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Affordability boosts Indianapolis housing market 

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Indianapolis, which had 880,600 residents as of July 2022, offers a very strong and steady real estate market that attracts buyers looking for a more affordable lifestyle. The market in Indianapolis is very cyclical,” Carrie Holle, Realtor and principal of the Carrie Holle Group with Compass , told HousingWire.

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Local Housing Markets: Fargo, Bergen County and 30A, Florida

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Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends across the country. There are excellent schools and great transportation into Manhattan, but if you go a little bit north you can go hiking. Recently, Bergen County has been home to one of the hottest housing markets in the country.

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Inventory needs to increase to balance housing market: Fed Beige Book

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While home prices have started to inch down, more inventory is needed for a balanced housing market, the Federal Reserve Beige Book said. Housing markets continued to weaken, with sales and construction declining across [all 12 Federal Reserve] districts,” according to the Federal Reserve Beige Book released on Wednesday.

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Job gains exceed expectations in December

Housing Wire

million increase of 2022. While this is below the job growth in 2021 and 2022, when the economy was rebounding from the sharp job losses in 2020, it is still a much higher pace of job growth than we had before the pandemic,” Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant said in a statement. With December’s numbers in, a total of 2.7

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Strong jobs report suggests rate cuts won’t come ‘til summer

Housing Wire

The national unemployment rate ticked up for the first time in four months to 3.9%, its highest level since January 2022, but still below the full employment rate of 4%. Job gains occurred mainly in health care, government, food services, social assistance, transportation and warehousing. Job openings were essentially unchanged at 8.9

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Kingston is latest hot housing market for those leaving NYC

Housing Wire

The proximity to New York City — and the abundance of public transportation that can take you there — is also a factor. “At any time during the day, I’ve got people in my shops, looking in my windows at houses to buy. . Morrison cited the air quality, hiking, skiing, hunting, and fishing as the main perks.

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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

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Index values for most construction inputs are down from 2022 but remain above pre-pandemic levels. But it fell to about 150 in July 2022 and has remained around that mark ever since, hitting 153 last December. after the initial lockdowns in 2020 before rocketing to almost 206 in June 2022.