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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. However, I knew the years 2020-2024 would see better demand from the bump in demographics.
Housing Wire
MARCH 19, 2023
As I write this article, I see news that even Warren Buffet has been asked to chime in on how to deal with this crisis. If the economy gets weaker and we see a rise in jobless claims, the 10-year yield should go as low as 2.73%, translating to 5.25% mortgage rates. Last week the two-year yield collapsed from a 5% level to under 4%.
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Housing Wire
JANUARY 2, 2023
I want to focus on these three data lines because they will give us a glimpse into the future, so we don’t have to wait for the existing home sales data, which can be old if the market turns. This data had a historic year in 2022, with a waterfall collapse that wiped out eight years of the index in one year.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Today new home sales beat estimates , and new home median sales prices hit an all-time high. Hopefully, I can make sense of this report, which showed the home sales beat estimates with prices still at all-time highs. In theory, the sales levels are lower than the data will show. What is going on here?
Housing Wire
JANUARY 5, 2023
The 2022 housing market was savagely unhealthy , with all-time lows in inventory leading to massive bidding wars and price spikes until the Fed put a screeching halt to all of it with rate hikes that resulted in the most significant one-year spike in mortgage rate history. Home price s. national home price decline.
Appraisal Today
JULY 7, 2023
But since late 2021, a number of similar lawsuits have popped up—from North Carolina to Maryland. Lanham believed that Plaintiffs did not belong in their neighborhood and that their home was worth less than other homes because of their race. To read more, click here My comments: Long article and worth reading.
Appraisal Today
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Historical Properties and Their Unique Appraisal Approaches Excerpts: Appraising historical properties involves a complex interplay of factors, making it a specialized field within real estate valuation. I suspect that a company based in Boston, MA sees lots of historic homes! Worth reading. A good summary.
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