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Mortgage market affordability and inventory challenges

Housing Wire

With a rapid spike in interest rates, inventory at historic lows, home prices rising at unprecedented levels above income, and a purchase market that is both highly anxious and digitally reliant, mortgage and real estate professionals must be strategic to capture the market opportunity today. To view the complete research, click here.

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The nation’s housing market is on a correction course

Housing Wire

The Fannie Mae report projects “strong deceleration in home-price growth going forward” due to higher mortgage rates and the overall slowing economy affecting purchase demand. Overall, annual mortgage origination levels are expected to be $2.8 By comparison, home-price growth was 17.8% in 2021, Freddie Mac reports. The Beige Book.

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Pending home sales drop, but there’s a silver lining

Housing Wire

It’s no secret that low mortgage rates and societal shifts brought on by COVID-19 have collided to form a red-hot housing market. But many would-be buyers have also been thwarted by comically low resale inventory, as well as supply chain constraints and escalating materials costs that have made life difficult for homebuilders.

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Insane lumber prices mean new homes cost $24K more

Housing Wire

That drop in builder confidence is in spite of sky-high buyer demand, which hasn’t waned despite rising home prices and climbing mortgage rates – the latter up 30 basis points from February. Policymakers must address building material supply chain issues to help the economy sustain solid growth in 2021.”.

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Raleigh Real Estate Trends + Forecast for 2022

Raleigh Realty

Raleigh Real Estate Supply Raleigh is currently in a buyer’s market, which means there are more homes for sale than available buyers. This means buyers have more power to negotiate for lower pricing. While resale homes are spending less time on the market, there are still more homes for sale than buyers in Raleigh.

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August 2022 South Florida Housing Report

Lamacchia Realty

It also looks at other metrics like New Listings and New Pending Sales as they are often the best indicators for predicting future trends in the market. Broward County single family and condo/townhome closed sales, new listings, and pending sales decreased. Increased mortgage rates have slowed the market (i.e.,

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Rising costs, COVID cases dip builder confidence

Housing Wire

fell to a four-month low in January as builders expressed concerns about higher house prices, COVID-related supply chain issues and construction costs. The gauge charting traffic of prospective buyers decreased five points to 68. How to gain more listing visibility in a shifting housing market.