Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Real estate agents and brokers , are you relying solely on that buyer drip you set up for your motivated and qualified clients? Today we’ll show you how to deploy 6 creative ways to get more from your searches so you can get those buyers in contract faster. Are your buyers being more proactive than you are?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Homebuyers flocked to what little inventory existed in January, with existing-home sales rising 6.7% Buyers were likely anticipating further rate increases and locking in at the low rates, and investors added to overall demand with all-cash offers,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. January sales fell 2.3% “While the 6.7

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2023

An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. Given the ongoing job additions, any meaningful decline in mortgage rates could lead to a rush of buyers later in the year and into the next.” Home prices will be influenced by how much inventory is brought to market. in 2023, settling at 4.38

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2023

The housing market received positive data on new residential construction – which is seen as a key solution to the lack of housing inventory,” Kan added. “We have just started to see buyer demand pick up in recent months, so any disruption to the positive momentum would be a major setback for the industry.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

Pending home sales reached its highest mark for the month of May since 2005, up 8% from the previous month of April as low inventory continues driving buyers to snatch up available real estate. “Buyers are still lining up a feverish pace,” Yun said. ” Contract signings on new homes increased 13.1%

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Hank Miller Team

DECEMBER 17, 2021

It's not a rosy outlook; expect home buyer frustration to increase in 2022. So what's in store for home buyers and sellers that have to make a move this spring? So what's in store for home buyers and sellers that have to make a move this spring? See the inventory bumps as we head into the first quarter? Probably not.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

They also had to pay for the brokerage sign outside their home, newspaper advertising, online ads and the brochures for potential buyers. Home buyers like my mother and father outside the U.S. If a showing is to happen, buyers must make appointments with each seller auctioneer to view those homes. An additional $6,400.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less) decreased to 7.06% on Wednesday from last week’s 7.16%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. . Tables have turned for some sellers.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2023

Secret #2 Sometimes, especially in a low-inventory market, your potential seller client may know about comparable sales you didn’t capture. How would it compare in the eyes of the buyer? Know what’s going on with the new construction! Are they already in contract on something? What happens if it doesn’t sell?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Moderation in mortgage rates led to a pickup in demand for residential real estate, but limited inventories across the country hindered actual home sales , the Federal Reserve reported in its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts that was published Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2022

Census Bureau released their construction report for February, showing a positive trend in housing construction data with a lovely print in housing permits at 1,859,000 and housing starts at 1,769,000. So far, housing construction has done well during 2020-2022 considering the economic drama. Today, the U.S.

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Empire Appraisal Group

JANUARY 11, 2023

But even though mortgage rates and home prices are expected to moderate, home sales may still sag under persistent inventory shortages, housing economists predict. Housing inventory is expected to remain tight in 2023, with housing starts below historical averages and fewer homeowners willing to sell, said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 5, 2024

With shifts in existing and pending home sales, new home sales, construction activity, and economic indicators such as inflation and mortgage rates, appraisers are navigating a complex landscape. to 7% range for mortgage rates and anticipated fluctuations will significantly impact buyer affordability and demand. percent from 6.93

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

High inflation has reduced consumers’ purchasing power, which has led to weakened sales and construction across all 12 Federal Reserve districts. While home prices have started to inch down, more inventory is needed for a balanced housing market, the Federal Reserve Beige Book said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

“Housing starts fell again in December, but there are hopeful signs that builders will see a boost in buyer traffic in the coming months and new housing construction may have bottomed,” Lisa Sturtevant, BrightMLS’ chief economist, said in a statement. Builders still have a large backlog of single-family homes under construction.

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Empire Appraisal Group

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Scary times: builders are slashing home prices and slowing construction as buyers pull back, survey shows” (MarketWatch). The housing market is entering the ‘most significant contraction in activity since 2006,’ says Freddie Mac economist” (Fortune). “Homebuilder confidence suffers near-record plunge” (Newsweek).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2020

months, builders will halt the rate of growth for new construction plans as they did in 2018 and again for a brief period this year. For now, though, the low inventory means housing starts have legs to move higher. months, the builders are ok with construction as long as new home sales grow. If supply goes over 6.5 Hard pass.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2021

Home prices continue to increase as national inventory levels remain low heading into August. But relief for buyers could be coming in the next 12 months. gain by this time next year, as ongoing affordability challenges deter potential buyers — as well as an uptick in new for sale listings. Home prices increased 2.3%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

After record sales in 2021, demand for new construction waned throughout 2022 as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates cutting into home buyer’s purchase power and making financing new development projects even more costly for builders. BH: What are you expecting to see in terms of demand for new construction heading into 2023?

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Eppraisal

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This is partly due to the shortage of available housing inventory this year. These national builders have a system in place for the buyers who purchase their homes. They build these spec homes so buyers can purchase a finished product if they do not have time or do not wish to wait for a home to be built. Horton, Lennar Corp.,

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Hank Miller Team

JULY 12, 2023

Combine that with rent and daily expenses, it's no wonder the buyers on the edge fell off when rates jumped. Fewer buyers, fewer contract and sales. Listing inventory down as well, in the mix is the dearth of new construction when builders slammed on the brakes. Those numbers are rising again. Closed sales down 27.4

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

More than a quarter of single-family homes for sale during the first quarter were new-construction homes — nearly 26%, and March housing starts jumped nearly 20% month over month to the highest level since 2006, per the latest report from Redfin. A healthy housing market is considered roughly six months of supply. ” However, the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It’s not the safest business model either because builders take a contract to buy a home and then, from start to finish, hope that mortgage rates don’t jump on the buyer by the time the home is ready. months , the builders will pause construction. Well, builders are in business to make money, they’re not a charity.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The point of the editorial seemed to be to scaremonger over government programs to help home buyers and student loan borrowers. So, the author tried to use new construction prices from back in April to describe the whole U.S. Supply of homes for sale is very low, and most of the year we’ve had more buyers than sellers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The builders will pull back on construction when the supply is 6.5 From Census: For Sale Inventory and Months’ Supply, The seasonally?adjusted When rates rose back in March, there was a considerable risk to the business model with many homes under construction. months of supply is still under construction 2.1

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A buyer gets a seller’s disclosure statement for that information. Values are so high that buyers are putting a lot of money down to lower the monthly payment as much as they can. But buyers should note that prices have been rising even in these last bastions of modestly priced real estate. No appraisal required on those!

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Housing demand weakened noticeably as growing concerns about affordability contributed to non-seasonal declines in sales, resulting in a slight increase in inventory and more moderate price appreciation,” states the Federal Reserve’s most recently released Beige Book report — based on data and reports current as of mid-July.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The report is based on a monthly survey of NAHB members, in which respondents are asked to rate market conditions for the sale of new homes at the present time and in the next six months as well as the traffic of prospective buyers of new homes. This will spur more construction and help ease upward pressure on home prices.”.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Remember, with median sales prices and inventory, it’s very seasonal. However, remember, the dive in inventory is normal at this time of the year. Our housing market tracker counts weekly active single-family listings, those homes that aren’t in the contract, and the raw available number of homes for sale.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2021

A new home sale occurs when a sales contract is signed or a deposit is accepted. The home can be in any stage of construction: not yet started, under construction or completed. Supply-side challenges remained a persistent issue, with the count of new homes sold that had not started construction, up 76% over the last year.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

“The gain in existing home-sales in September reflects contracts signed earlier in the summer,” Mike Fratantoni, MBA SVP and chief economist said in a statement. Year-over-year, inventory of unsold homes decreased 13% in September to 1.27 The median existing-home sales price rose again in September to $352,800, a 13.3%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2021

But like the rest of the country, low housing inventory has hit the city hard. The KAAR also said housing inventory dropped for six straight months to start the new year. You set your appointments the night before, and when you get there that morning, they might already be under contract.” year-over-year.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Higher interest rates further dented home sales, which declined at a moderate pace overall but fell steeply in some Districts,” the report states, noting that “residential construction slid further at a modest pace” and “home prices grew less rapidly or declined outright amid weak demand.”.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Rapidly rising interest rates and skyrocketing home prices pushed many would-be buyers out of the market and tanked the refinance market,” the MAXEX report states. Contacts attributed the decline in sales to rising mortgage rates, coupled with high price inflation that crimped buyers’ budgets.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

And inventory shortages are the culprit. But many would-be buyers have also been thwarted by comically low resale inventory, as well as supply chain constraints and escalating materials costs that have made life difficult for homebuilders. All four areas saw contract transactions increase from a year-over-year standpoint.

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Empire Appraisal Group

DECEMBER 14, 2023

1 in 3 Sellers Granting Buyer Concessions By Kerry Smith Two Fla. SEATTLE – Home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 35% of U.S. metro buyer concessions (metros had at least 50 closed deals) Miami : 35.4% For the study, a concession is considered something that helped reduce the buyers’ total cost of purchasing the home.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The record comes as mortgage rates hover at elevated levels, hitting their highest level in 23 years last week and cutting deep into buyers’ budgets. That’s partly because sale-price data is a lagging indicator, reflecting deals that went under contract a month or two ago. Sale prices are still up 3% from a year ago. percent from 7.37

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