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Too Hot, Too Cold or Just “Tight”

Housing Wire

This article is part of our Housing 2022-23 forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business. Headline Inflation is Over-Served.

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Logan Mohtashami’s 2023 housing market forecast

Housing Wire

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. So where does all that drama leave us for 2023?

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Logan Mohtashami: The 2022 housing forecast

Housing Wire

Even in the extreme conditions of COVID-19, my general premise on housing economics predicted that the two variables with the most influence — demographics and mortgage rates — would hold up the housing market. The 10-year yield and mortgage rates. The forecast. Current conditions don’t support this.

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2023 Real Estate Investing: Approach with Caution

Housing Wire

This article is part of our 2022-23 Housing Market Forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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Appraisers: How to Spend Less Time on Email

Appraisal Today

This blog post is the best I have ever read, as it is specifically for practicing appraisers. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on mortgage rates history, declining prices on high end homes, bias, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. =. To read all 7 ways , click here.

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Study: Houston Real Estate And Inflation

Houston Properties

While the Fed has started raising interest rates, there’s no sign of inflation slowing down any time soon. Fixed-rate mortgages are paid back in “cheaper dollars”. For investors: rents typically follow the inflation rate. Benefit #2: Fixed Rate Mortgages Paid Back in “Cheaper Dollars”. Get PDF Now.

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Seattle/King County Activity, Prices Show a Monthly Jump

Will Springer Realtor

Mixed economic numbers have turned that smile upside down among interest-rate watchers, as inflation persists and employment stays healthy. This divergence of data put the mortgage market on its heels over the past several weeks and essentially reset rates after trending lower in December and January. higher YoY.

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