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Mortgage applications fall for fourth week

Housing Wire

Record-low inventory is pushing home-price growth at double the rate from a year ago, and even above the 10% growth rates seen in 2005,” Kan said. “The housing market is in desperate need of more inventory to cool price growth and preserve affordability.

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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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Pending home sales crush hopes of forbearance crash bros

Housing Wire

is the highest reading for May since 2005. Contract signings rose in all regions in May compared to the prior month and one year ago. Here is what is happening: The COVID-19 shutdowns paused sales during what looked to be a solid market going into the first few months of 2020. from one year ago.

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Pending home sales dip as “seesaw” market continues

Housing Wire

An index of 100 is equal to the average level of contract activity during 2001, the first year examined. May’s 8% increase was the highest jump for that month since 2005, according to NAR. The overall pending home sales index fell 1.9% in June, according to the National Association of Realtors , which tracks the metric. (An

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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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The Similarities Between 2007 and Today

Appraisal Buzz

Between 2002-2005 in many markets, the real estate market was scorching, much like it is today. Almost daily, there is some story on social media about being “turned in” to the state by a disgruntled agent, buyer, or seller for appraising a property below the contract price. We are seeing that as a profession again.

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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

Lamacchia Realty

That’s because fewer homes are being placed under contract. Lamacchia Realty has been selling homes since 2005 and tracking data to develop an effective model on pricing homes. The post Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market appeared first on Lamacchia Realty. How much do you adjust the price?