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The homebuilders got lucky this time

Housing Wire

However, the glaring difference today versus the recession of 2008, is that in 2007 the builders had to deal with over 4 million active listings as competition for their pricey new homes. This is why construction workers haven’t been laid off while other jobs in the housing market have been. months of supply.

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HINTS OF SHARP INCREASE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION

Will Springer Realtor

Others – Meritage Homes (+20% YoY in 2021) and Tri Point Homes (+15-30% YoY in 2022) – expect tremendous growth of new communities. And many of the new projects are larger than in years past. Builders began construction on just under a million single-family homes in 2020. That’s the most since 2007. That’s fair.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

The number of new listings for all home types – single-family, townhomes and condos combined – in King (887) fell 47% from November and declined 36% from December 2021. The construction crane was recently removed from the 8 th Avenue and Columbia Street location and interiors are being filled out with high-quality finishes.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

years, according to recent data, when it was only about five years just before the housing market crash of 2007. Except for the pandemic year of 2020, last month was the slowest April since at least 2008 when easy access to Northwest Multiple Listing Service data became available. They include Nexus , The Emerald , KODA and Spire.

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Home Prices Rising Toward Record Highs – Again

Will Springer Realtor

The Seattle/King County housing market inched forward – and a little sideways – as the number of new and unsold listings continued to expand in June while fresh signs of a slowdown approached. Home prices continued to confound buyers by climbing toward record highs as summer began. New single-family-home listings rose 3.8%

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FED’S ACTIONS TAKE STEAM OUT OF HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

Waller went on to say this adjustment is in no way like the horrific housing/financial crises of 2007-2010. At least buyers will have more options and time to weigh their decision to purchase a home – but at what cost to the bottom line? The next 12-24 months are likely going to be quite a challenge for prospective buyers.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

just as Google opens another office building in Kirkland and Microsoft expands its 120-structure Redmond campus with plans for 17 new office buildings. All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A This looks a lot like the housing boom that we saw prior to the 2007–09 financial crisis.” million sq.