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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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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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 11, 2023

As the chart shows, a historically large segment of Millennials is inching toward 36, the median age of a first-time home buyer in the U.S. An index score of 100 means that a buyer with a median U.S. The national trend for new construction, however, is generally moving in the opposite direction.

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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. King County new listings fell 13% from June to July (2158), led by a 20% slide in Seattle (690). on the Eastside. The county saw a 4.9%

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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

MARCH 10, 2023

Unless the listed home is in a favorable location, priced competitively and move-in ready, activity has been somewhat muted as prospective buyers and sellers wait for economic conditions to improve. Year Ago CONDO NEWS It’s full speed ahead at Avenue Bellevue , the two-tower, high-end condominium project in the heart of the city.

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 12, 2024

As a result, home buyers and sellers across Seattle/King County saw a mixed bag of activity in February, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS). This return of buyers follows a sluggish late 2023. Months of inventory continue to be a burden on all buyers. Because new home construction hasn’t kept up.

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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. fewer new listings, the rate of sales rose 1.7% fewer new listings (1998) compared to July and 5.0% While there were 5.8% against the previous month.

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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Beyond labor strife, America’s home buyers and sellers appear to be on strike as well. October figures from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service strongly suggest prospective buyers and sellers are taking a wait-and-see approach. New listings in King were off 26% month-to-month (1583) and Active listings were down 9.4% (2296).

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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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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. 7, would raise some $970M and could create about 3100 new affordable homes throughout Seattle. Seattle alone saw a 29% (1213) monthly increase in new listings.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

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. The figure was 37% lower than a year ago and, for context, the five-year average of new listings for the month just before the pandemic began was 4021.

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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 9, 2022

just as Google opens another office building in Kirkland and Microsoft expands its 120-structure Redmond campus with plans for 17 new office buildings. All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A And just to the East in the Spring District, Meta has committed to a total of 1.8 million sq.

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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.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 12, 2023

To a happy 2024! = Prospective buyers this year have mostly watched the housing market pass from the sidelines. What does 2024 look like for the national housing scene and across Seattle/King County? That, in turn, will finally move the market forward with additional sellers and buyers. 19) at 10am PT.

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