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DataDigest: Breaking down housing economists’ 2024 forecasts

Housing Wire

Home starts forecasts, meanwhile, don’t offer much certainty about the pace of construction next year. Among all the experts’ forecasts for 2024, there is no number more tightly watched than mortgage rates, as those rates will undoubtedly impact sales, prices and construction as well. million to 5.07

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NAR’s Lawrence Yun predicts lower rates, 15% jump in existing-home sales in 2024

Housing Wire

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “The bond market is forcing the Fed to pivot.”

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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

Housing Wire

month over month in December, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). According to an NAR outlook, home sales are projected to rise significantly in 2024 and 2025 as the housing market steadily returns to normal. increase between 2024 and 2025 to a pace of 5.35 Pending home sales rose 8.3%

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Pending home sales fall to their lowest level in two decades

Housing Wire

in October on a month-over-month basis, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Meanwhile, new home sales posted a better performance as homebuyers pivoted to new construction amid waning existing home supply. As mortgage rates edged near multi-decade highs, pending home sales declined 1.5%

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for January 2024

Lamacchia Realty

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for January 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by the office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Lamacchia Realty, Inc. Most recently, Nicole was honored with the 2023 Meghan A.

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Pending home sales up slightly in September: NAR

Housing Wire

in September despite significant affordability hurdles weighing on the market, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). in 2024, hitting 800,000 new homes. For those new construction units, the national median new home price is projected to drop by 5.9% in 2024, to $445,800.

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Pending Home Sales Increased in March But Meaningful Gains Won’t Occur Until Rates Fall

Appraisal Buzz

compared with March 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NAR forecasts that existing-home sales will rise by 9% in 2024 to 4.46 in 2024 to 1.43 in 2024 to a record of $396,800 (from $389,800 in 2023) and another 1.8% in 2024 to a record of $396,800 (from $389,800 in 2023) and another 1.8%

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