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Builders apply the brakes amid canceled contracts

Housing Wire

For this reason, the number of housing units “under construction” is the largest ever recorded in history because they were taking so long to finish. For the builders, they have a new problem: they had homes under contract and then mortgage rates jumped in the biggest fashion ever recorded in history.

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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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The 2022 housing market: A tale of two halves

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Marty Green thinks of the housing market in 2022 as two very different movies. ” Houses were selling at a fever pitch in a matter of days, with multiple offers, waived contingencies and buyers paying $100,000(!) But the housing market in the second half of 2022? over asking price. High octane stuff.

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Are new home sales flagging a recession?

Housing Wire

A lot of the housing data was lagging the rate move, so it wasn’t apparent that higher rates impacted the data yet. Going back to the summer of 2020, the one factor that I said could change the housing market was the 10-year yield getting above 1.94%. However, the housing market changed once the 10-year yield broke over 1.94%.

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Housing starts data lags reality of higher mortgage rates

Housing Wire

family housing starts in April were at a rate of 1,100,000; this is 7.3 As you can see below, the housing demand data from 2002 to 2005 was never apparent in any housing data lines from 2018 to 2022. When you don’t have a credit boom with exotic loan debt products, housing demand has limits. percent (±7.7

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Housing inventory falls under 1M again as sales collapse

Housing Wire

housing market , we just experienced an event that most people never thought could happen. However, in 2020 new listing data came back, and we don’t want to see the new listings continue to decline this year — that would be a double negative for the housing market. The days on market were too low.

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Mortgage demand declines at a slower pace

Housing Wire

“The 30-year fixed rate decreased for the first time in over two months to 7.06%, but remained close to its highest since 2002.”. The Fed will announce the new federal funds rate’s target on Wednesday, which industry observers expect to increase by 75 basis points to 3.25%-4%. from the week prior.

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