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The 2022 housing market: A tale of two halves

Housing Wire

Marty Green thinks of the housing market in 2022 as two very different movies. ” Houses were selling at a fever pitch in a matter of days, with multiple offers, waived contingencies and buyers paying $100,000(!) But the housing market in the second half of 2022? over asking price.

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These housing markets are most likely to correct based on foreclosure buyer behavior

Housing Wire

Real estate investors purchasing distressed properties at foreclosure auction have been telegraphing a possible housing market slowdown for the last six months. A deeper dive into foreclosure buyer behavior shows which markets are most likely to see a home price correction in the next six months.

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Typical homebuyers made $107,000 annually, used a real estate agent in 2023: NAR survey

Housing Wire

Homebuyers’ median household income increased by $19,000 this year from 2022, reaching $107,000, according to the National Association of Realtors ’ 2023 Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers. The report is an annual survey of homebuyers and sellers who closed transactions between July 2022 and June 2023.

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Working with buyers in the nation’s hottest housing market

Housing Wire

Austin, Texas might be the hottest housing market in the country. Rapidly accelerating home prices come with a variety of challenges for lenders and real estate agents, including one of the biggest pain points right now — the appraisal gap. It is just a super tight housing market.

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In this brutal housing market, you’ll need to make $115K to buy the typical US home

Housing Wire

The last two years of soaring mortgage rates and rising home prices have brought the fastest erosion in housing market affordability in modern history, and it’s hurt first-time homebuyers the most. home, up 15% ($15,285) from a year ago and up more than 50% since the start of the pandemic in early 2022.

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US housing market is now worth a record $52 trillion: Zillow

Housing Wire

After experiencing a temporary hiccup between July 2022 to January 2023, the U.S. housing market is back on track , stronger than ever, with a total estimated value of $52 trillion, according to a new analysis by Orphe Divounguy, a senior economist at Zillow Group. housing market has surged by more than $2.6

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Buyers gaining power & farewell real estate honeymoon

Sacramento Appraisal Blog

Sellers haven’t had to negotiate much with buyers over the past two years, but that’s starting to change. THE HONEYMOON IS OVER: It’s like the market was on […]. Let’s talk about this today by looking at seller concessions (credits for repairs, help with closing costs, etc…).

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