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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 the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. Mortgage interest rates The unrelenting Fed policies to combat inflation will eventually instigate an economic recession sometime in 2023.

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

Housing Wire

The brutal low origination volume and industry consolidation that occurred for lenders in 2022 isn’t expected to turn around, at least not drastically, in 2023, according to Fitch Ratings. In addition, the credit rating agency expects mortgage rates to move even higher in 2023 and home prices to decline by up to 5%. “We

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US housing market posted record-setting value growth in 2023

Inman

Despite slowing sales, the value of the U.S. housing market experienced record-breaking growth in 2023, according to Redfin's latest housing report. The total value of 90 million U.S. homes rose from $45.1 trillion in December 2023 — a 5.3 trillion in December 2022 to $47.5

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Zillow: Black homeownership has risen, but not to 2004 level

Housing Wire

The homeownership rate among Black Americans has risen at a faster-than-average rate since 2019, but it remains well below the high point reached in 2004, according to Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data compiled by Zillow. The movement in the housing market exacerbates the economic challenges faced by borrowers of color.

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Housing markets with flood and wildfire risk are booming

Housing Wire

According to a survey of roughly 2,000 U.S. Among the top migration destinations most impacted by climate risk, coastal Florida has seen nearly 60,000 more people move in than move out over the past two years.

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Home prices in opportunity zones show mixed trends in Q1 2024

Housing Wire

Median prices for homes and condominiums in federally designated opportunity zones rose in 49% of areas from fourth-quarter 2023 to first-quarter 2024, according to a report released Thursday by Attom. Attom analyzed 3,512 zones with sufficient data, defined as having at least five home sales in Q1 2024. territories.

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Home equity is the bright gem of the housing market

Housing Wire

Stubborn inflation and high interest rates continue to wreak havoc on the mortgage-origination market, but there is one asset class in the housing market that is arguably flourishing in these hard times – home equity. I think in 2023, we’re going to see rates higher for longer,” Toohig concludes.