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Home inventory is climbing even faster than this time a year ago

Housing Wire

Available inventory of homes for sale is on the rise in late September, which is very unusual for this time of year. In fact, inventory is growing faster than this time a year ago. What’s happening with inventory? Normally by this point in September, available inventory is declining slightly each week.

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The mortgage rate lock-in didn’t start in 2022

Housing Wire

That’s a swing of 17% fewer sellers in just a matter of days. million in January 2021 (when mortgage rates were 2.7%) fell to 3.9 Researchers developed a framework for estimating the number of home sales in 2024 based on the current levels for mortgage rates. The lower rates go, the fewer home sellers we have.

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3 mortgage industry trends that will define the rest of 2021

Housing Wire

But there are definitely a few main things to looks out for — many of which are carrying over from a turbulent 2020 and early 2021 — when it comes to the upcoming landscape for the rest of 2021: Lack of inventory Fluctuating interest rates Increased adoption of technology. Inventory issues. All about the rates.

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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. While moving itself can be stressful, changing zip codes in 2020 and 2021 seems to be eliciting mostly happiness. and Austin.

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New homes account for one in three homes for sale: Redfin 

Housing Wire

Newly built homes have taken up an outsized portion of inventory since the pandemic for two main reasons, according to Redfin. Many potential sellers prefer to keep their low rates rather than move and trade in for higher ones. “We Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). two years ago. Census Bureau and the U.S.

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Todman on HUD’s steps to increase supply, review rules and get the money ’out the door’   

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is focusing on launching initiatives to increase home supply, review existing rules in and ensure the agency is “getting the money out the door.“ “In Before joining HUD, Todman was the CEO of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) from 2017 to June 2021.

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New home sales are at risk with rising mortgage rates ?

Housing Wire

Second, because of the downtrend in inventory since 2014 and the demand pick-up we will see in the years 2020-2024, we had a risk of home prices accelerating too much. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. percent)* below the February 2021 estimate of 823,000. First, total home sales should be 6.2

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