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Rising home prices take a toll on pending home sales

Housing Wire

in October – the second consecutive month the index has fallen as affordability strains the market, a recent report from the National Association of Realtors said. However, borrowers are still maintaining a strong pace, as contract signings are up 20.2% pending home sales fell 1.1% compared to a year ago. Presented by: Fannie Mae.

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Pending home sales continue to slip as 2021 approaches

Housing Wire

year-over-year, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. Year-over-year, contract signings increased by 16.4%. “The latest monthly decline is largely due to the shortage of inventory and fast-rising home prices,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. The National Index is now up 24.5%

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Homebuyers drawn to cheaper areas in Midwest and South

Housing Wire

Homebuyer contract signings in the U.S. Increased inventory of homes for sale, near historic low mortgage rates and favorable demographics means more housing demand, ” Odeta Kushi, the First American deputy chief economist said in a statement. rose 8% month-over-month from July to August, though the figure was still 8.3%

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U.S. Housing Market Collapse? Nowhere in Sight

Empire Appraisal Group

Nowhere in Sight | Florida Realtors. The housing market is entering the ‘most significant contraction in activity since 2006,’ says Freddie Mac economist” (Fortune). The market is adjusting to a new reality, with much lower sales volumes and far more inventory,” says Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macro.

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Home sales are going to nosedive in 2023, Fannie Mae says

Housing Wire

million, according to the National Association of Realtors. Due to the minimal use of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), teaser rates and exotic mortgage products, relatively few current single-family borrowers are subject to payment shocks from rising interest rates in the way many borrowers were in 2006-2008,” the ESR group said.

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The evolution of the more productive real estate agent 

Housing Wire

As more and more people enter the real estate industry – membership at the National Association of Realtors has ballooned to a record 1.6 But with rising mortgage rates, still-rising home prices, and record-low levels of inventory, this might be easier said than done. Just how we do contracts now is so much faster.

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2023 Maine Year in Review

Lamacchia Realty

This scarcity in inventory had the effect of keeping prices high, but there was a substantial decrease in sales, approximately 19%, leaving prospective buyers eager. This resilience is more attributable to the reduction in inventory rather than a decline in sales. Maine Sales Decreased by 18.9%