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Despite lack of supply, existing home sales rise 6.7%

Housing Wire

months of supply; a healthy market generally has between four and six months of supply. 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. That translates to just 1.6 “While the 6.7

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Home Buyer Frustration Will Increase in 2022

Hank Miller Team

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? Our recent new home buyers have completion dates of 10-11 months out.

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The Forecast for the Atlanta Real Estate Market in 2024

Hank Miller Team

How can variables like local and national economic conditions, consumer debt, consumer confidence, the Fed, global supply chains, wars and conflict and a hundred other wild cards be corralled? Buyers have largely adjusted to the rates and the expectation is that the Fed will begin cutting by mid year. They cannot.

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The nation’s housing market is on a correction course

Housing Wire

“We calculate that over 80% of metro areas are meaningfully overvalued,” Zandi said during the Recursion webinar. “… First-time homebuyers are locked out because they just simply can’t afford to buy … and trade-up buyers are locked in [with interest rates well below current market levels]. “So, Inventories are rising across the country.

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Dave Stevens on understanding this housing market

Housing Wire

It created a massive demand for home purchases as consumers competed to win a sales contract and get a home with a low single digit interest rate. It boxed out many first-time homebuyers who found themselves unable to compete against buyers willing to place a non-contingent offer above full price.

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The evolution of the more productive real estate agent 

Housing Wire

Just how we do contracts now is so much faster. The back end systems, when we are listing something or putting something under contract, it is all just very seamless. We did have faxes, it wasn’t the beginning of time, but everything is almost instantaneous now.”. Brokerages Invest in Tech. In 2021, 6.12

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Ohio Land for Sale: Is the Market Still Ripe for Growth in 2022?

The Robert Weiler Company

Our land brokers anticipate steady demand from land buyers, other CRE investors, land developers, and tenants in Ohio, Central Ohio, and Columbus, Ohio. Low mortgage rates have steadied, welcoming batches of new buyers eager to own a home in the market. See below why we feel Ohio land for sale market is still ripe for growth.