Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2023

“In order to achieve a soft landing, economic growth will have to slow to a rate that is below trend for some time in order for the unemployment rate to rise sufficiently to cause wage growth to slow consistent with a 2% inflation target over the long term, but not so slow that the economy falls into a contraction,” the ESR group said.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 15, 2024

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2022

Census Bureau released their construction report for February, showing a positive trend in housing construction data with a lovely print in housing permits at 1,859,000 and housing starts at 1,769,000. So far, housing construction has done well during 2020-2022 considering the economic drama. Today, the U.S.

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Empire Appraisal Group

JANUARY 11, 2023

But if inflation continues to slow and rates stabilize, that could bring more buyers back to the market and boost demand for housing, Yun said. Home buyers still will face sticker shock, Hale said, “but they will have more time to make a decision and more options.”. NAHB: Sharp Contraction in Construction. Realtor.com®

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

An example of this in real estate appraisal is the purchase and sale contract. When a property goes under contract, that is an excellent sign of what the buyer and seller conclude the property is worth. January 17, 2024) — Mortgage applications increased 10.4 The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.14

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The NAHB/HMI report is based on a monthly survey of NAHB members, in which respondents are asked to rate both current market conditions for the sale of new homes and expected conditions for the next six months, as well as traffic of prospective buyers of new homes. However, builders can only slash prices so much.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It’s not the safest business model either because builders take a contract to buy a home and then, from start to finish, hope that mortgage rates don’t jump on the buyer by the time the home is ready. months , the builders will pause construction. Well, builders are in business to make money, they’re not a charity.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Today, we need context for the growth we’ll see in existing home sales in 2024. Our housing market tracker counts weekly active single-family listings, those homes that aren’t in the contract, and the raw available number of homes for sale. This is a positive for housing in 2024 as most sellers are buyers.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The point of the editorial seemed to be to scaremonger over government programs to help home buyers and student loan borrowers. So, the author tried to use new construction prices from back in April to describe the whole U.S. Supply of homes for sale is very low, and most of the year we’ve had more buyers than sellers.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 26, 2024

New USPAP Q&As January 16, 2024, the Appraisal Standards Board released new Questions and Answers covering important topics in the profession today including: Demographics Does demographic information relating to race (such as Census data) constitute “information relating to” a protected characteristic? Here’s the formula.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Note: This update does not apply to newly constructed manufactured homes because these items must be present on all new units. Zillow 2024 Home Trends: What’s a Pickleball Court Worth, Anyway? The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) increased to 7.70

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2023

In return, first-time home buyers are turning to new homes, as existing homeowners are disincentivized to list their homes for sale and move due to “lock-in” effects. Thus, the new home sales market is expected to be buoyed by first-time buyers this year, Fannie Mae said. trillion, contracting further from an estimated $2.34

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Buyers and sellers tiptoed through caution. As the year dims, all eyes fixate on 2024’s potential: a hopeful dance fueled by dreams of lower rates and a wave of new homes for sale. Here are some of the big questions to ponder in 2024. by December 2024. by the end of 2024. by the end of 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2020

months, builders will halt the rate of growth for new construction plans as they did in 2018 and again for a brief period this year. months, the builders are ok with construction as long as new home sales grow. 2) Tighten lending standards, so there are fewer buyers that qualify for the existing inventory. Hard pass.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 12, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, using new construction comps for existing homes, master planned communities, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. I was lucky to have never had to use new construction as a comp on an existing home. baths, 14,450 sq.ft.,

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Listing Spark

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As we enter into 2024, we are stepping out of one of the most turbulent years for real estate in Texas in some time. On the heels of the largest run up in home values in recorded history, we saw an abrupt and heavy shift that’s been challenging to grapple with for sellers and buyers. trillion compared to $2.75 trillion in 2021.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2023

The ongoing banking instability may affect the availability of jumbo mortgages and residential construction loans due to the high concentration of those originations stemming from small and mid-sized banks, Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group said. contraction. trillion in 2024.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 10, 2022

Construction started in 2001 and took three years to complete with two bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a swimming pool. recession to begin in 2023, which gathered more votes than 2022 (30%), 2024 (8%) or 2025 and beyond (17%). These worsening affordability challenges have been particularly hard on prospective first-time buyers.”.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 19, 2023

The home was essentially hand-built from scratch, and it took two years to construct,” says listing agent Damian Hall, of Blackstream International Real Estate. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) increased to 6.57 percent from the week prior.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 10, 2024

Allegations of collusion to inflate compensation paid to both buyer and seller agents in transactions prompted this landmark settlement, estimated at a staggering $418M. This move, while aiming to “decouple” buyer and seller compensation, may inadvertently reduce transparency for consumers when reviewing home-sale listings.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The market is now in the process of thawing after a lengthy cool down, as buyers begin anew to seek change in their home dynamics. There is plenty of pent-up demand from prospective buyers who have watched for months from the sidelines as financing costs remained untenable. That’s a whopping 134% more than December and a solid 7.0%

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This article provides an insight into the appraisal process of historical properties, emphasizing the role of market data, potential buyers, specialized databases, appraisal methods, and the significant impact of preservation restrictions. Sometimes buyers like them and sometimes not. Many people don’t like them. per month, $24.75

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It’s been on and off the market since 2014, four years after a lengthy construction project there was completed. What Fannie Says About 3d Printed Homes in Announcement SEL-2023-08September 6, 20233D printed homes are an innovative building technique that brings efficiency and potential cost savings to new home construction.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

you are a paid subscriber and did not get the February 2024 issue emailed on Thursday, February 1, 2024, please email info@appraisaltoday.com , and we will send it to you!! single-family homes for sale in the fourth quarter were new construction. February 7, 2024) — Mortgage applications increased 3.7 per month, $24.75

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 15, 2023

Ah, for the good old days of 2019 – when we could stomach home prices closer to the mid-million-dollar mark and housing options were somewhat plentiful amid a mildly competitive buyer environment. The number of single-family homes going under contract (Pending sales) fell 8.7% homes sold in June found a buyer in less than a month.

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Listing Spark

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From late summer of 2022 to now, the Texas real estate market has experienced one of the most unpredictable corrections in recent history, leaving a lot of home-buyers and sellers scratching their heads and trying to make sense of what is going on. decline in home sales by the end of 2023, with a similar trend expected to persist in 2024.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Federal Reserve recently updated its forecast, hinting at a potential decrease of about 75 basis points (0.75%) in its short-term lending rate by the year’s end – promising news for borrowers in 2024. 1, that requires buyers wishing to work with a licensed real estate broker to sign a services contract.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The market is spooking many potential buyers and sellers thanks to stubbornly high mortgage interest rates. Only buyers and sellers who must move are doing so. This suggests homes – while far fewer for sale than in recent years – are quickly being scooped up by those few available buyers. from July and up a mere 0.7%

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Listing Spark

DECEMBER 1, 2022

What credits or concessions should sellers consider offering to buyers. You need to make sure you’re on the MLS, use professional photos to attract buyers for showings, and price competitively to your neighborhood. “It’s They’re gonna have a different type of construction level of upgrades. We want you on the MLS.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Buyers will continue to outstrip sellers by a significant margin but less extreme than in 2021. Buyers are seeing rates inch higher – currently at about 3.25% in Seattle/King County for a typical 30-year mortgage (rates vary based on an applicant’s circumstances). What will the 2022 Seattle/King County housing market offer?

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 13, 2023

Unfortunately for buyers, both figures – prices and rates – are climbing, raising the hurdle to homeownership even higher for many. This means the negative YoY price decline – which is in a range of minus 7%-11%, depending on the submarket – will slowly return to positive territory, likely by early 2024. in Seattle.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 27, 2022

6 Tips for Appraising New Construction Homes. Excerpts: New construction is treated a little differently by lenders, FHA, and the GSEs. When appraising new construction homes, you must take into consideration certain features and attributes that don’t necessarily apply to re-sales. To read more tips, click here.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

month backlogs of contract work, as of Q4 (latest data available), which is down from the peak of 4.8 The council is seeking feedback from residents before the mandatory deadline to finalize its comprehensive plan hits on June 30, 2024, with changes enacted at the end of next year. Kitchen and bath professionals are reporting 3.9-month

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Suburban residents can be almost assured of the peaceful enjoyment of their home without worrying about a neighbor constructing a rollercoaster or baseball stadium next door. It would cost the owner of an $800,000 home in Seattle about $360 in 2024, or more than triple the expiring housing levy of $115. . = Zoning laws in the U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A Another 1350 are under construction with delivery in the next two years, including the high-end Avenue Bellevue. That’s where buyers are paying about 42% more in their monthly mortgage payments for the same house today than they did a year ago. million sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, is far more bearish, predicting prices will fall about 10% nationally over the next 12-18 months if the country avoids a recession (which is unlikely) and drop roughly 20% by 2024 if the U.S. The next 12-24 months are likely going to be quite a challenge for prospective buyers.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 12, 2021

Amid the challengers for buyers, there is an expectation for housing activity to continue puffing its Thomas the Tank Engine without a misfire – at least through early summer – before possibly lowering a gear. One of the reasons for the continued home-sales intensity – in any season – is a key group of “new” buyers. million units.

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