Buzz

A significant indirect influence comes with the infrastructure bill signed into law in November 2021. Home prices continued to rise by over 20% between the spring of 2021 and the spring of 2022. Construction has failed to keep up with the demand of households, especially with the increase during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Originators gear up for the purchase market

Housing Wire

Refinancing’s represented nearly two-thirds of mortgage loan originations in the first three quarters of 2021, and total refi volume for the year was projected to reach north of $2.2 Those higher rates will force lenders to make major operational changes. trillion, according to the MBA.

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Why Appraisal Workfiles Are Important

Appraisal Today

Upon arrival, you’re greeted by a lavish motor court leading to timeless modern architecture. With shifts in existing and pending home sales, new home sales, construction activity, and economic indicators such as inflation and mortgage rates, appraisers are navigating a complex landscape. from its series’ peak in March 2021.

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HINTS OF SHARP INCREASE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION

Will Springer Realtor

The company forecasts an 8% YoY increase in new communities for 2021 across the U.S. Others – Meritage Homes (+20% YoY in 2021) and Tri Point Homes (+15-30% YoY in 2022) – expect tremendous growth of new communities. Builders began construction on just under a million single-family homes in 2020. and another 10% boost in 2022.

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Appraising Airbnb Properties

Appraisal Today

It’s been on and off the market since 2014, four years after a lengthy construction project there was completed. But that popularity did not translate into a sale, and the stately dwelling returned to the market more recently in 2021 for $35 million. After all, this isn’t the first time the unique property has been listed.