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First-time buyers need to earn $64,500 to afford a typical starter home

Housing Wire

In June, the typical starter home sold for a record $243,000, up 2.1% New listings of starter homes dropped 23% from a year earlier in June, the biggest drop since the start of the pandemic, the report found. home , assuming a 20% downpayment, rose 12.4% asking rent is just $24 shy of the $2,053 peak hit in 2022.

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Opinion: The end of seller speculation in US housing market

Housing Wire

metropolitan areas in February 2022, based on year-over-year growth in median listing price according to the residential real estate listing website, Realtor.com. The table also reports the year-over-year percent change in new listings for each market. Table 1, below, reports the 10 hottest U.S. Panama City, FL 39.7%

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Borrowers opt for permanent rate buydowns amid affordability challenges

Housing Wire

Home prices growth and mortgage rates have come down from the peaks in 2022, but affordability still remains a challenge. Prior to the pandemic, buyers paid closer to 0.5 December did see home values post their sixth consecutive monthly decline, and prices at the national level are now 5.3%

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Home Search Strategies for 2022

Eppraisal

It is no secret that many home buyers are having a hard time finding a home to purchase. The inventory of homes available for sale was on the low side even before the Covid 19 pandemic. According to data from Realtor.com, "The inventory of homes for sale dropped 53% between April 2020 and April 2021."

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Finding an Agent: 5 Key Questions to Ask a Prospective Buyer's Agent While Conducting Interviews

Eppraisal

Buying a home is one of the most important financial and emotional transactions you will ever make. It is imperative to find a buyer's agent who will work hard for you, understanding both your desires and financial realities in securing the ideal home. Be sure your buyer's agent knows how to work in a balancing market.

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Real Estate Real Fast EP4 (solo-show with Aaron talking Fall/Winter 2022 Texas housing market)

Listing Spark

What should buyers and sellers be doing right now? How the housing market affects the rest of the economy How to approach the current housing market as a seller Final advice for buyers in the current housing market Are buyers pulling out of contracts at the last minute? 00:02:50] Peaking into the Fall 2022 Austin housing market.

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Q1 2023 Texas Real Estate Market update – Real Estate Real Fast EP17

Listing Spark

Episode Summary Aaron Jistel gives an update on the Texas Real Estate Market in Q1 2023 and recaps the 2022 market noting that it had been affected by a sudden increase in mortgage rates, with sales and home values declining. Home values dropped as much as 15%, erasing some of the gains made in 2021. [00:06:20]-[00:07:06]