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Affordable housing inventory is limited due to foreclosure prevention efforts

Housing Wire

In 2019 the number was 200,000. When including the approximately 900,000 single family homes constructed by new homebuilders during the year, according to data from the Census and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) , that 200,000 represented close to 20% of all single-family homes supplied to the market in 2019.

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What is Your Appraiser Level? Why Does It Make a Difference?

Appraisal Today

. = Surviving the Current Slowdown by Kendra Budd, Editor, Working RE Excerpts: While the actual volume of appraisal work has only declined to the equivalent of a slow month in 2018 or 2019, the volume of appraisals has declined over 60 percent from the busiest month in 2021 compared to the later (slower) months of 2022. Budget cuts.

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How to Sell Your House Fast in Chicago with Targeted Updates and Spot-on Pricing

Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

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. in 2019 over the previous year, perhaps an effect of high property taxes, falling population, and an excess of homes after the mid-2010s construction boom.

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SEATTLE ‘WALKING’ TOWARDS URBAN CONNECTEDNESS

Will Springer Realtor

A modern version of the regrade is taking place along the downtown waterfront (pictured above) with the addition of Overlook Walk, a breathtaking pedestrian bridge and viewing deck that will soon connect with Pike Place Market and other attractions in downtown. Pro tip: Always bring a buyer broker to represent you to a new construction site.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A A growing diversified base of technology companies continue to proclaim the Eastside market as one of the best living and job opportunities in the country,” noted local commercial property firm Broderick Group in a report issued last month. “A million sq.

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IN DIRE NEED OF GENERATIONAL RESPONSE TO HOUSING SHORTFALL

Will Springer Realtor

Housing affordability decreased in 45 of the 50 states from 2012 to 2019. Washington state now (right) has less than 45% of all households able to afford the median priced home (as of 2019, when the state’s median figure was more than $100,000 less than today). POTENTIAL TAX SAVINGS. percentage points.

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FINDING THE KEY TO UNLOCK ‘STUCK’ HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE

Will Springer Realtor

The unprecedented housing price increases in our region – up 39% in King for all home types since May 2019 – will possibly stunt homeownership rates going forward. The change follows Oregon’s lifting in 2019 of zoning restrictions on housing to help address the housing shortage. With scarcity comes price appreciation.

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