Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2022

Given the current housing inventory crisis, it might surprise people to realize this: we built too many homes during the housing bubble years. Yes, but this is where my work is much different from other housing economists and why we need to think of inventory in a new, modern 21st-century mindset. Wait, what?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

Given the current housing inventory crisis, it might surprise people to realize this: we built too many homes during the housing bubble years. Yes, but this is where my work is much different from other housing economists and why we need to think of inventory in a new, modern 21st-century mindset. Wait, what?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

However, for the first time in recent modern-day history — due to supply chain issues and other factors — housing completion data has lagged behind housing permits and starts. 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.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 27, 2022

6 Tips for Appraising New Construction Homes. Excerpts: New construction is treated a little differently by lenders, FHA, and the GSEs. When appraising new construction homes, you must take into consideration certain features and attributes that don’t necessarily apply to re-sales. To read more tips, click here. By Mark Buhler.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I am so glad I quit doing residential lender appraisals in 2005! = single-family homes for sale in the fourth quarter were new construction. Construction also jumped during the pandemic as builders responded to surging homebuyer demand fueled by record-low mortgage rates. Nationwide, 31.8% That’s comparable with 31.9%

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 17, 2022

Excerpts: the 14,500-square-foot modern home where almost every room offers an excellent view. The way that we did that was through cantilevers and using structural engineers and steel to help us to construct the home that we absolutely wanted.”. Two days ago the Fed raised rates by 0.75%. Lower inflation? Real estate market? ==.

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