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Mortgage credit, and the coming purchase storm

Housing Wire

last month, still hovering near levels previously seen in 2014. The index plunged from record highs seen in late 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression. “Many of these potential buyers will likely utilize FHA and other low down payment loans to purchase a home.”.

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Billionaires Row Continues to be Challenged

Miller Samuel

It's been no secret that super luxury Manhattan sales have been the hardest hit segment of the market since 2014. The introduction of supertalls to the skyline has provided never before expansive views to the buyers. I was asked by the New York Post to provide a snapshot of this submarket.

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2023 Real Estate Forecast: Market to Regain Normalcy

Empire Appraisal Group

Existing-home sales are expected to end the year 16% down from the same time period in 2021, marking their lowest level since 2014, Yun said. But if inflation continues to slow and rates stabilize, that could bring more buyers back to the market and boost demand for housing, Yun said. NAHB: Sharp Contraction in Construction.

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How to grow housing supply in 2021

Housing Wire

months, builders will halt the rate of growth for new construction plans as they did in 2018 and again for a brief period this year. months, the builders are ok with construction as long as new home sales grow. In 2013/2014, when the economic data was improving, mortgage rates rose. If supply goes over 6.5 Hard pass.

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Home prices see greatest gain in over 6 years

Housing Wire

census divisions rose 7% in September from a year ago, the greatest year-over-year gain since 2014, and nearly 23% higher than its last peak in 2006. uptick reported in August, and represented the largest annual gain since May 2014 as record-low mortgage rates and a lack of inventory continued to put upward pressure on home prices. .

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Housing starts data lags reality of higher mortgage rates

Housing Wire

Census Bureau released their new residential construction report for April, showing a miss on the estimate and a negative revisions data line, which I believe is lagging behind the current market reality. We simply cannot finish homes in America promptly, and now that mortgage rates are over 5%, some buyers won’t be able to purchase a home.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

The Fiscal Policy Institute proposed the tax in 2014 , and it has been floating around Albany ever since. FPI's apparent belief that most of the high-end development sold ended up as empty pied-a-terres while wealthy buyers bid up the prices is incorrect. That article came out in 2014 right as the housing market was peaking.