Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2023

This dynamic changed the housing market from one where home sales were crashing to one that is now stabilized. As you can see in the chart below, the collapse of the purchase application data has stalled out, and if this didn’t happen, we would be having a different conversation about the housing market today.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2023

The 2022 housing market was savagely unhealthy , with all-time lows in inventory leading to massive bidding wars and price spikes until the Fed put a screeching halt to all of it with rate hikes that resulted in the most significant one-year spike in mortgage rate history. So where does all that drama leave us for 2023?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

2021 was an extraordinary year for the housing market: mortgage rates at an all-time low, record high annual growth in single-family prices and rents, lowest foreclosure rates in a generation and the largest number of home sales in 15 years. In addition, more for-sale inventory will likely be available on the market.

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2021

year over year, suggesting a slowdown in the housing market, according to a recent report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. “Last year was the strongest year in the housing market for new home sales in over a decade,” he said. In 2018-2019, total housing market inventory was in the range between 1.52

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

One slice of the single-family home market that has gained traction over the past year in a topsy-turvy housing landscape is the build-for-rent sector — or BFR. Both pose threats to access to capital, the cost of materials and labor, and future housing values.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Now that we are heading toward the end of 2021, what can we say about the U.S. housing market this year? If we stick to the facts, however, we can glean a few important take-homes as to what risks the housing market faces for 2021 and beyond. Don’t expect a buying or construction boom during this period.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2022

As we close out 2022, it’s time to reflect on a historic year for the housing market, which was even crazier than the COVID-19 year of 2020. A few months ago, I was asked to go on CNBC and talk about why I call this a housing recession and why this year reminds me a lot of 2018, but much worse on the four items above.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

There’s no doubt we’re in a seller’s housing market. With inventory at record lows, demand surging and prices on the rise, buying — even just finding — a home in today’s market is quite the challenge. If buying a home is on your radar for 2021, there are still ways to do it. How much house can you afford to buy?

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

In the last few months in my articles for HousingWire, I have written that monthly supply has been rising and that this increasing supply was the most critical metric for the housing market, specifically the new home sales market. months and below is a good market for the builders — 4.4 This represents a supply of 6.3

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

New home construction exploded early in the pandemic as soaring home demand squeezed existing inventory nationwide, giving homebuilders a much bigger share of a shrinking pie. Index values for most construction inputs are down from 2022 but remain above pre-pandemic levels. That could set the backdrop for a slower pace of construction.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2023

Despite several rate hikes throughout the second half of 2022, the labor market finished the year strong. And that could spell trouble for the housing market in 2023 as the Federal Reserve looks to bring inflation down through aggressive interest rate hikes. million jobs in 2021. Overall, employment was up by 4.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Exurban areas (large metro outlying counties) recorded the largest 12-month decline in single-family construction, dropping from an annual growth rate of 31.9% in Q3 2021 to a rate of -4.4% It uses county-level data for single and multi-family permits to gauge housing construction growth in both urban and rural metros.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Rising interest rates and a slowing economy overall are already taking some of the air out of the rapid home-price appreciation the housing market has experience over the past year, according to the recently released Federal Reserve Beige Book for July. in 2021, Freddie Mac reports. in 2022 but will drop to 4% in 2023.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This is the reason construction workers still have jobs, and that backlog needs to be finished; this is a positive outcome. The bigger story here is that if we want to see mortgage rates fall, we need more rental units, and right now we have a massive backlog of 2-unit homes under construction — over 900,000. This is 10.8 percent (±15.8

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Economists at Fannie Mae say the Federal Reserve ‘s fiscal policy is having its desired effect on the housing market – home price growth began to slow in the summer, and the GSE says the housing slowdown will continue through 2023. million units this year from 2021, a further downward revision from August’s projected 16.2%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2021

In his confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee , Chopra, President Joe Biden’s choice for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , emphasized that the CFPB has to be ready for housing market fallout due to the pandemic. housing market currently has about 2.6 As one of Sen.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 17, 2022

The housing market boomed in 2021 like few could have expected. Of course, the construction industry has been facing some pressing challenges, including hitches in global and national supply chains. This makes new home construction a continued challenge, even as demand exists to accelerate new housing.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2023

As the housing market cooled further during the fourth quarter of 2022, homebuilders also continued to pull back on single-family construction. It uses county-level data for single and multi-family permits to gauge housing construction growth in both urban and rural metros. in Q4 2021 to -12.1% in Q4 2022.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2021

During the previous economic expansion from 2008 to 2019, the housing market was subject to the constant refrain of build more homes. We first had to whittle down the excess inventory and get our financial house in order (i.e., We still have not seen housing starts begin the year at the level. million until 2020-2024.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2022

This was the last thing we needed to see for the Housing Market , which went from unhealthy to savagely unhealthy. What I am hoping for is that higher rates create more days on the market, cool price growth down, and at some point this year, we stop being negative and be positive on a year-over-year basis.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 6, 2021

housing market is in the midst of an inventory crisis. is hovering near record lows , caused by a pandemic-induced housing inventory death-spiral. At the same time, home sales have soared close to record highs , suggesting the housing market suffers exclusively from a supply (and not demand) problem.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2022

Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. San Diego, California. Springfield, Missouri.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2021

Many are eyeing scenic East Tennessee, where Knoxville and its surrounding suburbs have formed one the country’s hottest housing markets. Currently on Realtor.com , more than 2,000 homes are currently on the market in Knoxville with an average listing price of $270,000. It’s like a horse race. Presented by: Radian.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I’m talking about housing market crash headlines. The housing data has been wild this year. These dramatic peaks and valleys in the data have fed the demons of greed and fear that infest the minds our extreme housing bulls and the fierce housing market bears – leading to equally wild speculations about the future of U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 10, 2021

HUD and the Census Bureau are set to release their new residential construction data, a gauge of how the market will close out Q4 as the supply/demand struggle continues. The post The Week Ahead: How Will the Housing Market Exit 2021? The post The Week Ahead: How Will the Housing Market Exit 2021?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business. What are the drivers of housing demand in 2022? 5 predictions for the 2022 housing market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2022

Due to this reality, I have downgraded the housing market from unhealthy housing to a savagely unhealthy housing market. HousingWire: How will rising rates affect new home construction? Housing construction will be impacted if the monthly supply for new homes breaks above 6.5

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2022

Census Bureau released their construction report for February, showing a positive trend in housing construction data with a lovely print in housing permits at 1,859,000 and housing starts at 1,769,000. Of course, that’s until you look at the housing completion data, which hasn’t gone anywhere in years.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2022

The construction sector, meanwhile, had only a slight gain, according to the U.S. But employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including construction, retail trade, financial activities, government and other services. in June 2021. Creating a path to success in today’s purchase market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It is a notoriously expensive housing market and maintains an estimated population of more than 260,000 people, according to data from the 2020 U.S. Like many localities across the country, Marin County leaders describe a housing crisis in their area that they hope to alleviate through the construction of more ADUs.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The Des Moines housing market has had a record-setting year for home sales, which local Realtors credit to low mortgage rates, the work from home phenomenon and Des Moines’ affordable lifestyle. Housing inventory in the Des Moines housing market is tight. Over 1,000 properties sold in less than 30 days.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This year’s housing market has been plagued with low inventory, rising home prices, and endless bidding wars, making it hard for some would-be homeowners to get their foot in the door. Will 2021 be any different? The industry’s major players all expect mortgage rates to stay in the low 3% range come 2021.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2021

HousingWire spoke to housing market economists and mortgage industry veterans to get their take on how they believe the jobs report will impact the mortgage and housing industries. Regardless, a gain is a gain, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported nearly eight million jobs are open for those seeking to reenter the market.

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JULY 26, 2023

Because of historic increases in construction costs outpacing inflation, rapidly growing catastrophe exposure, and a challenging reinsurance market, major insurance carriers like State Farm and Allstate are no longer issuing new homeowner insurance policies in California. Check out Han’s excellent feature here.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

housing market and compare those to where we are today — in the middle of one of the most epic years in our country’s history, due to COVID-19. No doubt about it, the COVID crisis has taken some juice out of the 2020 housing market. The February housing data, pre-COVID, was juicy indeed.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

While wages kept rising, October posted the slowest pace of wage growth since June 2021, according to Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant. What to expect in the housing market ? More specifically, jobs picked up in specialty trade contractors (+14,000) and construction of buildings (+6,000).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Duncan noted the pace of new home sales over the past six months has accelerated more quickly than the construction pace, suggesting homebuilders will have to play catch up relative to sales going forward. The current housing market is characterized by robust demand, but not enough homes for sale,” Kushi said. million, up 0.6%

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