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Mortgage rates continue falling before Thanksgiving: Freddie Mac

Housing Wire

New construction starts and permits showed surprising strength in October while existing-home sales slumped to their worst reading since 2010. “This dynamic is reflected in the latest data showing that existing home sales have fallen to a thirteen-year low.”

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Pending home sales fall to their lowest level in two decades

Housing Wire

Historically high rates harmed the housing market in October Annualized existing home sales remained below 4 million in October, the lowest rate since 2010. Meanwhile, new home sales posted a better performance as homebuyers pivoted to new construction amid waning existing home supply. New home sales fell 5.6%

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Construction Self-Employment Rates at Record Low

Eyes on Housing

million) of construction workers are self-employed. Nevertheless, construction self-employment rates are now lowest on record, down from a record high of over 26% in 2010. One of the factors behind the recently falling construction self-employment. According to the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS), 22% (2.4

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Pending home sales up slightly in September: NAR

Housing Wire

For those new construction units, the national median new home price is projected to drop by 5.9% Meanwhile, existing home sales in September fell to their lowest level since 2010, Realtor.com Senior Economic Research Analyst Hannah Jones said in an emailed statement. Compared to 2022, NAR expects the sale of new homes to grow by 4.5%

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New homes shrink as costs of buying grow

Real Estate News

The median square footage for a home under construction — now 2,191 — has hit its lowest point since 2010.

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1.2 million homes face wildfire risk in California

Housing Wire

In June, insurance giants State Farm and Allstate pulled out of California’s home insurance marketplace, citing mounting construction costs. CoreLogic said insurers’ models should account for the current risk landscape, including climate change considerations.

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Homeowners are staying in place twice as long as they did 20 years ago: Redfin

Housing Wire

were 65 and older as of 2020, up from 13% in 2010,” the report reads. Some young families are turning to new construction, and others are renting homes.” Older generations have an outsized level of influence over the U.S. housing market for multiple reasons, Redfin said.