Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

Just when I thought days on market were returning to normal, that number for existing homes fell back down to 22 days. If the days on the market are at a teenager level or even lower, it’s never a good sign for the housing market. This is why the days on the market are so low historically after 2020.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2023

The financial and housing markets are still trying to sort out the banking crisis and whether we have seen the last Fed rate hike in this cycle. These events led to lower mortgage rates and increased purchase application data last week, but decreased housing inventory.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This article is part of our 2022-23 Housing Market Forecast series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Forecast Event. The event is exclusively for HW+ members , and you can go here to register. But more recently, market conditions have done an about-face. at the end of 2022.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2021

Higher treasury yields have pushed mortgage rates higher, but will higher rates cool the housing market? HW+ includes weekly long-form digital content, HousingWire Magazine, access to HousingStack, and free admission to all HousingWire virtual events. The post Will higher mortgage rates cool the housing market?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

The “ silver tsunami ” — a colloquialism referring to aging Americans changing their housing arrangements to accommodate aging — could have more of an impact on the housing market this year, according to analyst Meredith Whitney in a conversation with Yahoo Finance. “[T]he And people over 50 are 74% of total U.S. homeowners.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2022

We’ve all been wondering what 5% plus mortgage rates would do to the hot housing market, and now we’ve got that and a bag of chips. As a result, I’ve been rooting for mortgage rates to rise to create a balancing impact on this housing market. Have higher rates worked? million.

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2023

A paradoxical picture is emerging as the spring market is underway. On the one hand, elevated mortgage rates continue to erode buyers’ purchasing power, and in some markets, home prices are falling. All major housing market metrics point to a restrained housing market. Mortgage rate fatigue.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2023

Mortgage rates fell along with bond yields, showing that mortgage rates peaked on Oct. The weekly data shows some good news for the housing market ! With mortgage rates also falling, I am hopeful that more people will list their homes and buy another, so we can get back to a more functional housing market.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 11, 2024

Existing-home sales in this current market are mostly being driven by the “Five Ds” – death, divorce, diplomas, downsizing, and diapers – according to a report from First American. Today’s housing market faces a persistent trio of challenges,” says Odeta Kushi, deputy chief economist at First American, in a blog post.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This article is part of our 2022-23 Housing Market Forecast series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Forecast Event. The event is exclusively for HW+ members , and you can go here to register. First, mortgage lending standards have remained high after the last bubble.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

While it’s not as clear how long-lasting the rebound will be, it does still provide some much-needed good news for the spring and summer housing market. Data from NAR also shows a home price correction in nearly one-third of the 221 markets it tracks in the first quarter of 2023. million in February and was at 4.3

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2020

This is the third installment of our economist Q&A series of the top housing market forecasts for 2021 that focus on everything from home sales to mortgage rates. HW+ includes weekly long-form digital content, HousingWire Magazine, access to HousingStack, and free admission to all HousingWire virtual events.

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2023

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. We have often discussed that the housing market dynamics changed starting Nov.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. The event is exclusively for HW+ members , and you can go here to register. As inflation eases, so will long term mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2021

The aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, plus solid housing demographics, has created a genuine problem with housing inventory. Record low inventory has resulted in a hectic housing market with forced bidding becoming typical rather than the exception. In February of 2020, housing demand started to pick up.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2021

In 2021, we already have the unhealthiest housing market — in terms of low housing market supply and multiple bids for each sale — than we have had in the last 10 years. Adding to the built-in demand from excellent housing demographics, our recent history also contributes to the hot market. Already a member?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

Real estate agents in the leafy suburbs of Bergen County, New Jersey say the current housing market — with historically low inventory and record-high prices — is actually more challenging than the multiple offer chaos they sweated through during the pandemic. “At Altos considers any score above 30 to be a seller’s market.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2023

The spring housing inventory was like a zombie rising from the grave, very slow, but the summer is showing some promise and let’s hope it continues. Mortgage rates were again in a small range, hanging near 7%. Also, we must remember that even in 2021, when we had 3% mortgage rates, new listing data was trending at all-time lows.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Housing demand continues to remain quite strong for those fortunate enough to work in industries that are currently shielded from job loss, while also being more amenable to remote work. HW+ includes weekly long-form digital content, HousingWire Magazine, access to HousingStack, and free admission to all HousingWire virtual events.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2023

The housing market functions differently than other markets because it can be characterized as a heterogeneous, thinly traded, illiquid market. In other words, it’s a diverse market with a wide variety of different homes of varying ages and levels of repair, and sales happen very rarely. The result is fewer sales.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

After the series wraps, join us on February 8 for the HW+ Virtual 2022 Forecast Event. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Despite mass layoffs in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation, mortgage professionals still see opportunities in the market. in events to garner business. in events to garner business. Mortgage business outlook With mortgage rates well over 7%, about 45.2% were from the Northwest.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The years 2020-2024 will have the best housing demographics ever recorded in U.S. history, with the lowest mortgage rates recorded in history. So far this year, the weekly Mortgage Bankers Association purchase application data compared to last year looks like this: +3%; +10%; +15%; +16%; +16%; +17%.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2021

When you hear people say that the current housing market is like 2008 all over again, you may want to remind them of the huge differences between this market and that one. The previous economic expansion, from 2010-2019, wasn’t a housing bubble. Because of this I am calling this the unhealthiest housing market post-2010.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2021

For the housing market, the COVID crisis started in earnest the week of March 23, as that is the last week we saw positive year-over-year data in 2020 before COVID-19 really took us for a ride. housing market has been that home prices could escalate to an unhealthy level in the years 2020-2024. year over year.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

Last year was a tough one for the Indiana real estate market. In mid-June 2023, the statewide 90-day average Altos Market Action Index score hit a high for year of 53.99, before sliding down to a trough of 40.03 Altos considers anything above a reading of 30 to be a seller’s market. in mid-January 2024. as of February 29, 2024.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

The following Q&A comes from the HW+ exclusive Slack channel, where HousingWire’s Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami answered questions on what to make of the latest housing data, his forecast for the rest of this year, and whether or not the housing market is returning to normal. This was my big fear. Become a member today.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With it behind us, let’s look ahead at several housing market trends that are likely in 2021 and beyond. First, exceptionally low mortgage rates are likely to be around for an extended period. 2020 was a truly unprecedented year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2021

According to the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales for April’s housing market came in at 5,8500,000. housing market for 2020 to 2024 is that home prices could escalate to an unhealthy level. Exclusive access to the HW+ Slack community and virtual events. My biggest fear for the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

This article is part of our housing market update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. To register for the HW+ event, go here. Demographics still point towards a market with strong demand – the largest cohort of millennials, the largest generation in U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We created the weekly Housing Market Tracker because housing data has been so wild since 2020. The housing market madness persisted last week as inventory fell and higher mortgage rates took a bigger bite out of purchase application data. How does the sharp increase in rates directly impact those homebuyers?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 31, 2020

This is the fourth installment of our economist Q&A series, as we work to answer the top 2021 housing market questions. The 2021 housing market forecasts have focused on everything from home prices to mortgage rates. Every Tuesday in December, HousingWire interviewed a top economist in the HW+ Slack channel.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. The event is exclusively for HW+ members , and you can go here to register. Mortgage Rates In January, rates were hovering in the 6% range.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

In the last few months in my articles for HousingWire, I have written that monthly supply has been rising and that this increasing supply was the most critical metric for the housing market, specifically the new home sales market. months and below is a good market for the builders — 4.4 This represents a supply of 6.3

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

If you bought into the theories being peddled by this crash-cult crowd (who, by the way, have been infecting the discourse of economics since the creation of social media and YouTube channels) then you would have believed that the second housing market bubble crash was imminent during 2020. housing market. But the U.S.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

There is so much talk about the housing market bottoming out, and I want to give some perspective on what to watch for. I hope this helps.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2023

Last week we saw a noticeable slowdown in housing inventory growth that I hope has more to do with a holiday week than a trend. Mortgage rates fell last week after the debt ceiling issues were resolved, but the damage from higher rates took its toll on purchase application data again.

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