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Low housing inventory a win for homebuilders

Housing Wire

This business model means that the builders are very mindful of the demand for their product and keep an eye out on their main competition, the existing home market, where supply is cheaper for a buyer. They can cut prices, pay down mortgage rates for their buyers, and do what they need to to make it work for them to move their products.

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New home sales are at risk with rising mortgage rates ?

Housing Wire

It’s also driven more by mortgage buyers who tend to be older and make more money than the new-home buyers. Compared to the existing home sales marketplace, it doesn’t have a high cash buyer or investor buyer profile. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. percent (±11.9

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New home sales still show a historic backlog

Housing Wire

It didn’t help the builders that they had a global pandemic and we still have many new homes either in construction or that haven’t been started yet. months 290,000 new homes are still under construction, about 5.5 Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Here is the breakdown of the 8.6 percent (±22.7

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Wow — 6 million existing home sales! However, context is key with 2020 housing market data

Housing Wire

I have said for many years that we wouldn’t see total housing construction start a year at 1.5 million until the years 2020-2024 because we would need to start the year with over 737,000 new home sales in order for developers to see the need for that amount of building. The median sales price is now 11.4% higher than a year ago.

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March new home sales: the last positive revision for 2022?

Housing Wire

The new home sales market doesn’t have a 28% cash-buyer profile as we saw in the last existing home sales report. So, while cash buyers as a percent of sales have been growing, this sector is driven by mortgage buyers primarily. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. percent (±12.9

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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. can’t have a credit sales boom like we saw from 2002-2005. This is 12.6 percent (±16.9

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17 Best Neighborhoods in Raleigh NC

Raleigh Realty

It's important to note that the neighborhood wasn't always a great place to live and it took time to really develop into something special. In this neighborhood, you will find all types of Real Estate, from restored Grand Victorians built in the 1800s, to newly constructed homes. Falls River Looking for an ideal family neighborhood?