Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With the scrutiny of The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and multiple lawsuits concerning how buyers’ brokers get paid, many brokers say it feels like an all-out war on the real estate industry. billion in commissions they paid to buyers’ agents in the past eight years.

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2023

In the fourth quarter of 2019, the median renter could afford 69% of the homes for sale in Salt Lake City. According to data from Altos Research , the median home price listed in Salt Lake City last week climbed to $785,000, up from about $540,000 in the fourth quarter of 2019. Now, the median renter can only afford 4% of homes.”

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Pent-up housing demand, low-interest rates and new buyers have also added to the crisis. Building entire neighbors can encourage large-scale construction. Immigration policies can impact construction because the industry relies on them for labor. In 2019, there were about 2.8 million migrant workers in construction.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

DBRS Morningstar’s rating of the $224 million securitization opened up new types of bond buyers that have inherently lower costs of capital, Saluda Grade CEO Ryan Craft said. Redwood, for instance, has been buying HEIs from third-party originators since 2019 and has been providing liquidity to portions of the nonagency mortgage market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2021

“Until new construction takes off — over the course of years, not months — home prices will continue to increase. The number of homes sold in April was up 34% from a year earlier, but only 8% from the same time in 2019. This housing boom is nowhere close to over.”

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 10, 2024

Recent news that the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) wishes to settle a series of lawsuits from home sellers has sent ripples through the real estate industry. Allegations of collusion to inflate compensation paid to both buyer and seller agents in transactions prompted this landmark settlement, estimated at a staggering $418M.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2022

We saw this in 2013-2014 and 2018-2019. million to the lows of January 2019 at 4.98 They have to move as well, so a traditional seller is a buyer most of the time when it’s a primary resident owner. The downside of rates moving up so quickly is that some sellers pull the plug until rates are better. million to 5.12

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

In 2019 we published a feature story about “Who will be the Amazon of housing?” — and then explored world-domination theories that painted Zillow , Redfin , Opendoor (and maybe Amazon itself) taking over the entire end-to-end housing sales and financing process. Knock.com offers solutions for both buyers and sellers.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 11, 2023

As the chart shows, a historically large segment of Millennials is inching toward 36, the median age of a first-time home buyer in the U.S. An index score of 100 means that a buyer with a median U.S. The national trend for new construction, however, is generally moving in the opposite direction.

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Berkshire Hathaway

MAY 5, 2021

The trend this year seems to be among buyers “why is it so hard to find a house” Well one of the answers is we are in the ultimate sellers’ market, which means the market it very competitive for buyers right now. Though buyer shouldn’t be alarmed.

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Lamacchia Realty

JULY 10, 2023

The presence of this harmful construction material can lead to a range of issues from the quality of the property to the health of its inhabitants. So, if you’re purchasing a home that was built after August of 2004, it’s best to check with the seller and their agent about the drywall.

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Empire Appraisal Group

JANUARY 11, 2023

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. Home buyers still will face sticker shock, Hale said, “but they will have more time to make a decision and more options.”. NAHB: Sharp Contraction in Construction. Realtor.com®

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Eppraisal

MARCH 17, 2023

From COVID-19 interventions to supply chain disruptions to record inflation, the hits kept coming against a real estate market that was already experiencing diminished inventories and a growing pool of buyers. A fourth quarter surge in home sales during 2019 helped lower available properties even further. Where Do We Stand Now?

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It’s particularly true among homes priced at or below $500,000 in King County, where only 737 of those properties sold in August (36% fewer than in August 2019). Builders began construction on just under a million single-family homes in 2020. Those surveyed said they wanted to listen in on what buyers do and don’t like about the homes.

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Quicken Loans

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So, it’s no wonder that a year like that left experts and new buyers guessing. Buyer demand continued. With a larger portion of the population working from their home, prospective buyers could move toward more suburban areas. These conditions make a seller’s market, meaning the seller has the upper hand.

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Listing Spark

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From late summer of 2022 to now, the Texas real estate market has experienced one of the most unpredictable corrections in recent history, leaving a lot of home-buyers and sellers scratching their heads and trying to make sense of what is going on. Now, if you’re a home seller in Austin, patience is the name of the game.

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 14, 2023

Unless the listed home is in a favorable location, priced competitively and move-in ready, activity has been somewhat muted as prospective buyers and sellers wait for economic conditions to improve. Sellers who priced their homes appropriately enjoyed busy open houses in their first weekend on the market followed by multiple offers.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The market is spooking many potential buyers and sellers thanks to stubbornly high mortgage interest rates. Only buyers and sellers who must move are doing so. This suggests homes – while far fewer for sale than in recent years – are quickly being scooped up by those few available buyers. from July and up a mere 0.7%

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 13, 2023

Unfortunately for buyers, both figures – prices and rates – are climbing, raising the hurdle to homeownership even higher for many. The pandemic housing market was super-charged by historically low interest rates and buyers seeking more spacious properties amid global health fears. in Seattle. There are 1.3 a month ago.

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 6, 2022

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 28, 2021

It was the year of the frustrated buyer, particularly in the first half of the year. The inventory of homes for sale and the number of homes being listed for sale were not nearly enough to satisfy the buyer demand. Remember only one offer can win so this caused lots of disappointment for both buyers and buyer’s agents alike.

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Annarbor Appraisal

APRIL 9, 2020

In June 2019 I wrote a piece about Ann Arbor for Mobility Magazine. Houses in blue, condominium units in orange, new construction included. Buyers, sellers, and the Realtors who work with them are adaptable, and some transactions have continued via virtual showings. That said, we are not immune. Year to year trends.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Buyers will continue to outstrip sellers by a significant margin but less extreme than in 2021. Buyers are seeing rates inch higher – currently at about 3.25% in Seattle/King County for a typical 30-year mortgage (rates vary based on an applicant’s circumstances). What will the 2022 Seattle/King County housing market offer?

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 24, 2022

2019 will be examined in some areas to highlight the lingering impact of COVID in real estate. That is part of the reason that we go back to 2019, so that we can get a better comparison. Additionally, many buyers are still working from home even after shutdowns were lifted and now have the flexibility to move. What's Ahead?

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Boston Appraisal

JULY 6, 2020

COVID-19 Impact on Buyers and Sellers These low loan rates are pushing buyers to risk virus exposure in search of better housing. This is good news for sellers who have suffered from a stagnate market during the first quarter of 2020. Compared with May of 2019, existing home sales were down 26.6%.

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Boston Appraisal

JULY 6, 2020

COVID-19 Impact on Buyers and Sellers. These low loan rates are pushing buyers to risk virus exposure in search of better housing. This is good news for sellers who have suffered from a stagnate market during the first quarter of 2020. Compared with May of 2019, existing home sales were down 26.6%.

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Listing Spark

MARCH 9, 2023

But as potential buyers and sellers begin mapping out their plans for the future, understanding how the state’s real estate market is shifting is essential. This change in rates caused homes to immediately become significantly more expensive for buyers. That trend continued throughout 2022 and into January of 2023.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For 34 consecutive months ending in March, buyers enjoyed mortgage interest rates of 4.0% Sellers, meantime, could put nearly any home on the market and expect a reaction of irrational exuberance from financially sound consumers submitting high-priced offers without buyer-favorable contingencies.

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Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

Which types of homes tend to be most attractive to buyers? Chicago’s housing options include a wide diversity of architecture, styles, and sizes, including vintage condos, brand-new construction, and 7,000-square-foot homes. Just as the housing stock in Chicago is incredibly diverse, so too is the pool of buyers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Additionally, the competition from existing home sellers was somewhat absent. single-family homes for sale were new construction, similar to the percentage from a year earlier and good for the highest level of any fourth quarter on record. In 2011, only 13% of homebuilders worried about the cost of labor, versus 87% in 2019.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 7, 2022

Since then, she has taken off running and has helped her buyers and sellers reach their goals. Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority. Kate Perrine is a licensed REALTOR® in Massachusetts and New Hampshire who joined Lamacchia Realty in the fall of 2019. To learn more about Susan, click here.

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Listing Spark

JANUARY 12, 2023

Builders will continue to target first-time home buyers with incentives. Home sellers should focus on their local market and pull out all the stops when listing a house. New Construction: Slowing down due to an increase in inventory and a declining market; builders targeting first-time home buyers.

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Hank Miller Team

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Q3 ’22 is about even with Q1 and Q2 of ’22 and remains below levels of 2019 and 2020 Diving into last twelve months, we see a drop in inventory since the Aug peak and just an increase of 11 in active listings since Oct ’21. We clearly see the impact of the interest rate hikes as they suppressed buyer activity.

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 12, 2022

Why We're Fearful: Buyer & Seller Mistakes. I’m A Buyer. Why We’re Fearful: Buyer & Seller Mistakes. "A The root causes of buyers overpaying are similar: Using an inexperienced agent (one with less than 6 transactions in total). Re-sale: 2019. Get PDF Now. Table of Contents.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

For 2020-2024, I set some critical parameters for sales and price growth, knowing that this marketplace will be different from the market we had from 2008 to 2019. It’s also driven more by mortgage buyers who tend to be older and make more money than the new-home buyers. First, total home sales should be 6.2

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

We’ve been a sellers’ market here for at least the past eight years, but probably closer to 10 or 11.“ While this is up from a record low of 7,336 listings set in late April 2022, it is still well below the 29,951 listings in early May 2019, about a year prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. of moves being inbound versus 39.9%

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