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Coastal California metros were the priciest  in March: Zillow

Housing Wire

Home prices are surging in major U.S. metros, with coastal California cities and Seattle leading the charge in monthly home value growth, according to Zillow’s newest market report. These metros also continue to grapple with below-average inventory recovery, maintaining pressure on buyers.

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HW+ Member Spotlight: Stacy Esser

Housing Wire

His recent article, “Purchase apps are at 2009 level: where’s the inventory?” takes a deep dive into what the heck is going on with purchase applications, housing demand and inventory levels. This article, for example, asks why, if purchase applications are down to 2009 levels, are inventory levels still so freaking low?

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February pending home sales disappoint, but maybe we’re turning a corner?

Housing Wire

Even though rates ticked up in February, some buyers took the plunge anyway, anxious that mortgage rates would be moving even higher this spring.” Although inventory has increased from February of last year, the number of homes available for sale is just half of what it was three years ago. Pending home sales rose 0.4%

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Home prices haven’t risen this fast since 2005

Housing Wire

Phoenix saw a 20% year-over-year home price increase, followed by San Diego with a 19.1% Home price data is consistent with the hypothesis that COVID-19 has encouraged potential buyers to move from urban apartments to suburban homes,” Lazzara said. increase and Seattle with a 18.3%. Presented by: MCT.

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A closer look at housing markets across the country

Housing Wire

“I sold a home to a hedge fund guy in New York. The agent said rich “mainland” residents replaced international buyers, who are restricted in their travel amid the pandemic. The “Queen city of the Ozarks” needs more homes. One issue that comes from this, Curbow said, is that buyers are afraid to pursue their dream home.

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Rate buydowns are the cat’s meow in today’s market

Housing Wire

FBC Mortgage recorded originations of about $8 billion in 2022, including its joint venture volume, Nunziata said, adding that about 70% of that volume “was new construction.” You can see that’s a really big impact for that first-time buyer, giving them the ability to kind of ease into that payment.” in November, down from a 9.2%

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The Current State of The Homebuilding Industry

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From COVID-19 interventions to supply chain disruptions to record inflation, the hits kept coming against a real estate market that was already experiencing diminished inventories and a growing pool of buyers. Prior to COVID, i.e. March of 2020, inventory was already falling. Where Have We Been? Where Do We Stand Now?