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Opinion: The ripple effect on the U.S. housing market from China’s real estate crisis

Housing Wire

The real estate market in China, both commercial and residential, have been unwinding over the last few years. in 2008 and 2009. Lax lending standards and cheap credit, plus a popular belief that real estate values never decline, created a massive bubble. As the Chinese real estate market declines, the U.S.

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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. The housing market has not seen such a significant two-month drop in prices since shortly after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in winter of 2008, Black Knight said on Monday.

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Seattle’s already-hot real estate market is exploding

Housing Wire

“I started as an agent up here in 2009, and I’ve been saying since then the only thing that would slow down the market would be some sort of national or international event,” said Pullin, a managing broker at Skyline Properties. A lot of people looked at the pandemic as a time to get their real estate license.”

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Gary Keller: Good agents will still thrive in a stormy market

Housing Wire

Keller kicked off the first day of the two-day gathering by offering his take on the housing market and economic conditions. Despite persistent inflation challenges, a volatile mortgage market and limited inventory, Keller said it was still a good time to buy a house. “It

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Millennials struggle to compete with boomers for homes

Housing Wire

From 2009 to 2019, the share of recent buyers who are 60 years and old grew 47% , while the share of recent buyers ages 18-39 fell by 13%. In addition, the median age of a homebuyer who completed their purchase within the past year rose from 40 in 2009 to 44 in 2019. housing market,” Tucker said in a statement.

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Housing Market Down But Not Out- January Newsletter

DW Slater Company

What’s happening in the housing markets? Mortgage rates impact housing as they affect buying power. As we look at the housing market for 2022, a clear shift has occurred. Is Valuation Independence Good or Bad for Business? – Cleveland Appraisal Blog How Was The Housing Market in 2022?-

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Reverse purchase financing: The financing option no one is talking about

Housing Wire

For real estate professionals, this option presents an opportunity to capture more sales. But unlike financing with a traditional mortgage, monthly principal and interest payments are not required on the loan, so long as the homeowner keeps up to date with real estate taxes, homeowners’ insurance and property maintenance.

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