Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

9, 2022, not only helped the housing market build more homes, but it also boosted the U.S. economy because single-family permits grew in 2023. The new home sales sector employs construction workers and stimulates the purchase of goods and services to build those homes: everything from windows to garage doors, flooring and more.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

After experiencing a temporary hiccup between July 2022 to January 2023, the U.S. housing market is back on track , stronger than ever, with a total estimated value of $52 trillion, according to a new analysis by Orphe Divounguy, a senior economist at Zillow Group. housing market has surged by more than $2.6

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Going more in-depth than a Fed meeting, our virtual Housing Market Update event provides you with the strategy-building insights needed to operate in 2024. It’s a savagely unhealthy housing market out there, and these economists unpack what that means for you. Register for the virtual event on Dec.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2023

Active housing inventory grew while new listing data fell. Here’s a quick rundown of the last week: Active inventory grew 8,041 weekly. This dynamic changed the housing market from one where home sales were crashing to one that is now stabilized. The recent growth broke that streak, but demand is still low.

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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. Index values for December published last week.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Existing home sales dropped to their lowest level in nearly 30 years in 2023, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), released Friday. In 2023, 4.09 Prospective homebuyers have been shut out of the market by a lack of inventory. Compared to a month ago, housing inventory was down 11.5%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2023

If there’s one sector of the economy that benefits from the very low levels of total housing inventory , it’s the homebuilders , but for a reason you might not think. If national housing inventory were back to normal, we would have 2 to 2.5 months and below, this is an excellent market for builders.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Despite mass layoffs in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation, mortgage professionals still see opportunities in the market. Elevated housing prices, lack of inventory on the market and loans falling through were the three biggest challenges surveyed professionals face in Q4. Roughly 47.4%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Housing experts expect that a boost in apartment inventory in 2024 will dampen rent growth. About 900,000 units are currently under construction , and 440,000 new units are expected to be completed in 2024, according to the report. Construction completions have already peaked in Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

The number of first-time homebuyers made up 32% of all buyers in 2023, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors. Against that backdrop, Zillow identified prime markets for first-time homebuyers , and half of them were nestled in the Midwest.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

Despite lower mortgage rates , housing starts ended the year on a downturn, after posting a large monthly gain in November. New construction starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.460 million units, down 4.3% Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Census Bureau and the U.S. compared to 2022.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

This article is part of our housing market economic update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. The housing market is heading toward an inflection point — a rebalancing that will mean the end of the record-high price appreciation we’ve seen over the past year.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

“Homebuilders are still benefiting from very low inventory of existing homes for sale, which has driven more buyers to consider new construction,” Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant said. The median sales price of a new house sold in August 2023 was $430,300, while the average sales price was $514,000.

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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 29, 2024

This is according to an analysis conducted by Point2 , which examined metrics including single-family and multifamily completions in 2023, as well as corresponding permits issued. Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2013 to 2023. The findings are based on historic data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.

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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. The mortgage market is projected to slip further to $2.17 trillion in 2022.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Zillow Group ‘s new-construction listings will be automatically syndicated to Redfin. The deal between the listing platforms comes as new construction listings form roughly 30% of the housing sales market. in June from a year ago while the market saw 28% fewer new listings added during the same period.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, Alabama’s population grew by 34,000 people, according to estimates published by the U.S. Additionally, the 2023 National Movers Study conducted by United Van Lines ranked Alabama No. Inventory was the theme last year and it is shaping up to be the theme this year,” Ellison said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

Mortgage rates continued their descent this week to mark their lowest level since May 2023, welcome news for homebuyers who have been waiting on the sidelines for rates to drop. 11, a decrease from last week’s 6.66%, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday. 12 compared to a week earlier.

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2024

However, this year, even though the spreads are still historically bad, they’ve improved over last year, which is a plus for the housing market. Since November 2023, when mortgage rates started to fall, we have had 12 positive prints versus nine negative prints and two flat prints week-to-week.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2023

The lack of existing homes for sale on the market is driving a resurgence of home-price growth and supporting increases in new home construction, according to Fannie Mae ’s Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) group. Fannie Mae forecasts home-price growth for 2023 and 2024 will be positive 3.9% Housing starts surged 18.5%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2023

Current housing market dynamics continue to be fueled by the lack of existing homes available for sale, a trend that did not improve during the spring homebuying season , when more homes are typically put on the market. This has led Fannie Mae to revise its 2023 single-family originations forecast to $1.59 trillion.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

It boils down to two factors, according to housing-industry experts: a lack of housing inventory , or supply; and high demand for that limited housing stock — which also is fueling a jump in new-home sales. Fannie Mae recently projected originations for 2023 at $1.59 That compares to a record $4.4

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. However, permits for future construction recorded a 4.4% Indeed, privately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,473,000, down from 1,541,000 in August. Could multifamily construction stall?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

In some ways, 2023 was the year of the homebuilder. And with the ability to buy down consumers’ mortgage rates while still maintaining double-digit margins, new construction grew to comprise roughly 30% of total housing inventory in 2023, more than double a normal year. The business appears durable, too. .

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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 2022 but will drop to 4% in 2023. in 2022 but will drop to 4% in 2023.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends and data across the country. I absolutely love the Columbia Basin and the reason is that we are a unique market. The combination of these factors has resulted in a hot housing market. A score of 30 denotes a balanced market.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Homebuilders are also pacing the number of homes they bring to market. Home construction New home construction ramped up early in the pandemic but moderated as interest rates ticked up and mortgage rates followed. The rate of homes under construction has roughly plateaued since April 2022. for the third quarter of 2023.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Interest rates and inflation continued to dampen activity in the housing market across all 12 Federal Reserve districts, according to the Fed’s latest Beige Book. ” In the Dallas district, housing outlooks worsened, with those interviewed expecting “further erosion in sales and home starts in the near term.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

High rates combined with low inventory continue to price many potential homebuyers out of the market, added Khater. Markets are still digesting the Federal Reserve’s most recent FOMC meeting, during which Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at additional rate hikes before the end of the year. or even a little higher. .

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The deal came on the front end of market hype about the build-to-rent space, which cooled somewhat in 2023 as higher interest rates prompted a pullback by builders. Sales were half that in 2023, but the commercial real estate brokerage notes that $1.5 Similarly, construction has slowed but remains elevated.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2023

Housing demand has shifted more toward the new home market, Fannie Mae ’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group noted in its May economic outlook. “As such, housing demand has shifted further toward the new home market, bolstering builder optimism and the ESR Group’s single-family starts forecast,” the group said.

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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

JANUARY 26, 2024

The housing market is off to a good start this year, as consumers benefit from falling mortgage rates and stable home prices,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. Job additions and income growth will further help with housing affordability, but increased supply will be essential to satisfying all potential demand.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Incoming data shows that the construction of new homes rebounded in September but as rates keep rising, home builders appear to be losing confidence. As a result, we expect construction to trend down in the short-term,” he said. Still, inventory remains a huge problem for the housing market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2024

However, we need to keep an eye on the housing construction data in this report because it has huge implications for the economic cycle, our recession risk and mortgage rates. As the chart below shows, the housing sector generally poses a future risk to labor if the single-family permits data continues to decline. percent (±12.0

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2023

Large single-family rental investors didn’t have much of an appetite in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. This tracks, as the largest percentages of single-family home sales to institutional investors in the first quarter of 2023 included Georgia (8.4% Those are the traditional SFR hunting grounds. “It

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