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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. Table 1: 10 Hottest Housing Markets out of the Top 250 Metro Areas, February 2022. Table 2: 10 Hottest Housing Markets out of the Top 250 Metro Areas, June 2022.

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How the housing market will evolve in 2023

Housing Wire

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After two years of runaway home prices, the Federal Reserve stepped in to reverse engineer rampant inflation, and it has been utilizing the housing market as one of the main economic engines to achieve its objective. in September 2022. They eased below 6.5%

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Home prices are dropping like it’s 2009

Housing Wire

Skyrocketing mortgage rates – now in the 7% range for some buyers – and limited inventory have driven mortgage affordability to its lowest levels since the early 1980s, a reversal from the frenetic boom in buying during 2020 and 2021. Home prices are beginning to fall from post-pandemic peaks but remain up 12.1% as of Sept.

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The Rise in Interest Rates And How It Affects Buyers and Sellers

Boston Appraisal

The Rise in Interest Rates and How It Affects Buyers and Sellers When the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the Federal Reserve was quick to act by substantially reducing interest rates, which resulted in many new buyers entering the market to purchase a home at low rates. This affected buyers and sellers.

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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. 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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2022 Housing Market Predictions: What To Expect

Quicken Loans

In addition, home values and sales skyrocketed. In combination with low housing inventory and labor shortages, that drove up selling prices. In combination with low housing inventory and labor shortages, that drove up selling prices. For anyone interested in buying a home , real estate is still in high demand.

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Don’t expect a drastic housing market turnaround in 2023, Fitch Ratings says

Housing Wire

Builders feel more confident in the market, housing inventory data is positive and buyer demand for mortgages has increased — but don’t be fooled. Home prices decelerated for seven consecutive months in October, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index , posting a yearly gain of 9.2%.