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Why purchase application data is below 2008 levels

Housing Wire

Purchase application data is now below 2008 levels! But I need to explain why this level has more in common with 2014 housing data than the credit stress markets of 2005-2008, and why you should care. Right on cue, 2020 came and we hit the 300 level. However, the housing market did run into one problem in 2020.

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Is the Dallas Fed right to label this a housing bubble?

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Are we headed to a housing bubble? The Dallas Fed on Thursday published an article titled: Real-Time Market Monitoring Finds Signs Of a Brewing U.S. Housing Bubble. The online reaction was immediate — housing must be about to crash. For the housing bubble 2.0 I disagree with this conclusion. Let me explain.

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HW+ Member Spotlight: Nicole Fortunaso

Housing Wire

Below, Fortunaso answers questions about the housing industry: HW Media: What is your current, favorite HW+ article and why? HW Media: What’s your favorite benefit from your HW+ membership and/or why are you enjoying the HW+ community? So, combining these aspects to create impactful results is a joy! .

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Local Housing Markets: Austin, Hartford and Lake Tahoe

Housing Wire

Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends across the country. Austin, Texas In 2021, Austin had one of the hottest housing markets in the country. We are still seeing properties going under contract quickly, so long as they are priced properly,” he said.

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Will the housing inventory crisis end this year?

Housing Wire

HousingWire: Let’s start with a bang Logan, will the inventory crisis end this year? Logan Mohtashami: No, it will not, it’s gotten worse this year, and typically you can’t start a year at fresh new all-time lows and have that go away in the same calendar year. The goal for inventory is to get back to 1.52-1.93

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Logan Mohtashami on why this is a savagely unhealthy housing market

Housing Wire

HousingWire: To begin, how has your 2022 forecast changed so far? The one thing that has happened in 2022 that has been worse is that national inventory levels have worsened in 2022 to start the year. Due to this reality, I have downgraded the housing market from unhealthy housing to a savagely unhealthy housing market.

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What the Fed rate hike means for the economy

Housing Wire

But looking forward, the Federal Reserve has now started to pull back from their accommodative stance because they believe the economy is too strong and the concern right now is to fight inflation with rate hikes. The Federal Reserve’s job is to cool down this hot economy, so the economy now has pressures on two fronts.