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Low inventory creates challenging conditions in North Carolina’s housing market

Housing Wire

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. We have so much new construction happening. People are actually making repairs found in inspection reports.

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Opportunities to improve the home-building process

Housing Wire

While mortgage rates are at an all-time low, people looking to buy their first home — particularly millennials, who accounted for half of all new home loans in 2019 — have a limited and aging stock of houses to choose from. Construction has traditionally been slow to pick up new technology compared to other industries.

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6 Tips for Appraising New Construction Homes

McKissock

New construction is treated a little differently by lenders, FHA, and the GSEs. When appraising new construction homes, you must take into consideration certain features and attributes that don’t necessarily apply to re-sales. Those requirements can make it hard to find other new construction comparables.

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Homebuilders are at max capacity. And the housing shortage keeps widening

Housing Wire

Aerial drone inspection of Lennar’s Westview housing development Miami, Florida. This has driven meaningful share gains for new construction,” she added, “with the percentage of new-home listings more than doubling from long-term norms to over 30% of the market.” Taken by Felix Mizioznikov. We need to build above 1.1

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

Truth: A manufactured home is built in a factory and constructed to comply, at a minimum, with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) enacted June 15, 1976. All factory-built homes constructed after June 15, 1976 must comply with the HUD Code or local building code. can work at night).

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What to Do If The Home You’re Buying has Defective Drywall

Lamacchia Realty

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. The best way you can protect yourself as a buyer is by conducting a thorough inspection of the property. Repairing contaminated drywall is expensive, complex, and time-consuming.

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

Truth: A manufactured home is built in a factory and constructed to comply, at a minimum, with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) enacted June 15, 1976. All factory-built homes constructed after June 15, 1976 must comply with the HUD Code or local building code. can work at night).