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ROOTING HARD FOR LOWER MORTGAGE RATES

Will Springer Realtor

The National Association of Realtors® noted an estimated 41% of owners remain in their homes for a duration equal to or exceeding the median tenure of 13 years thanks to today’s higher rates. BY THE NUMBERS >> Seattle metro leads the nation with construction cranes – 45 – according to a Q3 summary from the RLB Crane Index.

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SEATTLE ‘WALKING’ TOWARDS URBAN CONNECTEDNESS

Will Springer Realtor

A concrete and steel cover connecting First Hill to downtown, for example, would reduce traffic noise, potentially add more parkland and encourage construction of new housing. The few homes that are available are selling quickly and at or above list price.” fewer new listings, the number of sales rose 1.7%

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

just as Google opens another office building in Kirkland and Microsoft expands its 120-structure Redmond campus with plans for 17 new office buildings. All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A BY THE NUMBERS. >> The average size of a newly constructed single-family home is now 2524 sq.

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FED’S ACTIONS TAKE STEAM OUT OF HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

That’s according to a survey of 1,002 Hispanic Americans by The National Association of Realtors®. >> Counties in and near Chicago and New York City were seen as the most vulnerable to today’s economic headwinds. The number of new listings in the previous month and remaining on the market as of Oct.

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IS THE HOUSING MARKET HEADED FOR A CRASH?

Will Springer Realtor

Some smaller construction companies are heavily burdened by rising costs for everything from lumber and steel to fuel and labor amid a lack of available employees. million people work in residential construction, or about 2.8% Among other revised national forecasts from NAR: New-home sales will rise 20%. >> About 4.4

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FINDING THE KEY TO UNLOCK ‘STUCK’ HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE

Will Springer Realtor

They include shortages caused by restrictive zoning that limit the number and type of housing units built on a given parcel, a “not in my backyard” resistance to new construction in traditionally single-family-home neighborhoods, and layers of regulations, processes and fees that dissuade developers from building in certain areas.

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IN DIRE NEED OF GENERATIONAL RESPONSE TO HOUSING SHORTFALL

Will Springer Realtor

“There is a strong desire for homeownership across this country, but the lack of supply is preventing too many Americans from achieving that dream,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). A surprising 3% used the time to build a new house. POTENTIAL TAX SAVINGS. million home sales.