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South Florida 2023 Year in Review

Lamacchia Realty

The 2023 South Florida real estate market, like national trends, saw a decrease in sales, an increase in prices, and a decrease in the number of homes listed and placed under contract. The number of homes listed decreased by 10% The number of homes placed under contract decreased by 14.1% South Florida witnessed a 17.5%

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

Sellers accused NAR and other defendants of unlawfully inflating compensation paid to agents to bring financially qualified buyers to homes.Potential members of the class action can send objections or comments about the settlement to the court. About three-quarters of the 459 residences are under contract with a target opening late this year.

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February 2023 South Florida Housing Report

Lamacchia Realty

New listings and pending sales are also down year over year as many sellers are hesitating to put their homes on the market, so less homes are being placed under contract and inevitably less homes are closing. Most sellers are hesitating to list because they have a low, pandemic era mortgage rate.

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RISING INFLATION, RATES TRIP UP HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

The King County housing market has seen inventory increase by 55% in the past month, while the number of homes going under contract fell 22% from May to the lowest June level since 2011. Even stock investments, the source of many down payments for buyers, have taken a heavy blow. FOR FIRST-TIME BUYERS, NOW WHAT? Washington, D.C.,

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

That’s where buyers are paying about 42% more in their monthly mortgage payments for the same house today than they did a year ago. Sidenote: Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), which typically have lower interest rates than fixed-rate mortgages, have become an attractive option for new buyers financing a home.

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FED’S ACTIONS TAKE STEAM OUT OF HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

At least buyers will have more options and time to weigh their decision to purchase a home – but at what cost to the bottom line? The next 12-24 months are likely going to be quite a challenge for prospective buyers. >> About six out of 10 Hispanic American buyers are searching for their first home, nearly double the U.S.

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Millennials Expected To Maintain Real Estate Buying Intensity

Will Springer Realtor

Amid the challengers for buyers, there is an expectation for housing activity to continue puffing its Thomas the Tank Engine without a misfire – at least through early summer – before possibly lowering a gear. One of the reasons for the continued home-sales intensity – in any season – is a key group of “newbuyers.