Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

While it’s not as clear how long-lasting the rebound will be, it does still provide some much-needed good news for the spring and summer housing market. This article is part of our ongoing 2023 Housing Market Forecast series. After this series wraps, join us on May 30 for the next Housing Market Update Event.

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2023

A paradoxical picture is emerging as the spring market is underway. On the one hand, elevated mortgage rates continue to erode buyers’ purchasing power, and in some markets, home prices are falling. All major housing market metrics point to a restrained housing market. Mortgage rate fatigue.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Marty Green thinks of the housing market in 2022 as two very different movies. The first half of the year, with mortgage rates in the 3s and 4s, was like “Fast and Furious.” ” Houses were selling at a fever pitch in a matter of days, with multiple offers, waived contingencies and buyers paying $100,000(!)

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

The housing market saw inventory fall 4% last week from the week before. Traditionally, we do see housing inventory fall in the month of December, however, we clearly saw in the second half of 2022 that higher rates created more days on the market and inventory was lingering longer. That’s a big one-week change.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2023

Mortgage rates fell along with bond yields, showing that mortgage rates peaked on Oct. The weekly data shows some good news for the housing market ! With mortgage rates also falling, I am hopeful that more people will list their homes and buy another, so we can get back to a more functional housing market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. Long-term mortgage rates responded by rising from 3.25% in early 2022 to over 7.25% in October 2022, more than doubling. The overall U.S. overnight.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2023

Here’s the housing market rundown for the last week: Purchase application data showed positive weekly growth again — and the bounce from the bottom is more noticeable now. Housing inventory decreased by 6,468 units, a more pronounced decline from the previous week. And, so far, it’s been a good start to the year.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

However, the real story of 2022 is that the savagely unhealthy housing market continues as inventory is still lower than last year, sending home prices growth into double digits again. housing market; the 10-year is above 1.94%, something that didn’t happen in 2020 or 2021. million in January 2019. million to 4.98

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2021

When you hear people say that the current housing market is like 2008 all over again, you may want to remind them of the huge differences between this market and that one. The previous economic expansion, from 2010-2019, wasn’t a housing bubble. But is it a bubble? Become a member today. Already a member?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2020

From this stronghold I have been able to see past the chaos and view the economy and the future of the housing market through the lens of my core economic principles. entered into a period of the best demographics for housing ever recorded. Here’s what I think that means for the 2021 housing market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With it behind us, let’s look ahead at several housing market trends that are likely in 2021 and beyond. First, exceptionally low mortgage rates are likely to be around for an extended period. average during the 2010 to 2019 time period. 2020 was a truly unprecedented year.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2023

The housing market faced some serious obstacles last week as the 10-year yield broke over 4%, mortgage rates rose to over 7%, purchase apps fell again and we are still trying to find the elusive seasonal bottom for housing inventory. Here is a quick rundown of the last week: Purchase application data was down 6% weekly.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve ‘s effort to temper inflation has cooled the housing market that remains subdued with mortgage rates north of 7%. this week, Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan believes that mortgage rates will stay elevated before the Fed makes further rate cuts. Kim: Spreads in the mortgage space are wide.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

million , with double-digit home-price growth driving a housing market that is still savagely unhealthy. However, this year has seen one big game-changer: the 10-year yield finally cracked over 1.94%, which drove mortgage rates over 4%. We are not taking the unhealthy housing market theme off this marketplace.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

Now that we are almost in July, we can safely say the premise that once mortgage rates hit 4%, the mass panic selling of American homeowners who need to get out at all costs, driving total inventory up in the millions, hasn’t happened. Now that mortgage rates have risen, demand is getting hit, while we are still showing 14.8%

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

The following Q&A comes from the HW+ exclusive Slack channel, where HousingWire’s Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami answered questions on what to make of the latest housing data, his forecast for the rest of this year, and whether or not the housing market is returning to normal. Become a member today. Already a member?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2022

This data line lags the current housing market as it’s a few months old. Imagine if mortgage rates didn’t rise this year. We are still showing double-digit home-price growth trends in the recent data as it takes time for higher mortgage rates to really increase supply back to normal levels. million or higher.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The housing market is hot. You may be told that future moderation indicates “cracks in the housing market, but don’t buy into it. You may be told that future moderation indicates “cracks in the housing market, but don’t buy into it. month figure recorded in October 2019. year over year.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Even though revenue is down and open title orders are down from last year, there’s a silver lining for Big Four title insurance firm Fidelity National Financial : it’s still in line with business in 2019, one of the best years on record. Fidelity generated $3.2 billion in total revenue, down from $3.8 billion a year ago. “If

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2021

During the previous economic expansion from 2008 to 2019, the housing market was subject to the constant refrain of build more homes. The previous economic expansion from 2008 to 2019 was the weakest housing recovery ever. Because that period followed a housing boom and bust when inventory was overbuilt.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I’m talking about housing market crash headlines. The housing data has been wild this year. These dramatic peaks and valleys in the data have fed the demons of greed and fear that infest the minds our extreme housing bulls and the fierce housing market bears – leading to equally wild speculations about the future of U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

A bullish housing market. economic recovery was a false story and that we were about to embark on a second housing bubble crash due to forbearance. The housing market didn’t crash at all, in fact, more Americans bought homes with mortgages in 2021 than in 2020. What a year 2021 has been. The excellent.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2022

Logan Mohtashami: Yes, purchase application data has always been a useful forward looking indicator for housing, especially when we are dealing with higher mortgage rates. The last time we had 5% mortgage rates was in 2018. HousingWire: How are existing home sales trends and inventory affecting the housing market right now?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It is very good news for the housing market, which has suffered greatly from the affects of rate hikes over the last nine months. 2023’s forward thinkers are investing in mortgage tech now. Housing market observers are watching closely. Defying aggressive action from the Fed is the strong labor market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

This article is part of our housing market update series. At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. Demographics still point towards a market with strong demand – the largest cohort of millennials, the largest generation in U.S. The post Has the housing market peaked?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

You think things are bad in the housing market now? Stick around and see if mortgage rates climb into the 7% range. Even the most battle-tested industry players are preparing for one of the strongest housing market corrections in decades. Blake Bianchi, CEO of Future Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Not the forbearance plans themselves, which allowed mortgage holders to delay their payments for many months, but the fact that 2.72 Forbearance will have to end at some point, and when it does, couldn’t all these homes flood the housing market at once, driving prices down and scaring would-be homeowners away from purchasing?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The premise of a mortgage rate lockdown is simple: so many American households have such low mortgage rates that some will never move once rates rise, which then locks up housing inventory. It all started when mortgage rates jumped from 5.25% to 6.25% this year and I saw how home sellers reacted to that move.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2023

The housing market, which is facing challenges with mortgage rates , affordability, prices and inventory, hasn’t been this purchase-dominant in decades, according to Black Knight ’s originations market monitor report. Today, nearly nine out of every 10 mortgages originated is a purchase loan, the report notes.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As the housing market suffers through a drought of home sales and related mortgage originations in the current high-rate environment, home prices and home equity continue to climb, helping to spark a revival of another sector — home equity lending and investment. billion. “So

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Housing professionals already know that high mortgage rates are bad for business. But with mortgage rates ascending past 7% according to HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center , those hopes have so far been dashed in 2024. Bad for sellers Prospective home sellers may not notice incremental changes in mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The Des Moines housing market has had a record-setting year for home sales, which local Realtors credit to low mortgage rates, the work from home phenomenon and Des Moines’ affordable lifestyle. Housing inventory in the Des Moines housing market is tight. I haven’t had anybody so far downsize.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2023

Growing supply shortages are holding housing prices higher, and affordability constraints coupled with elevated rates lock potential sellers in place. Home prices fell in January, pulling back by 0.24% from December to mark the smallest monthly decline in seven months, according to Black Knight ‘s mortgage monitor report.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Pre-pandemic, Jacksonville’s housing market was propelled by strong tailwinds: affordability relative to the rest of the Sunshine State, Florida’s lack of income tax and the quality of life benefits of having a river and oceanfront, to name a few. Competition heats up In 2019, Watson Realty Corp.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2022

Mortgage application volume dropped 1.3% for the week ending on April 8, from the previous week, as mortgage rates eclipsed the 5% mark. Refinance applications fell 5% from the prior week and 62% from the same week a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s weekly survey. last week from 38.8%

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2023

Purchase lock counts were down 31% year over year and 29% compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. In other words, nearly nine out of every 10 mortgages originated is a purchase loan. The benchmark 30-year mortgage finished the month 6 basis points (bps) higher at 6.78%. in April, up 94 basis points from March.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

“ Recovery year ” was the theme heading into 2024 as mortgage professionals hoped for some reprieve in a frozen housing market characterized by high interest rates, low inventory levels and sluggish sales. A little more than two months into the year, however, mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been as the U.S.

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