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Urban home values growing faster than ‘burbs in Midwest

Housing Wire

A Zillow report released Thursday shows urban home values in Midwest cities — namely, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kansas City, Columbus and Indianapolis — have risen faster than suburban home values over the past several months. Today, both sellers and buyers expect to handle a majority of the process online.

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Millions will enter housing market in 2021: Zillow

Housing Wire

And now, with the COVID-19 vaccine circulating and the economy slowly regaining strength, Zillow researchers say millions of additional households could enter the housing market in 2021. “The pandemic has catalyzed purchases by millennial first-time buyers, many of whom can now work from anywhere.”

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DataDigest: Yes, buyer agents steer clients, new study claims

Housing Wire

Three researchers believe a first-of-its-kind dataset has enabled them to definitively answer a long-debated question: why have buyer agent commission rates been so stable historically? So how is the uniformity and permanence of buyer agents’ 2-3% rate possible in a free market? One of the researchers, Will Fried, had a hunch.

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Mortgage Costs Rise 20% Since December 2021, Zillow Report Finds

Appraisal Buzz

Quickly rising mortgage rates are compounding affordability challenges that have been brought on by record home value growth. home is now 19.5% Despite this, the pace and volume of sales picked up in March, showing the depth of the pool of home buyers willing and able to meet.

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Buyers flock to Bay City, Michigan for ultra-low home prices

Housing Wire

As work-from-home becomes more of a national norm, prospective homebuyers are seeking better home values in small towns that still offer a lot of amenities. Per Realtor.com , homes are being sold at an average of $111,000 in Bay City, and the average listing price per square foot is only $75. compared to 2020.

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DataDigest: How and where homebuilders are closing deals

Housing Wire

The Western pessimism is also unsurprising given the year-over-year declines Western states have seen in home values. Builders reported covering closing costs, offering discounted or free features, helping buyers sell their existing home and providing other incentives. 2019 level.

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Home prices are dropping like it’s 2009

Housing Wire

Skyrocketing mortgage rates – now in the 7% range for some buyers – and limited inventory have driven mortgage affordability to its lowest levels since the early 1980s, a reversal from the frenetic boom in buying during 2020 and 2021. That monthly payment is up $930 from August 2021, a 73% increase. With mortgage rates at 6.7%

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