Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2021

Competition for home buyers is tougher than ever right now, as tightened housing stock supply continues to plague the housing market. Acra Lending is doing what it can to help free up inventory. By working with borrowers in unusual circumstances, Acra is helping create opportunities for inventory to open up.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

And now, with the COVID-19 vaccine circulating and the economy slowly regaining strength, Zillow researchers say millions of additional households could enter the housing market in 2021. Specifically, housing markets like Portland, Maine , Bay City, Mich. million new households entering the housing market in 2021.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). New home sales continue to be an outsized share of the housing market ,” Lisa Sturtevant, Bright MLS’ chief economist, said in a statement. At the current sales pace this inventory represents 7.4 In June, the sales pace of new homes fell 2.5%

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2024

However, this year, even though the spreads are still historically bad, they’ve improved over last year, which is a plus for the housing market. This can be partly due to a higher percentage of cash buyers in the sales mix that purchase applicatoins won’t account for. Right now, the difference between them is 2.60%.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Despite mass layoffs in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation, mortgage professionals still see opportunities in the market. Industry workers didn’t pull back on investing in professional development, with the majority (51%) spending money to reach potential clients. in events to garner business.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2021

Despite increased rate of tech adoption, the mortgage industry still has room for continued development and processes. For housing, March gained 110,000 jobs in construction – a positive sign in an industry struggling with supply constraints. The post Employment gains could help housing inventory appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

First-time homebuyers are the driving force of the housing market and typically utilize low down payment mortgages to achieve homeownership. The benefits of homeownership only accrue if first-time buyers can both successfully purchase a home at a reasonable price and remain in it for the long-term, weathering various economic cycles.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

While Fannie Mae expects mortgage rates to drop to below 6% by the end of this year, the government-sponsored enterprise also forecasts that if there isn’t significant supply growth and buyer demographics remain strong, home prices will rise once again. How much will the inventory shortage contribute to the rise in home prices this year?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

As movers flock to secondary cities in search of more land for less cash, the Utah housing market – land of ski slopes and mountain trails – has become a popular destination, especially for those leaving California. But when houses do hit the Utah housing market, they’re snatched up in a hurry.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2021

Robbin Sutton with DASH Realty Carolina has been a broker for 20 years, and she’s never seen anything like the current housing market in the Raleigh-Durham metro. I’ve had a few couples from New York — Manhattan and Brooklyn — that come down here armed with cash, but inventory is low and there’s nothing for them.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

But they do agree on one thing: Higher interest rates will quell housing demand, which will allow inventory to rebound and, eventually, spur the return of reluctant buyers. If mortgage rates peak, Fratantoni said, “potential buyers who had been scared off by the rate spike, might find their way back to the housing market.”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2021

With low housing inventory and rapid home-price growth, homeownership can seem less and less attainable for several groups of potential homebuyers. HousingWire sat down with Radian CEO Rick Thornberry to learn more about the state of the housing market and how Radian is helping further homeownership.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

According to multiple real estate agents and mortgage brokers, low interest rates and a high percentage of “essential” jobs in their town has kept the housing market and local economy strong. The city’s housing dynamics point to strong buyer demand, which fueled a 16.8% Combined with interest rates that began around 2.5%

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

For the seventh consecutive month, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) report rose month-over-month , gaining one-point to a reading of 56, according to a report released Tuesday. The NAHB attributes the continued rise in builder confidence to low existing home inventory.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

High rates combined with low inventory continue to price many potential homebuyers out of the market, added Khater. Markets are still digesting the Federal Reserve’s most recent FOMC meeting, during which Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at additional rate hikes before the end of the year. or even a little higher. .

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

So much so, in fact, that Harrisburg is ranked seventh on Realtor.com’ s list of housing markets positioned for the most growth in 2021 — ahead of Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Diego and Dallas. You put the house live on Friday, offers roll in on Sundays, and it’s gone Monday afternoon.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Real estate agents are optimistic about the housing market and working to implement buyer agency agreement as we head into 2024, according to the RealTrends Q1 2024 AgentPulse survey. Better buyer and seller presentations to break down payment to a more granular level,” was one agent’s response.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday. New home sales data last month was much stronger than had been anticipated; the market had expected a contraction of 4.7% Added Sturtevant: “Homebuilders are banking on home shoppers returning to the market in the first part of 2023.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2023

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). New home sales increased in February for the third straight month, in a sign that the market may be stabilizing,” Kelly Mangold, the principal of RCLCO Real Estate Consulting , said in a statement. “As This represents 8.2 This represents 8.2

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

“Lack of inventory continues to be the overwhelming factor holding back home sales, but falling affordability is simply squeezing some first-time buyers out of the market,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. The market’s outlook, however, is encouraging. Unsold inventory sits at a 2.5-month

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2021

housing market is being driven in part by reaction to the COVID pandemic, as potential buyers move from urban apartments to suburban homes. ” 3 solutions to a gridlocked housing market. . ” 3 solutions to a gridlocked housing market. Presented by: Acra Lending. Phoenix’s 25.9%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Some economists say that this development contributed to drive up the 10-year treasury yield to its highest level since November 2022. According to HousingWire’s analyst Logan Mohtashami , the stronger labor data had a bigger impact on mortgage rates and the bond market than the sale of long-term securities or the default rating. “The

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

But there are definitely a few main things to looks out for — many of which are carrying over from a turbulent 2020 and early 2021 — when it comes to the upcoming landscape for the rest of 2021: Lack of inventory Fluctuating interest rates Increased adoption of technology. Inventory issues. All about the rates.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). Building activity continues to be buoyed by a strong and steady demand, but there could be a shift underway in the housing market, warns Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant. At the current sales pace this inventory represents 7.3

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

According to Joel Kan, the Mortgage Bankers Associations assistant vice president of economic and industry forecasting, that robust year-over-year improvement in activity is a sign the market will continue to see sustained demand for housing through the end of 2020. Presented by: Fannie Mae.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Arjun Dhingra, who serves as sales and business development at All Western Mortgage. Creating a large following on Instagram , he offers updates on the housing market, tips on the home-buying process and so much more. To learn more about HW Annual 2022, click here.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

New home construction exploded early in the pandemic as soaring home demand squeezed existing inventory nationwide, giving homebuilders a much bigger share of a shrinking pie. High mortgage rates and home prices quelled the surge in buyer demand, and time seems to have moderated the supply chain shocks.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This growth in demand is consistent with what I have been saying for many years – that if interest rates stayed low, good housing demographics in the years 2020 to 2024 would substantially drive up demand for housing, including new home sales, which will be the only period where we would start a year at 1.5 million a year. It is legit.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

housing market — it now applies to the world economy. As I noted during my recent podcast on HousingWire, things are getting sloppy in the markets, and when chaos happens, you can’t ever be sure how bad the damage is going to be. Savagely unhealthy is no longer just a term for the U.S. I can understand this mindset.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

No matter where you are in the Tar Heel State, real estate professionals across North Carolina are frustrated by the lack of housing inventory. The challenge remains lack of inventory — that’s definitely the big one,” said Alison Alston , the broker-owner of Charlotte-based Lodestone Real Estate and Investments. “We

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McKissock

AUGUST 14, 2022

The housing market has cooled since the intensity of the post-pandemic real estate rush, but the seller’s market we experienced has left us with plenty of discussion about what the nation’s housing inventory looks like. Housing Inventory So Low? million unit housing deficit at the moment.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I am in the camp with many that believe the market will continue to feel price pressure, at least until inventory levels begin to return to normal (2019 or early 2020 levels, at least). Why inventory levels matter to appraisers. Inventory levels have an impact on property valuation, at least in the short term.

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Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 21, 2022

In early March it was becoming clear that the market was changing from a frenzied post-pandemic scene to one where rising mortgage rates would slow it down and help inventory finally rise back up. Rising prices weren’t favorable but with historically low mortgage rates , they were still affordable for buyers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

The severe lack of inventory in today’s housing market has been a source of stress for home buyers and real estate agents alike. David Doctorow : We feel for home buyers and sellers. DD: The first step is educating yourself about what’s available and possible for today’s home buyers and sellers. .

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. Next, he has his buyers write a letter to the seller, a practice that has come under scrutiny lately for creating potential biases.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

While the markets have already “priced in” this rate hike, which was widely expected, most investors are already wondering what it would take for the central bank to lift rates again later this year. For the housing market, that likely means a few more months with mortgage rates above 6%.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Back then, as hot as that market was, I don’t remember the bidding wars that we see in today’s market, because at that time, the levels of housing supply were not nearly as low as they are today. It is interesting that inventory levels were increasing rapidly in the years leading up to 2008.

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