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How Biden’s Neighborhood Homes proposal impacts real estate investors

Housing Wire

Since buying her first investment home in early 2020, McCormick said she has purchased or is in the process of purchasing 11 more in the Dayton area — all for under $50,000 and all in need of extensive rehab. And I also want to make a profit, of course.” ?. Identifying Underserved Neighborhoods. Markets with Most Qualifying Inventory.

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A closer look at housing markets across the country

Housing Wire

That’s reflected in home prices, where the median Honolulu home sold for $975,000 in the second quarter of 2021, according to the National Association of Realtors , a climb of 20% year-over-year. The “Queen city of the Ozarks” needs more homes. Still, Augusta home prices are not immune to national trends.

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What does the fix-and-flip market look like right now?

Housing Wire

The fix-and-flip market has seen a boom in recent years, with more than 407,000 homes flipped in 2022, a 14% increase from 2021 and a 58% increase from 2020, according to a recent report by real estate data firm ATTOM. ATTOM reports that one in 12 home sales last year — 8.4% — involved fix-and-flip investors.

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Will Home Values Hold?

Eppraisal

Those preparing to reap that return have reason to be glad these days -- home values averaged $676,000 nationwide in June of 2021. Certain realities should be considered when setting expectations for the long-term values of residences. This development results in a lowering of overall demand and forcing home values down.

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New home sales fell again in February

Housing Wire

Inventory is at a record low and homes are selling within a week of being listed – more than two weeks faster than they did in February 2020.”. Regionally, new home sales increased month over month in the Northeast (59.3%) and the Midwest (6.3%), but fell in the South (-1.7%) and the West (-13.0%). . after a 10.4%

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NAR: Home prices stifled existing home sales in August

Housing Wire

Reacting to NAR’s report, Mike Fratantoni, chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association , said that new inventory is expected to come online, with more than 700,000 homes under construction. home builders started more than 1.6 million homes in August, up 3.9% from July and 17.4% year-over-year.”.

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Build-for-rent is a bet on the ‘new normal’ housing market

Housing Wire

One slice of the single-family home market that has gained traction over the past year in a topsy-turvy housing landscape is the build-for-rent sector — or BFR. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) also recognizes the potential of the build-for-rent (BFR) sector. In addition, JP Morgan Chase & Co. metro areas.