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Pending home sales fall 5.2% in March

Housing Wire

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The lack of housing inventory is a major constraint to rising sales,” Lawrence Yun , NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. In the new construction sector , NAR predicts sales to increase 4.5% year over year. year over year to 4.56 million for all of 2023.

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Mortgage credit, and the coming purchase storm

Housing Wire

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. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index remained unchanged at 124.6 last month, still hovering near levels previously seen in 2014.

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CoreLogic projects low mortgage rates and high prices into 2023

Housing Wire

over the next three years – nearly a percentage point lower than the average of the 2010-2019 decade. However, Nothaft expects that mortgages originated today, with a contract rate of 3% or lower, are more likely to have a relatively long life and lenders will not see them coming into refinance anytime soon.

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Promising Signs Amid Headwinds in Seattle Area Housing Market

Will Springer Realtor

Inflection points are important in finding those signals and since last month’s assessment of the market, we are beginning to see what appear to be important – possibly significant – upward inflection points in housing market data. However, forecasts for a housing market turnaround having to wait until next year are fading.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. High-quality homes sell in nearly every market. Properties are still going under contract.

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How will rising rates affect new home construction?

Housing Wire

Census Bureau released their construction report for February, showing a positive trend in housing construction data with a lovely print in housing permits at 1,859,000 and housing starts at 1,769,000. Of course, that’s until you look at the housing completion data, which hasn’t gone anywhere in years.

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WILL WAR IN UKRAINE IMPACT OUR HOUSING MARKET?

Will Springer Realtor

off their 2022 high of 3.92% (the highest level since May 2019). Soaring costs of labor and construction materials is certainly contributing to the rising figure but there is evidence of a sharp increase in home improvements since the start of the pandemic. Rates fall as money flows into Treasurys.