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Opinion: Reformed FHA program will offer lenders new business opportunities

Housing Wire

Thanks to the efficiencies baked into the construction processes of manufactured homes, these factory-built houses are both faster and less expensive to build than site-built homes, saving buyers between $50,000 to $100,000 per unit. Much of this market dysfunction is also attributable to a lack of lenders.

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These markets are attracting the most out-of-state real estate investors

Housing Wire

Following extensive renovations that took nearly a year to complete, the property was resold to an owner-occupant buyer in July 2020. The data shows 30% of all properties purchased via online REO auction in Allen County were to out-of-state buyers, ranking 36th highest among 198 U.S. 75% out-of-state buyers); Calhoun County, Ala. (60%);

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High Prices Continue to Reduce Interest for New Construction

Eyes on Housing

In the first quarter of 2018, only 15% of prospective buyers were looking for a newly built home. The onset of COVID-19 propelled that share up to 42% by the final quarter of 2020, but strong gains in new home prices have driven it down for the last three quarters, reaching 32% in the third quarter of 2021. Meanwhile, the.

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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%. 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%.

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Impacts of Rising New Home Costs

Eyes on Housing

Only 15% of buyers were looking for a newly-built home at the start of 2018, but that share shot up to 42% by the final quarter of 2020 (after the start of the pandemic). Since then, however, interest for new construction has fallen steadily, as costs for building materials – especially lumber – have experienced double-digit growth.

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Mortgage rates jump to 3.17% last week

Housing Wire

“During the course of the pandemic, ‘home’ had become more important than ever, and as a result, strong purchase demand continues—but buyers also outnumber the sellers,” Khater said. Many economists speculate rising rates will be the key to quelling construction woes, even if it does eventually take a slight toll on demand.

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The big short in housing supply isn’t going away

Housing Wire

Homebuilders responded to the shortage of homes for sale, accelerating new home construction, even as they face severe supply-side challenges, including rising building material costs and supply-chain bottlenecks, a lack of affordable lots, and difficulty in finding skilled labor. Since 2018, the housing supply deficit has been growing.