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Where’s the bottom for new home sales?

Housing Wire

New home sales are now below the recession levels of 2000 and have fallen all the way to 1996 levels, when interest rates were near 8%. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The builders will pull back on construction when the supply is 6.5 months of supply is still under construction 2.1

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Fannie Files Complaint Against Appraiser

Appraisal Today

Note: This update does not apply to newly constructed manufactured homes because these items must be present on all new units. percent – the highest level since November 2000,” said Joel Kan, MBA’s Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 6.98

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Eleven Types of Risk in Commercial Real Estate

Property Metrics

In the United States, the inflation rate has been around 2% per year since the year 2000. If corporations suddenly start allowing a large percentage of workers to engage in remote working contracts, the market demand for office space will dramatically decrease from previous forecasts. Construction Risk.

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The new home sales recession continues

Housing Wire

So for now, the builders will take their time with the homes under construction and make sure they offer enough incentives to unload the new home supply they’re dealing with. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is below the recession levels of 2000 and back to 1996 levels. This is 12.6

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CITIES FACE DAUNTING OFFICE-VACANCY CHALLENGE

Will Springer Realtor

Our urban area accounts for about half of the city’s economic activity, and the Seattle Chamber noted that rising office vacancies coupled with less construction could lead to $2B in decreased revenue. Local government, developers, architects and others will need to step up and take responsibility for the sake of our city.

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Expectations for 2022 in Seattle/King County Real Estate

Will Springer Realtor

That was the average national figure in 2000.). In addition to leisure and hospitality jobs, more workers are finding employment with tech companies – Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft and Google – particularly in Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland, where the current wave of commercial construction is a precursor to an even greater demand for housing.

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Affordability Woes Keep King County Housing Activity on Slow Burn

Will Springer Realtor

Supply of resale housing (as opposed to new construction) is shrinking across our region. Interestingly, a higher proportion of home sales are now coming from new construction. were in various stages of construction. That share from 2000–2019 was an average of 13%. There are 1.3 a month ago. Eastside inventories are at 1.2

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