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The current REO market requires an expansion of services for business growth

Housing Wire

Balancing supply and demand is a delicate dance between new construction and existing properties. Tiffany Fletcher: Real Estate Owned (REO), acquired by lenders , banks, or financial institutions typically due to mortgage loan defaults, involves the strategic marketing and sale of existing properties to mitigate losses on outstanding loans.

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Building material prices take their toll on new home sales

Housing Wire

In order to account for uncertain prices and availability of materials, homebuilders are holding off on making homes available until they are further along in the construction process. to the highest level since 2006. This is not due to a lack of demand; quite the opposite, Speakman noted.

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Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory?

Housing Wire

It’s an excellent time to discuss housing inventory. How can housing inventory be so low today when it skyrocketed back in 2009? As you can see below, the inventory keeps falling from 2014 levels, and even with the weakness in demand this year, we are nowhere close to 2013 levels, let alone 2018 levels. What is going on here?

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How to grow housing supply in 2021

Housing Wire

months, builders will halt the rate of growth for new construction plans as they did in 2018 and again for a brief period this year. For now, though, the low inventory means housing starts have legs to move higher. months, the builders are ok with construction as long as new home sales grow. If supply goes over 6.5

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Housing market inventory is starting to recover

Housing Wire

. “The March pace was the second strongest since 2006, surpassed only by this past December’s reading,” Duncan said. Suburban multifamily housing construction is also benefitting from this trend.” Suburban multifamily housing construction is also benefitting from this trend.” from February.

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Housing Demand Likely to Stay High for Years to Come

Empire Appraisal Group

Between a wave of foreclosures, rising rents, and underbuilding of new homes, the housing market became much harder to crack into from 2006 to 2017. However, financing to invest in lots, land and inventory has been a significant challenge for private builders,” said Todd Pyatt, owner of Pyatt Builders. All rights reserved.

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U.S. Housing Market Collapse? Nowhere in Sight

Empire Appraisal Group

Scary times: builders are slashing home prices and slowing construction as buyers pull back, survey shows” (MarketWatch). The housing market is entering the ‘most significant contraction in activity since 2006,’ says Freddie Mac economist” (Fortune). “Homebuilder confidence suffers near-record plunge” (Newsweek).