Berkshire Hathaway

MAY 5, 2021

Low inventory in the housing market isn’t new, but it is becoming a lot harder to navigate. Danielle Hale, Chief Economist at realtor.com , explains: “ The housing market is still relatively under supplied , and buyers can’t buy what’s not for sale.

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Listing Spark

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While many thought it’d spell bad news, the total meltdown hasn’t happened. The 5 most notable changes to the Texas Housing Market To really understand how these rising rates have changed things, we need to look at the big shifts in the housing market. At least, not yet.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

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. Another positive sign: The number of new listings surged from the previous month.

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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). The good news comes from major national builders who have shared their forecasts for growth in the coming years. And many of the new projects are larger than in years past.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 15, 2023

Ah, for the good old days of 2019 – when we could stomach home prices closer to the mid-million-dollar mark and housing options were somewhat plentiful amid a mildly competitive buyer environment. The market has, ahem , evolved in the four years since. monthly decline in available Seattle listings (793). on the Eastside.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

America’s shortfall is most acute with the most vulnerable, as affordable housing inventory has been shrinking for decades. Builders are trying to catch up and, according to federal officials , there are more housing units under construction today than at any time in the last 50 years. shy of the need. But for how long?

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

There is a feeling of Halloween in the real estate world because this housing market is a bit scary these days. The market is spooking many potential buyers and sellers thanks to stubbornly high mortgage interest rates. fewer new listings, the rate of sales rose 1.7% The new home market was 31% of the total U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 13, 2023

urban centers remain mostly higher than in 2019. The national office vacancy rate stands at 16% through March , up from 11% at the end of 2019 – just before life changed for you, me and the world. We certainly see that in all forms of residential real estate – from new construction to finding items for the home.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 11, 2023

The Seattle/King County housing market inched forward – and a little sideways – as the number of new and unsold listings continued to expand in June while fresh signs of a slowdown approached. The county saw the combined number of single-family, townhome and condo listings increase in June by 4.4% up 5% from May.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 11, 2023

Some developers are delivering smaller homes in the form of four- and six-plex townhomes on a parcel of land that once featured a single-family house. Others are specializing in the design and construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as detached backyard homes (also known as “ mother-in-laws ”). counties are in our region.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 13, 2023

It’s the bacon and eggs of the housing market – two staples that are often linked to one another. The pandemic housing market was super-charged by historically low interest rates and buyers seeking more spacious properties amid global health fears. In March, 33% of homes listed for sale in the U.S. in Seattle.

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 14, 2023

The opening months of the Seattle/King County housing market can best be expressed as sparks of activity within a mostly tentative purchasing environment. The number of homeowners deciding to sell continues to lag, but inventory and time on market continue to [mostly] climb, reflecting still-hesitant buyers.” Portland, Ore.,

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Privately owned housing starts in September rose to an annual rate of 1.415 million, 1.9% above the September 2019 rate of 1.274 million, the Bureau said. Single-family housing starts in September were at an annual rate of 1.108 million, which is 8.5% above the September 2019 rate of 1.437 million. over the month to 1.1

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Listing Spark

MARCH 9, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at Texas’ real estate market activity — exploring recent developments, analyzing short-term trends, and making predictions about what we might expect. this may feel like a buyer’s market due to the sharp increase in such a short period of time. Average price : rose 1.5%

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Suburban residents can be almost assured of the peaceful enjoyment of their home without worrying about a neighbor constructing a rollercoaster or baseball stadium next door. >> A full 19,396 apartment units are under construction in Seattle metro, according to a Q2 report from Berkadia, a U.S. . = Zoning laws in the U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A concrete and steel cover connecting First Hill to downtown, for example, would reduce traffic noise, potentially add more parkland and encourage construction of new housing. topped the list. The market is spooking many potential buyers and sellers thanks to stubbornly high mortgage interest rates.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 8, 2021

were putting down $24,500 in the most recent survey, up a whopping 82% from Q4 2019 ($13,441). housing markets. The national median family income rose just 4% from 2019 to 2020, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, while most home prices are jumping each year by 10% or more.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Here’s how topsy-turvy our housing market has been this past year-plus. Now you may think I am referring only to homeowners, as in did they miss the peak of the market to sell their home at top dollar. The market may go into a brief lull – as it does during this quarter and into early next year. OCTOBER HOUSING UPDATE.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

just as Google opens another office building in Kirkland and Microsoft expands its 120-structure Redmond campus with plans for 17 new office buildings. All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A It has also set its sights on rezoning portions of the city to increase housing density. million sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 9, 2021

Flood of buyers – As I noted last month , Millennials will fuel this housing market for at least a decade to come as about 4.5 market during the pandemic – and there is great anticipation for strong demand. Some in the industry are pointing to these costs for a near 10% decline in housing production this spring (to about 1.6

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 12, 2021

The narrow area known as Westlake, just west of Lake Union (and, notably, close to Facebook, Google and Amazon offices), has seen the number of people aged 25-34 double from 2010 to 2019 and now comprise 52% of its residents. Icon is on a mission to change the way we house the homeless and others. housing market needs 3.8

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2021

Additional housing, particularly more affordable units, will only help strengthen the health of the public and economy. Housing affordability decreased in 45 of the 50 states from 2012 to 2019. Developers opted to pay fees to the city totaling $68M instead, funds that help construct affordable homes in other parts of the city.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 9, 2021

The National Association of Realtors® recently announced a new partnership with the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, a nonprofit that promotes homeownership and advocates for greater equality in housing. increase in single-family permits over 2019. >> JULY HOUSING UPDATE. >> A whopping 3.8

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