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Housing inventory fell last week, but it won’t derail the spring bump

Housing Wire

But, despite the weekly moves, the one bright spot for housing is that housing inventory is growing on a year-over-year basis. Also, spreads between the 10-year yield and the 30-year mortgage got better last week, which is a big plus for the future if this trend continues. 2022: 17.6%

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Why higher rates aren’t crashing home prices

Housing Wire

Those who know my work over the last 10 years know that I have Batman/Joker relationship with the housing crash people, because they never stop. In 2022 it was all about finding a point in time when I thought mortgage rates would fall, which was key to understanding how the purchase application data would react to lower mortgage rates.

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Housing Market Tracker: Inventory is negative YOY

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates rose last week after the better-than-anticipated jobless claims data but even with higher rates, we also had a third week of positive purchase application data. Since May 15, that trend has continued to the point that inventory in America is now negative year over year.

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Appraiser Has Very Big Problems With Borrower

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, and types of bias, Scams on black homes, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. The Cognitive Bias Codex claims there are over 180 types of biases in which any researcher can engage. Glass-Walled, Midcentury Manse in Houston $3.1M

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OK to average adjusted comps on appraisals?

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Non-lender appraisals, dealing with lender hassles, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = $36M Beachfront Beauty on Maui Hawaii Excerpts: What exactly makes this oceanside manse on Maui so desirable? homes dropped 29.7%

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

I am working on an article on Hybrid Appraisals for the November issue of Appraisal Today. This article includes information for an Appraiser ELearning online recorded appraisal inspection class, including a video with Bryan speaking and showing you what to do. Mortgage interest rates ALWAYS go up and down. Not very positive.

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Subject Property Location in Appraisals

Appraisal Today

Excerpts: Appraisers, this article was prompted by my ‘coming in contact with several appraisal reports where different regional appraisers report the physical location of the subject property “in” a particular City associated with the postal ZIP Code for that City. I’m used to my local median prices at over $1,000,000! By Dave Towne.