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What does the new normal for first-time homebuyers look like?

Housing Wire

Buyers and sellers alike have now anchored their expectation of “normal” to sub-3% mortgage rates, multiple-offer bidding wars, and double-digit annual price growth. So, if this time it’s different, what are the forces that will drive the housing market forward or hold it back? The tailwinds.

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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

This article , which I wrote in 2019, does show you the historical work in the past decade on the housing bubble talk. This could potentially put us in a horrible place with inventory, which it did, and prices accelerated beyond my five-year price-growth model in just two years.

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Housing 2020 recap: Demographics popped the housing bubble boys

Housing Wire

What a crazy year we have all been through. On April 7, in an article for HousingWire , I proposed an economic model that showed what needed to happen for us to proclaim that “America is Back.” 9, in another article for my blog , I made the case that the economic conditions for the AB model had been met.

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Victoria Real Estate Market 5-Year Predictions

D Fritz Appraisals

What do Experts Think the Victoria, BC Housing Market Will Look Like by 2027? Between 2021 and 2022, house prices in the Victoria, BC region rose by an average of 20%. This significant increase came about due to the unprecedented combination of: All time low mortgage rates. from 2021 – notably low for spring.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

But what makes Redfin different – what makes it radically, transformatively different – is that it classifies real estate agents as employees. Grace Alipour spoke loudly into the phone over the cries of her two-year-old being strapped into a car seat. “I I started at Redfin 12 years ago,” she said. The pay wasn’t great.”. On a mission.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

To read more, click here My comments: Now we know what NAR members think about it. I am working on an article on Hybrid Appraisals for the November issue of Appraisal Today. What they were doing about inspectors had a wide range. On a more positive side, I have done thousands of drive by appraisals since 1986.

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Boston, Massachusetts Real Estate Market Analysis

Boston Appraisal

What’s going to happen with Boston real estate? However, in this article we’ll summarize the most salient points that most economists are talking about, and discuss what we think might happen with the Boston real estate market. That doesn’t mean Boston will grow at the same rate as previous years. year-over-year.