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DataDigest: Water wars in the Southwest

Housing Wire

Concurrently, the Colorado River is also in the midst of one of the worst droughts seen in over 1,200 years, and Arizona, California and Nevada agreed last week to collectively conserve 3 million acre-feet of river water through 2026. The story is much the same in the Phoenix metro, which saw active home inventory fall 9.8%

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Despite Falling Rates, King County Housing Market Flops to End Forgettable Year

Will Springer Realtor

There is little doubt the inventory shortage will continue through 2024 – as mortgage rates remain too high for many consumers – and that means great pressure to push prices higher. Inventory fell in terms of months of supply across the county. months’ inventory was available as of Jan. Inventory stood at 2.0 in November.

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2024 Updated UAD and URAR – What does It Mean for You?

Appraisal Today

The overall timeline has not changed; however, we wanted to provide the industry with more milestone details to help in development, testing and training to prepare for the new UAD and Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR). To see the timeline (from 2018 to 2026) PDF, Click Here Too large to include in this newsletter.

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PARKING AND THE IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Will Springer Realtor

With each stall in a commercial garage costing tens of thousands of dollars to build, parking requirements can impose significant costs on property developers, owners and renters. Rather than allocating parking that goes unused, developers could propose sharing available space in nearby buildings. THE IMPACT OF SURGING RATES.

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IS THE REAL ESTATE WINDOW CLOSING SHUT?

Will Springer Realtor

As part of the project, developers are sketching out plans for a pair of office towers at least 41 stories tall on a 4.6-acre Estimated opening is 2026. The combination of buyers leaving the market, which brings down demand, and the slow but steady increase in new listings has beefed up inventory slightly month-to-month.

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FINDING THE KEY TO UNLOCK ‘STUCK’ HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE

Will Springer Realtor

Well, I am only a single real estate professional with one opinion but, for me, the solution includes enacting a blend of corporate and federal dollars toward incentivizing the development of affordable for-purchase housing that targets under-served communities whose residents would otherwise find homeownership difficult to achieve.

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