Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2021

According to the National Association of Realtors, March’s existing-home sales came in at 6.01 For the housing market, the COVID crisis started in earnest the week of March 23, as that is the last week we saw positive year-over-year data in 2020 before COVID-19 really took us for a ride. From NAR: My biggest fear for the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

month over month in December, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The housing market is off to a good start this year, as consumers benefit from falling mortgage rates and stable home prices,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. Pending home sales rose 8.3%

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

The National Association of Realtors reported Thursday that existing home sales for April came in at 5.61 million , with double-digit home-price growth driving a housing market that is still savagely unhealthy. The real story in housing has been the price boom that we have seen since 2020. million and 1.93 I use the 1.52-1.93

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales for April came in at 5.41 Now that we are almost in July, we can safely say the premise that once mortgage rates hit 4%, the mass panic selling of American homeowners who need to get out at all costs, driving total inventory up in the millions, hasn’t happened.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As mortgage rates edged near multi-decade highs, pending home sales declined 1.5% in October on a month-over-month basis, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In today’s tough housing market, the rental market is cooling off, giving some relief to homebuyers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Average mortgage rates on 30-year fixed home loans continued their march towards 8% this week as the Treasury yield surpassed 5%. Rates have been steadily climbing for seven straight weeks, the longest consecutive increase since Spring 2022, according to Freddie Mac ‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. million units sold.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for March came in as a miss of estimate at 5.77 However, the real story of 2022 is that the savagely unhealthy housing market continues as inventory is still lower than last year, sending home prices growth into double digits again. million to 4.98

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Elevated mortgage rates and high home prices pushed sales of existing homes down again in October to the lowest monthly pace since August 2010. million, according to the N ational Association of Realtors. Together, the two may suggest that there really is nowhere to go but up in 2024,” she said. “In

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

The respondents included 420 people who bought a home in 2023 or 2024, and another 500 who plan to do so in 2024 or 2025. “We We found that buyers stepping into the 2024 housing market have much to learn from previous shoppers,” the report stated. The survey also delved into the use of real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

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. in 2024, to $445,800. In 2024, they should rise by 13.5% Lastly, they predict that housing starts will drop by 10.4%

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 3, 2024

Amy Wallick Discusses 2024 Housing Market on NBC News Boston Amy Wallick was recently featured on an NBC News Boston segment, where she discusses what we can expect in 2024 for the housing market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

January’s pending home sales picked up right where they left off in 2022, posting the second consecutive month of increases, according to data released Monday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). in 2024 Despite these conditions, Yun still expects annual existing home sales to drop 11.1% annual jump in 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

million, according to the National Association of Realtors. The latest weakness in existing home sales still reflects the buyer bidding process in most of October when mortgage rates were at a two-decade high before the actual closings in November,” NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. “A Housing inventory fell 1.7%

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Redfin showcased pockets of growth in the first quarter of 2024 despite challenging housing market conditions. Its mortgage revenue was $34 million, down 7% from a year ago. Market conditions recently got worse, but Redfin got better in the first quarter of 2024,” Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The housing market has not hit the bottom in existing home sales yet, Fannie Mae projected. With mortgage rates having previously soared to around 8% , existing home sales will likely decline further to bottom out in early 2024. million , according to the National Association of Realtors. million in 2024 and 5.3

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Existing home sales fell in today’s report , which isn’t surprising, but one headline that shocked some people was that home prices are still up year over year, even with higher inventory and higher mortgage rates. From NAR : The median existing home price for all housing types in March was $393,500, an increase of 4.8% All four U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Existing home sales dropped to their lowest level in nearly 30 years in 2023, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), released Friday. Slow home sales in 2023 were accompanied by higher mortgage rates , with the average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage hitting a 23-year high in early November.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

CEDAR CREEK, Texas — At HousingWire Annual on Tuesday, HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami demystified “the madness” unfolding in the bonds market in front of an audience of more than 300 real estate and mortgage professionals. He noted the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield edged 4.8% for the first time since 2007.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

in March compared to February despite rising mortgage rates , according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Meaningful gains will only occur with declining mortgage rates and rising inventory.” million home sales in 2024, a 9% increase from 2023. Pending home sales increased by 3.4%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Mortgage pros have closely monitored the commission lawsuit developments since a Kansas City, Missouri jury determined that NAR, HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams conspired to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s so-called Participation Rule.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Pending home sales increased modestly in February despite rising mortgage rates , growing 1.6% month over month, according to the newest data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). annually in February 2024. NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index increased to 75.6 in February, up from 74.3 in January.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2023

After dropping slightly month over month in May , pending home sales ticked back up in June, rising 0.3%, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The trade association forecasts the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to close at 6.4% in 2024, according to NAR’s forecast. million in 2024.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

While elevated mortgage rates, sluggish home sales and high inflation have taken a significant toll on the housing industry, it’s unlikely that these issues will cause home prices to drop next year, at least according to National Association of Realtors (NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

million families under the Equitable Housing Finance Plans ”by educating consumers, reducing closing costs, introducing innovation into underwriting, and combating appraisal bias,” the agency stated. On Tuesday, several housing groups and trade associations lauded the agency for passing the new rule.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

month over month in January, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The job market is solid, and the country’s total wealth reached a record high due to stock market and home price gains,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. Pending home sales dropped 4.9%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Limited housing supply and a continuation of high home prices in many markets nationwide in 2023 restricted many first-time homebuyers from entering the housing market and finding their dream homes. The Mortgage Bankers Association predicts that the average rate on 30-year mortgages could be 6.1%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Thanks to provisions in both Anywhere’s and RE/MAX’s settlement agreements , as well as Redfin’s announcement that it would be requiring agents to cancel their National Association of Realtors membership, much of the speculation has focused on what will become of NAR’s 1.5 million members. Certainly there are a lot of places in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

month-over-month decrease, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In addition, NAR forecasts that mortgage rates will drop to 6.0% in 2024, and housing starts will fall 7.3% annual in 2024 to 1.54 annual increase in 2024, bringing existing home sales back up to 5.26

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

While many proptech companies have struggled to adapt to the slower housing market conditions and challenging venture capital environment, Flyhomes is viewing this as a time to grow. As of mid-March, Richards said the company had signed up more than 20 clients with an aggregate total of more than 5,000 mortgage originations.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. The Federal Reserve wanted to see the bidding wars end and the days on the market grow.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

Lawrence Yun , the National Association of Realtors ’ chief economist, took a stronger stance during the “Residential Economic Issues and Trends Forum” at NAR’s ongoing Legislative Meeting. According to Yun, the Fed’s rate hikes have hurt regional banks and the housing market. in 2023 before dropping below 6.0%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2023

Donny Kirby, former vice president of national direct-to-consumer sales at Wyndham Capital Mortgage , spent more than 12 years at Charlotte, North Carolina-based company before leaving to start a mortgage broker shop, Cornerstone Home Loans. Connie Kim: You had a long run at Wyndham Capital Mortgage dating back to 2011.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Existing-home sales picked up in January as buyers took advantage of the lowest mortgage rates seen in several months. from December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million in January, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In fact, by the end of January, for-sale housing inventory was at 1.01

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 2, 2024

If you follow the Seattle/King County housing market closely as I do, then you cannot be faulted for thinking the past year was fairly similar to the one before. Our reflection on the real estate journey for 2023 unveiled a landscape of rising prices, economic uncertainties and shifting market dynamics. Rinse and repeat, anyone?

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

In light of the jury verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett suit and the terms of the National Association of Realtor’s nationwide settlement agreement of the commission lawsuits , several prominent industry analysts believe Zillow will struggle with its financial performance. he posited.

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2022

The savagely unhealthy housing market is continuing as we get closer to August. The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell last month while prices increased yearly. I have been talking about the range of inventory that I need to see to remove the ‘ savagely unhealthy’ housing market theme.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In addition to discussing Zillow’s financial results and the continual evolution of its Housing Super App vision on its third quarter earnings call, CEO Rich Barton and Zillow executives took time to address the elephant in the room: the verdict of the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit. We are very pleased with what we’ve accomplished today.”

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