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Think US home prices are high? At least we aren’t Canada

Housing Wire

As you can see above, other countries have experienced steep home-price growth and Canada is leading the way. housing market follow Canada? In short, the answer is no, we won’t have the type of home-price velocity that Canada has experienced because our housing market is more diverse than theirs.

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Opinion: why we all have a stake in closing the homeownership gap

Housing Wire

The program helped a generation of Americans purchase their first home, however, due to a government policy known as “red-lining,” banks were effectively prohibited from issuing FHA-insured loans in neighborhoods that were predominantly Black or Hispanic. Lower homeownership rates mean there will be fewer buyers. For decades, the U.S.

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Dave Stevens on understanding this housing market

Housing Wire

I have been part of the mortgage banking industry since 1983 — 39 years to date through different housing markets. In many ways it was similar to today, with one exception: When I started, I hadn’t been spoiled by a housing market like the one in 2020 and 2021. economy, especially the mortgage and housing sector.

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Practical Tips for Working With AMCs

Appraisal Today

Keep them up to date in every step of the report so that they can keep the Lender (and the Buyer/Seller/Realtor/Closing Attorneys when applicable) all in the loop on the progress of the report. Is there any way to mitigate the risk and improve the property value? Building homes at a higher elevation will help. value to property.

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November Housing Update

Will Springer Realtor

The housing market in and around King County was moving along swimmingly at the start of 2022, with homes selling briskly and buyers taking advantage of interest rates in the 3s. and jump in mortgage rates of 4 percentage points has created a housing market belly flop. Give us some cooling – stat! “We

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SELLERS’ MARKET? HOW ABOUT BUILDERS’ MARKET?

Will Springer Realtor

GREATER BUYING POWER Buyers who are struggling to purchase a home in this frenzied housing market will receive a bit of a lifeline in 2022. Every year loan limits established for mortgage backers like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are reviewed and adjusted according to regional home values.

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