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In this brutal housing market, you’ll need to make $115K to buy the typical US home

Housing Wire

The last two years of soaring mortgage rates and rising home prices have brought the fastest erosion in housing market affordability in modern history, and it’s hurt first-time homebuyers the most. Inventory remains one of the driving forces in this difficult housing market.

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The savagely unhealthy housing market is over

Housing Wire

Last June, the Federal Reserve said it wanted a housing reset , which meant it wanted higher mortgage rates to destroy the housing market. This facilitated the biggest decline in existing home sales for a single year that we will ever see in modern-day history due to the high level of sales in January of 2022.

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Lower mortgage rates are stabilizing the housing market

Housing Wire

This time the hit on demand is much more challenging as we are working from a savagely unhealthy rise in home prices since 2000, and mortgage rates have skyrocketed in the most prominent fashion in modern history. Also, I believed the risk to the housing market was if home prices grew more than 23% over the five years of 2020-2024.

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HUD to double servicer fee on assumable mortgages

Housing Wire

“Elevated interest rates have been a challenge across financial markets, and the housing market is no exception.” “Elevated interest rates have been a challenge across financial markets, and the housing market is no exception.”

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The Current Colorado Housing Market and Predictions for 2024 and Ahead

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It’s beautiful from corner to corner, hence why the Colorado housing market is always one to watch. Whether you’re moving to Colorado, selling your Colorado home , or considering a business venture in the state, it’s valuable to first understand the Colorado real estate market. New listings are seemingly surging.

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HGTV green lights “Zillow Gone Wild”

Housing Wire

Slated to premiere in early 2024, the show will feature eight 30-minute episodes and an hour-long season finale. The series will take fans into the action, touring one-of-a-kind homes on the market. Zillow Gone Wild, the popular Instagram account with 1.8

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New 2024 USPAP Q&As

Appraisal Today

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? Or hit the reply button.