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Home prices are dropping like it’s 2009

Housing Wire

Home prices are now posting the biggest monthly declines since January 2009, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor report from Black Knight. “Historically low inventory – along with record low interest rates – was one of the key drivers behind U.S. Much of that depends on how much inventory returns to the market.

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Buyers viewed just eight homes before making their purchase

Housing Wire

Right after the Great Recession, between 2009 and 2011, buyers viewed a median of 12 homes before purchasing, as inventory was plentiful. From 2004 to 2006, during the housing boom years, even though homes were moving at a rapid pace, buyers typically looked at nine homes. month’s supply of homes.

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How Andrew Marquis plans to close more loans in a low-inventory market  

Housing Wire

Lack of inventory is an issue builders and mortgage loan originators alike are dealing with across the nation. It’s also what keeps Andrew Marquis, regional vice president at CrossCountry Mortgage and Scotsman Guide ’s seventh top LO, up at night, especially as he sees more buyers entering the market.

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Rising Silicon Valley home prices aren’t deterring buyers

Housing Wire

“I honestly haven’t seen this kind of market for homes in San Jose since 2009.” “You’ve got a lot of young buyers — the millennial wave — that are looking to buy in San Jose, because they work at LinkedIn, Google, or Apple, which are all in this area,” Wellman said.

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As vacant foreclosures increase, so does buyer interest

Housing Wire

There were a total of 647 vacant structures in the Slavic Village neighborhood in July 2020, down 15% from March 2019 and down 53% from a peak of 1,368 vacant structures in March 2009, according to a biannual survey conducted by SVD of all parcels in the neighborhood. In 2008, 2009, it was triage. Seeking new inventory sources.

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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. Today, however, the purchase application data is actually down to levels we saw in 2009 ! How can housing inventory be so low today when it skyrocketed back in 2009? I don’t believe housing inventory below 1.52 The housing market shifted in March of this year.

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HW+ Member Spotlight: Stacy Esser

Housing Wire

His recent article, “Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory?” takes a deep dive into what the heck is going on with purchase applications, housing demand and inventory levels. This article, for example, asks why, if purchase applications are down to 2009 levels, are inventory levels still so freaking low?

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