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Price Adjustments in this New Housing Market

Lamacchia Realty

In early March it was becoming clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. That’s because fewer homes are being placed under contract. How do you know your house is overpriced? See chart below.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. Properties are still going under contract. Worried about missing out on a boom?

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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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Only 70,000 new homes available for sale

Housing Wire

housing market. And with total active house listings in America near all-time lows, that is all we have for completed units for sale. Just like with the existing home sales market, all that is happening is that home sales stabilized from a low level. The Inventory for homes completed is at 70,000 = 1.23

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Existing home sales will drop to 4.78 million in 2023, NAR predicts

Housing Wire

When looking at what market will be “the next Austin ,” Yun identified the Atlanta-Sand Springs-Marietta, Georgia as the top market expected to outperform other metro areas in 2023. Fraud risk continues to rise even as the market contracts .

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Local Markets: Louisville, Reno and San Diego

Housing Wire

Affordable housing prices combined with a vibrant history and a thriving culinary scene have certainly made Derby City a popular destination for homebuyers. However, even Louisville’s active housing market has slowed down recently. “I Also helping buyers is an increase in housing inventory, Ridenour Lindsey said. “It

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The homebuilders got lucky this time

Housing Wire

They have less competition as they are working from low sales levels in today’s housing market. The truth is that if mortgage rates fell below 5.875% and kept going lower, everyone’s housing predictions would need to be revised this year because the builders can sell their homes with lower mortgage rates.