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With low inventory, house hunters are in full safari mode

Housing Wire

It boils down to two factors, according to housing-industry experts: a lack of housing inventory , or supply; and high demand for that limited housing stock — which also is fueling a jump in new-home sales. trillion in mortgage originations in 2021. In other words, if there were more inventory, we would have more sales happening.”

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NAR’s Lawrence Yun predicts lower rates, 15% jump in existing-home sales in 2024

Housing Wire

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). He also expects more sellers to enter the market, as they adapt to prolonged higher rates.

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Mortgage rates continue to idle at 2.88%

Housing Wire

Khater said that homebuyers are soaking up all available inventory, which has improved slightly, while home-price growth is also moderating. Mortgage rates have been in a deadlock for the past two months, struggling to crest 3%, despite expectations that 2021 would bring higher levels. But that may soon change.

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The housing market slowdown has only just begun: Fannie Mae

Housing Wire

million units this year from 2021, a further downward revision from August’s projected 16.2% In August, the national inventory of unsold existing homes was at 3.3-month at the start of the year, according to the National Association of Realtors. In August, the national inventory of unsold existing homes was at 3.3-month

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Home prices jump 6.7% in September, but are expected to moderate

Housing Wire

nationally by September 2021 as higher prices erode affordability. Data from the National Association of Realtors and U.S. COVID has contributed to the acute shortage of inventory as the pace of new construction slowed and older prospective sellers postponed listing their homes until after the pandemic. by September 2021.

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Existing home sales dip downwards for fourth month

Housing Wire

million, the National Association of Realtors reported on Tuesday. “Lack of inventory continues to be the overwhelming factor holding back home sales, but falling affordability is simply squeezing some first-time buyers out of the market,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. Unsold inventory sits at a 2.5-month

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How top LOs plan to beat the odds in 2023

Housing Wire

Mortgage demand picked up in recent weeks due to rates declining to 6% levels and a massive backlog of homes under construction, as mentioned by HousingWire ‘s lead analyst Logan Mohtashami in a recent column. It’s positive news for an industry that has recently dealt with a lackluster amount of inventory. Barnes said.