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The Retirement Trifecta

Housing Wire

Today it’s dominated by baby boomers who make up 39% of all homebuyers and 52% of all home sellers. The massive age wave is cresting over the next three years, and by 2030 all boomers will have turned 65. The housing market has shifted. Known as “Peak 65”, in 2024 more than 12,000 people per day will turn 65.

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Opinion: More can be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

It doesn’t lend itself to a 24-hour cycle. Real estate will look different in 2030, perhaps even in 2024. Yes, the process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers , home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company, and possibly others is complex.

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Opinion: More should be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

It doesn’t lend itself to a 24-hour cycle. Those realities don’t even contemplate the numerous headaches and delays that come with identifying and dealing with multiple HOAs or the project management skills required to coordinate the Realtor, buyer and seller alike. Real estate will look different in 2030, perhaps even in 2024.

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High Financing Hurdles Lead to Low Housing Activity in Seattle/King County

Will Springer Realtor

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. As the number of buyers with mortgage financing diminish, the ratio of all-cash purchasers has risen to 30%, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

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