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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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First-time buyers need to earn $64,500 to afford a typical starter home

Housing Wire

In June, the typical starter home sold for a record $243,000, up 2.1% New listings of starter homes dropped 23% from a year earlier in June, the biggest drop since the start of the pandemic, the report found. Austin buyers must earn $92,000, down 3.3% Austin buyers must earn $92,000, down 3.3%

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Opinion: The end of seller speculation in US housing market

Housing Wire

metropolitan areas in February 2022, based on year-over-year growth in median listing price according to the residential real estate listing website, Realtor.com. The table also reports the year-over-year percent change in new listings for each market. Table 1, below, reports the 10 hottest U.S. Bellingham, WA 51.7% -8.3%

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Even with falling rates, the housing market is shaping up to be bad in Q4

Housing Wire

Total housing inventory at the end of October was 1.22 Unsold inventory sits at a 3.3-month Inventory levels are still tight, which is why some homes for sale are still receiving multiple offers,” Yun said. .” Both a pullback in demand and limited supply remain vexing problems for the housing market. ” .”

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Borrowers opt for permanent rate buydowns amid affordability challenges

Housing Wire

Prior to the pandemic, buyers paid closer to 0.5 On the surface, it may seem the market has been stirred by a full point decline in interest rates and home prices coming off their peaks – but it’s not that simple,” Graboske said. points on average, with a corresponding cost of about $1,500, in 2018 through 2020. “On

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Home Search Strategies for 2022

Eppraisal

It is no secret that many home buyers are having a hard time finding a home to purchase. The inventory of homes available for sale was on the low side even before the Covid 19 pandemic. According to data from Realtor.com, "The inventory of homes for sale dropped 53% between April 2020 and April 2021."

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September Real Estate Market Update

Listing Spark

It’s a new month, but it hasn’t gotten any easier for buyers out there. That’s great news if you are a seller though. . In short, huge demand that inventory simply can’t keep up with. As their cost goes up, they pass those along to buyers. Active Listings: 79,145 Down 29.1%