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US housing market is now worth a record $52 trillion: Zillow

Housing Wire

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 Fueling this increase is new construction, according to Divounguy, even though the 1.3%

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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

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. High mortgage rates and home prices quelled the surge in buyer demand, and time seems to have moderated the supply chain shocks.

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Here’s what you can expect from the 2024 housing market

Housing Wire

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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Midwest housing markets good for first-time homebuyers: Zillow

Housing Wire

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. Millennials comprised 75% of this demographic, with older millennials and Generation X (ages 44 to 58) accounting for 44% and 24% of first-time buyers.

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Pent-up demand & glowing new construction

Sacramento Appraisal Blog

The number of sellers who have not listed their homes this year is really starting to add up – not to mention a growing pile of buyers. And speaking of building, new construction has been glowing this year. Let’s talk about it.

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New Home Construction Expectations for 2022

Appraisal Buzz

The housing market boomed in 2021 like few could have expected. Of course, the construction industry has been facing some pressing challenges, including hitches in global and national supply chains. This makes new home construction a continued challenge, even as demand exists to accelerate new housing.

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Seniors aging in place in Chicago could reshape city’s housing market

Housing Wire

Seniors largely want to remain in their own homes as they get older, and that preference could be remaking the housing market in the city of Chicago, according to a new report. of Chicago homes amid a housing shortage,” the company said in an email about the report according to the Sun-Times. Boomers own 35.6%