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Daren Blomquist’s 2023 housing outlook

Housing Wire

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Forecast series. These buyers are primarily local community developers who purchase distressed properties and then resell or rent those properties on the retail market following rehab — a process that typically takes six to 12 months. . Cincinnati and Miami.

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What do economic trends mean for housing in 2023?

Housing Wire

This article is part of our ongoing 2023 Housing Market Forecast series. This weakness in homebuyer demand and the ongoing purchasing power impact of higher interest rates has also begun to show up in home prices, which are down on a year-to-year basis for the first time in over a decade. In March 2023, it was just 2.2

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Housing Market Tracker: Still no spring inventory lift

Housing Wire

Active inventory fell by 3,141, and new listing data fell again and is still trending at all-time lows. In this article I talked about how to look at housing credit getting tighter during the next recession. Today, per the previous existing home sales report, we are at 980,000 total active listings.

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OK to average adjusted comps on appraisals?

Appraisal Today

To Mean, or Not to Mean, That is the Question By Brent Bowen Excerpts: There seems to be a consensus among appraisal reviewers that the appraiser should not average the adjusted sales prices of their comparables in order to arrive at an indicated value of the subject from the Sales Comparison Approach. The house is like a piece of art.”

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Existing home sales are working from a historic low bar

Housing Wire

Today, we saw existing home sales slip a bit month to month, which isn’t surprising to me as purchase application data started its positive run in November. That data line typically looks out 30-90 days for sales — it doesn’t move as fast as some people think. From NAR : Existing-home sales waned 1.0%

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Fannie Files Complaint Against Appraiser

Appraisal Today

Prices for all types of residential properties were rising rapidly, and this held especially true for niche properties that consumers believed would make a good short-term rental. I was given a lockbox combination and inspected the vacant home. A basic Q4, C3 home. The appraisal was ordered by an AMC on behalf of a lender.

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

Appraisal Today

Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! This glass-and-steel home features curving rooflines and a wide open interior. Industry groups should also step up to support appraisers. It is human nature. bath, 5,258 sq.ft.