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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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Expect the growth rate of existing home prices to cool down this year

Housing Wire

So, unless mortgage rates drop fast and demand picks up, inventory should have an average year of growth before the seasonal decline. We have had two times recently when mortgage rates dropped more than 1%. I love that new listings data is growing yearly, but it’s been too light for me. This isn’t the case in 2024.

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Buyers are getting cold feet as mortgage rates exceed 7%: Redfin

Housing Wire

Buyers facing high mortgage rates are pulling out of their home-purchase agreements at the highest rate in nearly a year. of homes that went under contract that month, according to a new report from Redfin. The average interest rate on a 30-year-fixed mortgage was 7.07% in August. That rate is up from 14.3%

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Altos: Sellers are coming back to the housing market, can buyers keep up?

Housing Wire

New listings each week, which were record few last year, are growing now. New listings volume climbing I want to start today with the new listings volume, which is notably finally climbing over last year’s anemic levels. There were 66,000 new listings this week, of which 14,000 are already in contract.

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Housing Market Tracker: Mortgage rates and inventory fall together

Housing Wire

These events led to lower mortgage rates and increased purchase application data last week, but decreased housing inventory. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: The 10-year yield had a Lord of Rings battle at a critical technical level, pushing mortgage rates lower at the end of the week with no real break in the bond market.

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Home inventory is climbing even faster than this time a year ago

Housing Wire

This is a demand-driven slowdown, because new listings supply is still running 9% to 10% fewer homes for sale each week than this time last year. We’re seeing fewer new sellers each week, but inventory is building as homebuyers wait to see if mortgage rates will come down to make purchases more affordable.

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How inventory inches up with higher interest rates

Housing Wire

Even as mortgage rates climbed over 7% in the past six weeks, home prices have not declined. Mortgage rates are sitting at their highest levels in many years. The surprisingly strong economy has the markets assuming the Fed will keep rates higher for longer, therefore, mortgage rates follow suit. in just a few weeks.

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