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Dave Stevens on understanding this housing market

Housing Wire

I have been part of the mortgage banking industry since 1983 — 39 years to date through different housing markets. In many ways it was similar to today, with one exception: When I started, I hadn’t been spoiled by a housing market like the one in 2020 and 2021. economy, especially the mortgage and housing sector.

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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

Housing Wire

month over month in December, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). For comparison, the index is benchmarked at a reading of 100 based on 2001 contract activity. New home sales , another measure of contract signings, rose 8% in December on the back of declining mortgage rates. in November.

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Three trends to watch in 2023

Housing Wire

This article is part of our Housing 2022-23 forecast series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Forecast Event. The last year has been a completely split housing market — one that started with the lowest inventory NAR has recorded dating back to 1999 and one with low mortgage rates.

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Changing homebuyer expectations are slowing the housing market

Housing Wire

Buyers early in 2023 had slightly lower rates than now and were optimistic that mortgage rates would go lower still. This “higher for longer” conventional wisdom is working its way through the housing market. There are 345,000 single-family homes in the contract pending stage. Now, you’re looking at 7.5%

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Home sales are going to nosedive in 2023, Fannie Mae says

Housing Wire

The forecast for the housing market in 2023 gets worse by the month, with the latest report predicting a million-plus decline in existing home sales. The mortgage market is projected to slip further to $1.3 trillion in 2023, according to the government-sponsored enterprise. million in 2023.

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Existing home sales will drop to 4.78 million in 2023, NAR predicts

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors predicts there will be 4.78 million existing home sales in 2023, down 6.8% In addition to a further drop in existing home sales, Yun said he expects the annual median home price to remain relatively flat year over year in 2023, rising just 0.3% from the 5.13 to $384,500.

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Pending home sales up slightly in September: NAR

Housing Wire

in September despite significant affordability hurdles weighing on the market, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). in 2023, reaching an annual rate of 670,000. in 2023, to $430,800, and increase by 3.5% in 2023, reaching an annual rate of 4.15 in September.

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