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Homebuilders are at max capacity. And the housing shortage keeps widening

Housing Wire

Aerial drone inspection of Lennar’s Westview housing development Miami, Florida. Doug Faron is one of three founding partners at Florida-based Shoreham Capital , a privately held built-for-rent (BFR) and multifamily residential developer focused on projects in the Southeast, primarily Florida. Taken by Felix Mizioznikov.

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Eastside Residential Market Sees Big Gains in Sales, Prices

Will Springer Realtor

In turn, consumers experience the trickle-down effect in the form of costlier lending rates when holding credit card debt or purchasing cars and homes. months (20 days) of available inventory. North King County, including Shoreline and Lake Forest Park, had the smallest inventory as of April 1 – 0.5 Inventory stood at 1.3

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The next refi boom’s double-edged sword: EPOs

Housing Wire

Hoff is referring to the need to retain borrowers in a competitive refi environment and to develop strategies to avoid early pay-off (EPO) penalties. ” “A lot of mortgage originators are having those conversations: ‘Listen, we’re gonna put you in this home because you found it in this tight inventory market.

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High Financing Hurdles Lead to Low Housing Activity in Seattle/King County

Will Springer Realtor

We’re just trapped in this equilibrium of low inventory, house prices not coming down, high mortgage rates and current owners who have a strong incentive to just sort of stay where they are and wait this out.” Inventory was little changed from July to August. months’ inventory, down from 1.5 Condo inventory stayed at 1.8

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Affordability Woes Prompt Historic Housing Slowdown

Will Springer Realtor

Worsening affordability issues and lower-than-usual inventory have prompted many consumers to watch this housing market from the sidelines – without the picket lines. months of inventory available in the county, down from 2.0 Single-family inventory narrowed to 1.7 in 2025, according to economists. Closed sales fell 0.9%

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2024 Updated UAD and URAR – What does It Mean for You?

Appraisal Today

The overall timeline has not changed; however, we wanted to provide the industry with more milestone details to help in development, testing and training to prepare for the new UAD and Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR). Additionally, it becomes critical to dig deeper into granular inventory metrics beyond total listing tallies.