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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

New home construction exploded early in the pandemic as soaring home demand squeezed existing inventory nationwide, giving homebuilders a much bigger share of a shrinking pie. Trade services spiked to 174 on the index in June 2021, then spiked again to 182 in March of last year. Index values for December published last week.

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Can we still avoid a recession?

Housing Wire

housing market went into recession in June of this year, which I talked about a few months ago on CNBC. New and existing home sales are falling, along with housing permits and starts, as we have too many new homes for the builders to issue new permits. However, getting mortgage rates lower with duration will help housing.

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DataDigest: Water wars in the Southwest

Housing Wire

What’s happening around Phoenix isn’t new – a similar groundwater restriction was instituted in Pinal County in 2021. Pinal County Supervisor Steve Miller said in 2021 that Casa Grande, a city in Pinal County, had around 25,000 lots that already had an ADWR certificate. in May, the biggest drop of any housing market in America.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. The debt level, both current and anticipated in 2021, is worrisome.

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IS THE REAL ESTATE WINDOW CLOSING SHUT?

Will Springer Realtor

Here’s how topsy-turvy our housing market has been this past year-plus. Now you may think I am referring only to homeowners, as in did they miss the peak of the market to sell their home at top dollar. The market may go into a brief lull – as it does during this quarter and into early next year. OCTOBER HOUSING UPDATE.

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JUST IN TIME: THE 15-MINUTE COMMUNITY

Will Springer Realtor

Create options for multiple modes of transport – bikes, cars and transit should all be factored in. David Goldberg, chair of the Land Use & Transportation Committee of the Seattle Planning Commission, is helping to lead the city’s own 15-minute neighborhood. A full 53% of 2021 vacation-home sales have involved all cash.

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Expectations for 2023 in Seattle/King County Real Estate

Will Springer Realtor

Sellers, meantime, could put nearly any home on the market and expect a reaction of irrational exuberance from financially sound consumers submitting high-priced offers without buyer-favorable contingencies. That real estate party of unquenchable buyer demand against a backdrop of low inventory is over. in the first half of 2022.